0
Asbestos has been used in numerous products in the past, including:
- sprayed-on fire proofing for steel structural members
- break pads
- plaster
- floor tile
- ceiling tile
- insulation for pipes and boilers
- pipes
- cement panels used for roofs and walls
- spackling compound
- strengthening ingredient in flooring glues (mastic and in glues for roof flashing
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why isn't asbestos used much in the US today?
Asbestos has been found to cause cancer, so it is no longer used in construction.
Is asbestos still used in auto parts?
Asbestos continues to be used in some, but not all, brake pads in countries where it has not been entirely forbidden.
What are the 3 most common asbestos?
The three main kinds of asbestos that have been used commercially are Amosite, Crocidolite, and Anthophilite.
What are the main sources of exposure leading to asbestos poisoning?
Asbestos exposure is widespread: . Asbestos has been used for many different things such as building and construction or garden products.
Is the asbestos that we used in the late 60's to make modeling clay for children the same asbestos that is now banned?
Asbestos is not banned, but its uses are limited. If you used asbestos in the 1960s then you used the thing that is still called asbestos.
Was asbestos used in refrigeraters?
Asbestos was used in the making of refridgerators and fridges
Is asbestos a good conductor of electricity?
Yes, asbestos has been used as an electrical insulator in cables, fuse boxes, fuses etc.
What element is fire resistant it's material no longer used due to its carcinogenicity?
Asbestos (particularly blue asbestos)
What is asbestos abatement used for?
Asbestos Abatement is the term used when referring to the removal, renovation, repairing, or enclosing of asbestos or any such activity that involves renovating asbestos containing materials.
When was asbestos last put in mastic?
Some mastics containing asbestos may have been used as late as the early 1980s, but were probably manufactured several years earlier.
Was asbestos used in fire proof safes?
Yes, asbestos was used in some fire proof safes. There are other ways of making fire proof safes so it was not used in all of them. Fireproof safes have not been made using asbestos for decades, so if you buy a new safe, there is no need to worry.
Why is Mesothelioma used to treat lungs subjected to asbestos?
Mesothelioma is used to treat lungs subjected to asbestos because it has given the best results throughout time for many patients. This as been rated the best online.
