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.
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.
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.
No, asbestos does not damage the nervous system. Asbestos can damage the respiratory system and lungs.
Yes. Magnesium is one component of asbestos.
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
to support the iron stand in place during experiments
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.
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.
Asbestos was used in the making of refridgerators and fridges
Asbestos (particularly blue asbestos)
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.
Asbestos is not used in today's modern technologies. Currently, most of the Western and Developed world have banned all uses of Asbestos.
Some, but not all, forms of insulation used to contain asbestos. Insulation applied new now does not contain asbestos.
Asbestos is known for a very long time, even the Romans used it.
Asbestos has been used for thousands of years, with evidence of its use dating back to ancient civilizations such as the Greeks and Romans. However, industrial-scale mining and use of asbestos began in the late 19th century during the Industrial Revolution.
was asbestos used in production of cast iron pipe