The asbestos pad is used in the laboratory to prevent the fibers from being released into the air where they can be breathed. The asbestos pads are usually manufactured to very strict standards.
You set hot things on it so they don't burn a hole in your rubber countertops.
Asbestos was generally used on steel I-beams in buildings to insulate from fire and electrical damage.
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An asbestos pad is a pad that is made, at least in part, from asbestos. It is used to protect surfaces from hot objects, or to protect objects from the most intense heat of a gas flame, etc.
Yes. Some plasters and paints that were used to give texture to ceilings and walls did contain asbestos. But the only way to know whether a specific ceiling or wall plaster contains asbestos is to have it tested by a qualified laboratory.
To find out if asbestos is in your vinyl, have a small sample collected and analyzed by a qualified laboratory.
If you're wanting someone to come test for asbestos, I would suggest going to www.epa.gov/asbestos/. There they tell you everything you need to know about asbestos and where you can locate a laboratory to test for it.
Whether you have asbestos containing material can only be determined by a laboratory test.Asbestos was used in floor coverings, adhesives (that is mastic) and in vapor barrier materials during the 1970s and early 1980s.You should avoid disturbing the material as asbestos is hazardous when INHALED. Contact a qualified asbestos surveyor. It is not possible to identify asbestos simply by visual examination. A sample f the material in question must be properly collects and assessed by a laboratory to determine whether or not it contains asbestos.
The only way to tell whether a gasket has asbestos or not is to have it sampled by a qualified person and analysed in a qualified laboratory.
It is used to stop the tinny sound that you would get from running water from the tap into the sink, it also used to contain asbestos.
The only way to reliably identify asbestos-containing insulation is to have a small sample analysed by a qualified laboratory.
No. The only way to accurately identify asbestos is by a laboratory test, typically using polarized light microscopy. Many things will not burn- one of which is asbestos.
The only way to know for certain if cement siding contains asbestos is to have a small sample tested by a qualified laboratory.
The materials door steps are made of do not usually contain asbestos, but they could in some cases. If you suspect asbestos is present, have a sample collected by a qualified person and analyzed by a qualified laboratory.
You set hot things on it so they don't burn a hole in your rubber countertops.