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If you come into contact with asbestos by touching it with your hand, likely nothing will happen, especially if you wash shortly afterward.
If your contact involves the breathing in of asbestos fibers, and if you do this routinely over many days and years, you may eventually develop asbestosis or lung cancer. After a very long time, it is possible that you may develop mesothelioma.
But there is no certainty that any one person will get these diseases. The chance of getting one or more increases as the amount of contact, intensity of contact, duration of contact and frequency of contact increases.
A single short term contact with low levels of airborne exposure will almost certainly have no measurable impact.
What else can I help you with?
What company do you contact to remove asbestos?
An Asbestos Abatement Contractor. Check epa.gov there may be a listing??? EPA is sanctioning/governing body concerning asbestos.
What happens when chlorofluorocarbons come in contact with the ozone layer?
CFC's when come in contact with ozone deplete it. It reacts with it and decomposes it.
What is the asbestos exposure?
Asbestos exposure is when a person has been around or worked with materials that contact asbestos in it's raw form that can cause serious health issues.
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.
What are some solutions to keep construction sites clean from asbestos?
You should aim to find out when the building was constructed and then you can decide if it contains asbestos depending on when it was constructed and then you should get into contact with ARCA which lets you contact contractors that provide complete asbestos removal.
Is there an a company that can come to my building and provide an assessment of possible dangers from asbestos insulation.?
Plumbers and electricians are individuals who come in contact with this material in most matters since they do work that is in proximity to where asbestos is located. They can quickly distinguish if the material is asbestos. The best way to test for asbestos is to collect a sample of fire proof material and send it to the lab. There are at home kits which you can also purchase but it is highly recommended to have such a task done by a professional who knows all the precautions of handling this material.
What problems can asbestos cause humans and who can I call to sue someone for it?
Problems that asbestos can cause is Mesothelioma, what it basiclly does is when you breath it in it stays in your lung and never settles down which causes the scaring although when exposure happens it takes time for the effects to become noticeable. There are law firms for asbestos exposure when dealing with this you need to contact a attorny that deals with Mesothelioma
Who can test my house for asbestos?
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.
Asbestos Removal?
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What happens when cell come in contact with others cells?
they stop growing
What happens when anacondas come into contact with humans?
The anaconda puts the squeeze on you.
What happens when asbestos is breathed in?
When asbestos is inhaled, fibers penetrate the breathing passages and irritate, fill, inflame, and scar lung tissue
