Vermiculate/Asbestos

Vermiculite can be found in attics, exterior walls, basement crawlspaces, ceiling plenums, under finished floors or knee wall crawlspaces. It is sometimes found alone or sometimes found mixed in with other insulations.

The EPA and MA DEP do not recognize a reliable test for asbestos content withing vermiculate. Therefore, vermiculate is presumed to be asbestos containing