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When did asbestos began being used?
Asbestos was not used extensively in buildings until shortly after the beginning of the 20th century. Its prevalence surges between 1930-1980 and it is rare in buildings constructed after 1990.
What are the types of products used in the 1800s with asbestos in it?
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral, and has been in use a LONG time. There was even a mention of a type of cloth in Roman times that could be cleaned by throwing it into a very hot fire- the dirt burned away, leaving clean cloth- asbestos. In the 1800s, the steam engine was coming into use. Asbestos was used as insulation on boilers and steam lines. It was also used as an early electrical insulator.
Does asbestos give you cancer?
The relationship between asbestos and cancer is that exposure to asbestos can cause some forms of cancer in some of the people who are exposed. In particular, exposure to airborne asbestos has been associated with lung cancer and mesothilioma, a cancer of the lining of the chest cavity and lungs.
Can asbestos damage the nervous system?
No, asbestos does not damage the nervous system. Asbestos can damage the respiratory system and lungs.
Is magnesium in asbestos?
Yes. Magnesium is one component of asbestos.
Heat proof mat use?
A heat proof mat is used in science when doing an experiment with fire or hot liquids. It is to protect the surface that the experiment is being made on
What is the use of asbestos mat board?
to support the iron stand in place during experiments
Should you always put a gauze mat under a Bunsen burner?
Asbestos does not burn and insulates. If the Bunsen burner should tip over or the material being heated by the burner should drop, the asbestos will protect the tabel underneath. Certain forms of asbestos have been found to be ealth hazards so now most often other minerals are used in the insulating mats in laboratories.
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
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.
What is asbestos used for in today's modern technologies?
Asbestos is not used in today's modern technologies. Currently, most of the Western and Developed world have banned all uses of Asbestos.
Does insulation have asbestos?
Some, but not all, forms of insulation used to contain asbestos. Insulation applied new now does not contain asbestos.
When was asbestos discovered?
Asbestos is known for a very long time, even the Romans used it.
Is asbestos in cast iron pipe?
was asbestos used in production of cast iron pipe
What is asbestos poisoning?
"Asbestos poisoning" is not a term that is used when discussing asbestos. It implies an adverse effect occurring soon after exposure to too much asbestos but that is not what happens. The adverse effects of asbestos exposures occur only many years after asbestos exposure began.
