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If you discover asbestos in your home it is not necessary to panic and leave the residence immediately or at all for that matter. Asbestos is perfectly safe if it is undisturbed - only when it is disturbed and fibres are released into the atmosphere does it become a health risk.
If you find asbestos in your own home you have two options you can hire a company to remove the asbestos or you can remove it yourself. Hiring a company to do the work
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer which in most cases is almost certainly caused by exposure to asbestos. The complaint affects on average 1 in 1,000,000 people although the highest incidences are found in Britain, Belgium and Australia with incidences of 30 in 1,000,000. The biggest problem in proving the cause is that the complaint often does not manifest itself for 20 to 30 years after the initial exposure. Most people percieve asbestos related diseases as affecting the lungs but the naming
The word Asbestos is derived from a Greek adjective meaning inextinguishable. The miracle mineral was reviled by the Greeks because it was so pliable and extremely resistant to heat. Asbestos was spun into cloths like cotton and was used for wicks in oil lamps. The romans also recognised the properties of asbestos and it is recorded (tongue in cheek) that the Romans would clear their tablecloths by throwing them in the fire.
Asbestos has been used in literally hundreds of products. Collectively, these are frequently referred to as asbestos-containing material (ACM). Asbestos gained wide spread use because it is strong, it conducts heat and electricity poorly, and it is impervious to chemical corrosion.
Asbestos proved well suited for many uses in the construction trades. One of the most common uses for asbestos is as a fireproofing material, It w as sprayed on steel
To understand the health risks associated with a substance such as asbestos, scientists evaluate data compiled from clinical, epidemiological , and laboratory studies. Clinical data ordinarily provide the first indication that a substance may have adverse effects on the body. Physicians observe a pattern of symptoms, or the presence of a disease, which appears to be linked with a particular activity, or exposure to a particular substance. Such observations lead to a hypothesis that the activity or
