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Q. What is
<br />• ;asbestos?
<br />Asbestos .s a mineral t.tic!
<br />® found in rocks. There we
<br />severll kinds of avoestos fibers. all
<br />of wnich are fire resistant ancf not
<br />easily d:°stroyed or osgrado 0d t'y
<br />natural processes.
<br />Is asbestos
<br />a. dangerous?
<br />Asbestcs has been shown to
<br />cause cancer of the lung and
<br />stomach according to studies of
<br />worxers and others exposea to as-
<br />Cestos. Thera is no level of expo-
<br />sure to asbestos fibers that experts
<br />can assure is completely sate.
<br />Some asbestos matenais can break
<br />into small fibers which can float in
<br />the air. and these fibers can be in-
<br />haled. You cannot see these tiny
<br />fibers, and they are so small that
<br />they pass through tho filters of nor-
<br />mal vacuum cleaners ana cet back
<br />into the air. Once inhaled. as:,estos
<br />fibers can become toogtra in tissue
<br />for a long time. Attar many years,
<br />cancer or mdotneiioma can
<br />dPVe!op.
<br />In order to be a health risk. as-
<br />bestos fibers must be relens",
<br />from the material and be prw!ent
<br />in the air for people to breathe.
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<br />Q: Areal! pro t"icts wile r
<br />e-Lsbesto:j .l hezitth rl`
<br />for the const : ,,c ?
<br />NWS. A no,111rl risk t3KrSts drily
<br />. 1. VKrrin as- 4istos t bel s ar•) rti-
<br />log5ed from thr' niatena! or rroE,ut ;.
<br />Soft. easily cruribi,::c;
<br />Containing rr.Ltc nal has tile, ;; sat isl
<br />potential for asaeslos rai:iase arlC
<br />therefore has the greatest ociential
<br />to create henilti rsr.s
<br />• DO all pe-ople r'.A"F`ciJ'cd
<br />to astir°stos dev'io-U
<br />asbestos-related disease?
<br />NO. most pimple exec c r to
<br />. small arriounts of asvF°.tos
<br />do not aevOop anv related health
<br />problems. Health studies of as,•es-
<br />tos workers and otners, rinwe,, ti.
<br />show that the chancas of cevrioa-
<br />ing some serious iilnesset. it":vi:;C-
<br />ing lung cancer, are greater stt .*r
<br />exposure to asoestos.
<br />• What iftazardS (Jo
<br />ci.ga'rette 5iT10ker'517
<br />when exposed to a.sv<stc)'s
<br />Go they give a gre�Alte�r
<br />chance of deo,! ijopinq lung
<br />cancer than, >rnot:e.°:• nct
<br />e.eposcd to
<br />J.1 YES,
<br />A.
<br />deli C:C;-ue!te
<br />ce.tnw havii icer: sno6;n i,i cause is
<br />greater n!-,:,, of It,;^,g cancer °;tan
<br />;Bihar that nFK Of ::anuli
<br />Yy tirricking or vrorxing
<br />:cr, wone.
<br />Q`�C•
<br />V✓here -;c aLsbest^S
<br />used in t1w home?
<br />°` �j Asbestos has nnet, . us+ i ;n a
<br />11, wida vaned of
<br />c:ucing nousencid ans curl;..nr, rna-
<br />teriais, sucn as acz+iarces. ,:e+i-
<br />incs..- :iii and D+Oe cover,nys
<br />;Ne , anc some Mntino rna!e''Zis'
<br />aslcaiiv. asoes:cs ria; o ell area
<br />in p.-oaucts for (cut �:) to
<br />''.irungih'v trio prGu��:Ct rnatertat; (2)
<br />!:r ;r'•e;rmat lrisulapun within a UruG
<br />u,::: (',, to therr'riai -:r acoustical ln-
<br />ui�t:E,r; ur aecc.rati.on on exc:;50,1
<br />ar',j 1 v} !r,'f Pift' v`r^JIf:Ca(in.
<br />Q c
<br />tloui Jri I t°.lj if I t•iaLtf
<br />to my horrid?
<br />orrr.-
<br />,r-
<br />�. urt;nay t e aoie to te+l yclu.
<br />asi:a on thea rnooel na;mCer ano
<br />.,ri of the Qr^l;ua., evr?:n«:r or nc:
<br />tr.e ,-:l�Cu•e: ,:^+":!::rn5 35CestCs.
<br />P,-- ;;e wno have tree jently •n+CrKeO
<br />vi;il ds .i' :C. 'such as QlurnoerS.
<br />building conlra=,'S. yr realm- Con-
<br />:racicrs) otien are aoie tc maKe a
<br />rF2 :G+ pie ;UCy tient aDOut
<br />mer Cr rot a material contains
<br />3s_etcs cii a visual
<br />insaee:;on.
<br />If I ; nd asbestos in my
<br />• home, what should I
<br />v0?
<br />�p In niosi cases. asoestcs-
<br />jar containing rnatortais are
<br />best lett aline. Vtven it is neces.
<br />saw to use or work witri
<br />tc i;ir7 -ria:mals, red:;.",/cur
<br />a • .,.,`,Uri? 'Ci fd)Ei.rs dS mucn as
<br />:1C.vOU CC 't'+S. "V"
<br />✓e ,rpa:r eQ SGr'�_ ^eni�:ul
<br />1-cr l:wlirlC
<br />'evorKin
<br />sere t'.e n+rat' r is tam,:+a."
<br />wrtn ar a':; i.;.es :rro gu aa+iret! cn
<br />pa'yt 5' C' i t :or hanCi:nry ?S
<br />C'E:Si�,5-C:•r!'alnit`!C T3teari215..r
<br />( erer3i, nnirie r,'Qalr cOntra=rs
<br />a == rut ex;;aner.ce;l ai trc crCc =r
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