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Asbestos (/æsˈbɛstəs, æz-, -tɒs/ ****-BES-təs, az-, -toss) is a
group of
naturally occurring, toxic,
carcinogenic and
fibrous silicate minerals. There...
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asbestos,
produce products from
asbestos, work with
asbestos products, live with
asbestos workers, or work in
buildings containing asbestos.
Asbestos...
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Asbestos Corporation Limited (ACL) is a
Canadian corporation originally established to mine
asbestos. ACL
mainly open pit
mined chrysotile asbestos in...
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Asbestos cement,
genericized as fibro,
fibrolite (short for "fibrous (or fibre)
cement sheet"; but
different from the
natural mineral fibrolite), or AC...
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Asbestosis is long-term
inflammation and
scarring of the
lungs due to
asbestos fibers.
Symptoms may
include shortness of breath, cough, wheezing, and chest...
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mineral asbestos is
subject to a wide
range of laws and
regulations that
relate to its
production and use,
including mining, manufacturing, use and...
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Asbestos-ceramic is a type of
pottery manufactured with
asbestos and clay in Finland,
Karelia and more
widely in
Fennoscandia from
around 5000 BC. Some...
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Chrysotile or
white asbestos is the most
commonly encountered form of
asbestos,
accounting for
approximately 95% of the
asbestos in the
United States and...
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Asbestos shingles are roof or wall
shingles made with
asbestos cement board. They
often resemble slate shingles and were m****-produced
during the 20th...
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supplier of blue
asbestos. The mine was shut down in 1966 due to its unprofitability, and
growing health concerns from
asbestos mining in the area....
