|  Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral. It is made up of of thin, long fibers that are mined. Asbestos is parted into 2 groups- serpentine and amphibole. The difference in the two groups is their crystal clear bodily structure. Chrysotile answers for ninety five percent of the asbestos used, and is the only type in the serpentine group. Commonly referred to as “white asbestos” which is its natural color.
There are 5 kinds of asbestos observed in the amosite - ‘Brown’ grouping. Amosite is commonly used in this type of building material. Naturally it is brown in color, and is most normally applied as piping insulation wrapping for older boiler pipes.
Before its health effects were acknowledged, due to its availability, low cost, strength, and naturally fireproofing abilities,  asbestos has been commonly applied. Loft roofing materials, wallboard, Insulation was most commonly practiced, where you find it was a popcorn pattern sprayed substance, much the same as your ceiling texture.
A term such as Asbestos is derived from the Greek meaning; literally “inextinguishable” referring to its intended application as a thermal insulant.
Asbestos uses today
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"Asbestos was used extensively as a building material in GB from the 1950s through to the mid 1980s. Although some of this material has been removed over the years, there are many thousands of tonnes of asbestos still present in buildings. It is estimated that over half a million non-domestic premises currently have some form of asbestos in them. There is extensive repair and removal work, which will continue for the foreseeable future.
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- Brake pads and lining
- Floor tiles
- Building insulation
- Wall and ceiling panels
- Patching and spackling compound
- Furnaces and furnace doors
- Roofing materials
- toasters and other heat-related household items
Pipe and duct insulation
The use of Asbestos was outlawed, the ban was turned over for particulars for which a reasonable substitution could not be obtained.
You may not know for certain if your building has asbestos without examining the substance. Though a certified Asbestos Examiner will indicate what objects are suspect for asbestos. This is a fairly inexpensive routine.
 Other asbestos-linked diseases
Asbestos warts - induced when the piercing fibres penetrate the surface of the skin and Asbestoscome overgrown making benign wart-like growths.
Pleural Plaques - very smal fibrous or partially calcified blown-up area seen on X-rays of people in contact with asbestos. Rarely becoming malignant nor usually induce any lung harm
Diffuse pleural thickening - as above Pleural Plaques, and on occassion can be connected with asbestosis. This can cause lung handicap but usually no illness is presented unless exposure was voluminous .
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