| In this, and a series of articles that
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| | uses it in its brake shoes and clutch
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| will follow, we will cover asbestos, what
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| | pads. There are over 5000 products that
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| it is, how it's made, what it's used for,
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| | contain asbestos including sewage piping,
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| the health risks of asbestos exposure
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| | roofing and siding, electric
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| and how to protect yourself against
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| | switchboards, table pads, heat protective
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| asbestos.Asbestos isn't actually one
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| | mats, heat resistant blankets and
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| thing. It is a name given to a group of
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| | curtains, paints, adhesives, caulking,
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| minerals. These minerals occur naturally
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| | and the list goes on and on.But when the
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| in bundles of fibers that can be
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| | dangers of asbestos became known in the
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| separated into thin threads. These
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| | 1970s the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
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| fibers are completely resistant to heat
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| | Commission (CPSC) banned the use of
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| and any kind of chemical and do not
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| | asbestos in wallboard patching compounds
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| conduct electricity. Because of these
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| | and gas fireplaces because the asbestos
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| attributes asbestos is has been used in
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| | fibers in these products could be
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| many industries.There are basically four
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| | released into the air from its use. Also
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| types of asbestos that are used.1.
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| | during that time, asbestos was removed
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| Chrysotile, or white asbestos
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| | from electric hair dryers. In 1989 the
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| 2. Crocidolite, or blue asbestos
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| | EPA finally banned all new uses of
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| 3. Amosite, which usually has brown
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| | asbestos. Uses prior to 1989, however,
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| fibers
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| | are still allowed. Since that time, the
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| 4. Anthophyllite, which usually has
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| | EPA has established regulations that
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| gray fibersThe problem with asbestos
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| | require school systems to inspect for
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| fibers is that they tend to break very
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| | asbestos that has been damaged in order
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| easily and the dust made up of these
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| | to eliminate, or at least reduce, the
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| fibers floats into the air and gets on
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| | exposure to students and faculty, by
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| our clothes and in our lungs. When this
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| | removing the damaged areas.In the year
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| happens serious health problems can
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| | 2000 the EPA concluded that the current
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| occur.Asbestos was first mined and
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| | risk to children from asbestos in schools
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| commercially used in the United States in
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| | was very low, however, it was agreed that
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| the late 1800s. During the second world
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| | their products would have to be
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| war its use increased dramatically.
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| | reformulated within a year. By August of
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| Since then it has been used in many
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| | that same year products were being made
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| industries. To give some examples, the
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| | that greatly reduced the amount of dust
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| building and construction industry uses
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| | that was released during use. The amount
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| it to strengthen cement and plastics.
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| | of metric tons of asbestos generated in a
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| They also use it for insulation,
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| | year dropped from 719,000 metric tons in
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| fireproofing and sound absorption. The
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| | 1973 to only 9000 metric tons by the year
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| shipbuilding industry uses asbestos to
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| | 2000.In the next instalment we'll go over
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| insulate boilers, steam pipes and hot
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| | the health risks from exposure to
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| water pipes. The automobile industry
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| | asbestos.
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