 Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral. It is composed of long, thin fibres which are mined. Asbestos is separated into 2 groups- serpentine and amphibole. The difference between the two is their crystal clear bodily structure. Chrysotile chronicles for 95% of the asbestos used, and is the only type in the serpentine group. More commonly known as “white asbestos” which is its real color.
There are 5 kinds of asbestos incurred in the fibrous Actinolite class. Amosite is commonly used in this type of building material. Naturally it is dark brown in color, and is often used as piping insulating material wrapping for old boiler pipes.
Before its health effects were known, due to its availability, low cost, strength, and naturally fireproofing abilities,  asbestos has been most commonly used. Attic wallboard, Insulation, roofing materials was most commonly utilized, with the appearance is was a popcorn fashion sprayed-on material, resembling a ceiling texture.
Asbestos is a word that is derived from the Greek meaning... literally “inextinguishable” primarily referring to its use as a spayed thermal insulation.
How we still use asbestos today
- Roofing materials
- Floor tiles
- Building insulation
- Wall and ceiling panels
- Pipe and duct insulation
- Brake pads and lining
- Patching and spackling compound
- Furnaces and furnace doors
Toasters and other heat-related household items
 Though it was banned, the ban was brought down for particulars for which a reasonable replacement could not be found.
There is no way to know for certain if something has asbestos without examining the material. Though a qualified Asbestos Inspector will advise you what objects are suspect for asbestos. This is a fairly low cost process.
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"Only exposure to airborne asbestos fibres has been proved to cause disease; there is no consistent evidence that drinking or eating asbestos is associated with adverse health effects. Airborne asbestos fibres are natural constituents of ambient air arising from natural occurring minerals in the earth's crust. In addition, mechanical disintegration of solid materials and subsequent dispersion of small fibres into air from activities in the mining, milling, manufacturing, use and disposal of asbestos fibres and fibre-containing products generate airborne fibres.
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Alternative asbestos-concerned diseases
Asbestos warts - stimulated when the sharp fibres become embedded in the skin and Mould & Asbestosrn overgrown inducing benign wart-like growths.
Pleural Plaques - very tiny fibrous or partially calcified blown-up area observed on X-rays of persons in contact with asbestos. They do not become malignant nor commonly drive any lung damage
Diffuse pleural thickening - as above Pleural Plaques, and occassionally can be tied in with asbestosis. This may cause lung disability but commonly no illness is shown unless exposure was voluminous .
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