{"id":350218,"date":"2025-11-18T17:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=350218"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:50:59","slug":"asbestos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/asbestos\/","title":{"rendered":"Asbestos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Asbestos contamination has led to the closure of over 70 public schools in Australia due to the discovery of tremolite asbestos in colored sand products. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">About Asbestos<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 393px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/647a38fd29a5fd6051393a8e\/e30790e2-941a-4455-b828-d646f63757bc\/Types-of-Asbestos.jpg?resize=393%2C206&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Asbestos \" width=\"393\" height=\"206\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: EMS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asbestos is a fibrous material <strong>naturally present underground in rock and soil.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Physical Features<\/strong>:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asbestos is<strong> known for its strength and highly flexible and durable.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is <strong>resistant to heat, fire, electricity and corrosion.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Types of Asbestos<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are <\/span><b>six commercial types<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite and actinolite.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These types fall into <\/span><b>two mineral groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<strong> serpentine and amphibole.<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Serpentine <\/b>c<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ontains only <\/span><b>chrysotile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Fibers<\/strong> are <strong>long, curly and usually white<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Amphibole <\/b>i<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ncludes amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite and actinolite. <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Fibers<\/strong> are <strong>needle-like, brittle and vary in color<\/strong> from green to blue to brown.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><b>Common Uses of Asbestos<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is <strong>added to building materials, insulation, fireproofing products and automotive brakes.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is also found in several products, <strong>including cement, tiles, textiles, appliances, cosmetics and some toys.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heath risk related to health<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When asbestos fibers become <strong>airborne and are inhaled<\/strong> or swallowed, they can get <strong>trapped in the body<\/strong> and remain there for decades.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trapped asbestos fibers can cause <strong>inflammation and scarring<\/strong> in the lungs or abdomen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Long-term exposure can lead to serious diseases such as <strong>mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All types of asbestos are capable of causing <strong>mesothelioma<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Asbestos contamination has led to the closure of over 70 public schools in Australia due to the discovery of tremolite asbestos in colored sand products. About Asbestos Asbestos is a fibrous material naturally present underground in rock and soil. Physical Features: Asbestos is known for its strength and highly flexible and durable. 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