What is Asbestos?
Asbestos is a mineral fiber found in rocks with natural silicate minerals, which can be divided into threads. There are several types of asbestos fibers, all of which are fire-resistant and not easily destroyed or influence of natural processes. Since fibers are strong, durable and resistant to heat and fire. They are long, thin and flexible that they can even be woven in the fabric of these qualities, asbestos is used in thousands of consumer, industrial, marine, automotive, scientific and building products.
During the twentieth century, some 30 million tons of asbestos were used in industrial facilities, residential buildings, schools, shipyards and commercial buildings in the U.S.. There are several types of asbestos fibers, three of which were used for commercial applications:
(1) hryzotyl or white asbestos, comes mainly from Canada, and is widely used in the U.S.. This white-gray, and in serpentine rock.
(2) amozita or brown asbestos, comes from South Africa.
(3) Krokidolit, or blue asbestos, comes from South Africa and Australia.
There is asbestos dangerous?
Asbestos, as shown cause lung cancer and stomach for the study staff and asbestos. There is no level of exposure asbestine fibers that experts can be sure is safe. Some materials, asbestos can break into small fibers that can float in the air and these fibers can be inhaled. In the small fibers are so small they can not be seen with the naked eye. They can pass through ordinary filters, vacuum cleaners and get back in the air. After inhalation, asbestine fibers may be filed in the tissues for a long time. After many years cancer or mesothelioma can develop.
All products with asbestos health risk?
No health risk exists only when asbestine fibers released from a material or product. Soft, easy zavalylasya asbestosoderzhaschih material has the greatest potential for asbestos release and therefore has the greatest potential to create hazards to health.
All the people who suffered asbestos asbestos disease development associated with? SG Most people impact a small number of asbestos do not develop any health issues. Health studies of asbestos and other employees, however, show that the likelihood of developing certain serious diseases, including lung cancer, more after exposure to asbestos.
What are the products that contained asbestos?
What is common to many asbestosoderzhaschih products is that they were (are) used to reduce temperature (eg heat). This is the main reason for their use. It is impossible to list all products that have either the time, contained asbestos. One of the most common products asbestos is in insulation material on heating pipes and channels of homes built before 1960.
Among other common asbestosoderzhaschih products insulating cement, insulating block, asbestos cloth, gaskets, packing materials, thermal seals, refractory and insulation materials, boilers, transite board, asbestos cement pipes, fire spray, joint complex, vinyl floor tiles, ceiling plate mastics, adhesives, paint, acoustical textures, channel and pipe insulation for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (creation of) systems, roofing products, insulated electrical cables and panels, and brake and clutch assembly.
How can I tell if I have asbestos in my house?
People who often work with asbestos (eg vodoprovodchiki, building contractors or heating contractors) often in a position to make a reasonable assessment of whether a material contains asbestos at visual inspection. Many professional home inspectors can make a reasonable visual assessment. To be absolutely certain industrial hygienist would have to make identification.
If there is asbestos in my home, then what should I do?
In most cases, asbestos containing materials, advanced left alone.
When necessary initiate asbestos, you should contact a licensed asbestos contractor. You can also obtain a copy of the asbestos in the building, published American Committee on Safety of consumer goods (800-638-2772), which discusses the situation and make recommendations. Remember, do not brush the dust or vacuum particles suspected of asbestosoderzhaschih fibers.