Due to its properties of having high physical strength, resistance to chemicals, non-combustibility and good thermal and electrical insulation, asbestos was used in many building materials including roofing materials, siding, tile, mastic, caulk, insulation, etc. It was also used in car brakes, rope, paper, plastics, etc.
Pleural Mesothelioma is treatable, but not considered to be curable.
The signs and symptoms of asbestos-related lung diseases vary. They depend on which disease you have and how much it has damaged your lungs. Signs and symptoms may not appear for 10 to 14 or more years after exposure to asbestos.
Asbestos is a nonrenewable resource as it is a naturally occurring mineral that takes millions of years to form. Once asbestos is mined and used, it cannot be replenished or replaced within a reasonable timeframe.
Asbestos is a mineral fiber that was commonly used in building materials and insulation due to its heat resistance and durability. When disturbed, asbestos fibers can become airborne and if inhaled, can cause serious health issues such as lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma. Due to its harmful effects, asbestos use is now heavily regulated and efforts are made to safely remove it from buildings.
Asbestos is a mineral, not a disease requiring a cure. Several diseases are caused by asbestos. There is no cure for asbestosis, a scaring of the lungs. But there are treatments that can alleviate is effects for a time. Lung cancer caused by asbestos is treated and "cured" the same way other lung cancers are - surgery, chemotherapy, hope. Mesothelioma, another cancer caused by asbestos, has no cure and no effective treatment.
Have you seen any mobile homes 'using asbestos' ? I look at and work in many and have not seen any asbestos -just conventional construction.
James Hardie used asbestos in Hardiplank in Australia up until about 1981.
Asbestos was not an intentional component in vermiculite, it was a contaminant in the material as taken from the ground. The only way to "quit using" it was to stop using vermiculite fro those sources.
Asbestos and polymers which make up the diaphragm are readily abundant and cheap and make the production of chlorine by the diaphragm method an economically advantageous process.
Asbestos is removed with create care by trained people using methods that are designed to prevent release of asbestos fibers to the air, and to control and capture any that are released. No one who is not trained and equipped to do this should attempt asbestos removal.
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Hany H. Zaghloul has written: 'Destruction and vitrification of asbestos using plasma arc technology' -- subject(s): Asbestos fibers, Asbestos in building, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Asbestos fibers, Safety measures
Asbestos is a good material to use in some areas where there is a risk of fire, as it is a completely nonflammabale material. However, if improperly installed or handled the fibers can be inhaled and cause a rare type of cancer called mesothelioma. Asbestos has been banned as an insulation material in most residential and commercial settings in the US because the risks are greater than the benefits, although it is still used for certain industrial applications.
Yes, most anything made with asbestos can be made using another kind of fiber. It is simply a matter of using a fiber that will impart the kind of properties needed for the particular application.
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Non-asbestos brake pads were introduced in the 1990s. At first they were not suitable for use in heavy-duty vehicles. As a result, asbestos brake pads were not suddenly eliminated, but slowly phased out.