Mesothelioma and General Health

Applications

The asbestos was used in classical times by the Greeks and Romans for its excellent properties. During the industrial revolution after 1900 is when we really begin to exploit the deposits. After World War II begins large-scale use, with maximum use in the 70s.

From the 80′s its use began to decline in Europe. In the 90s began to be banned in some EU countries, with the ban on the use and marketing in 2002 in Spain.

Asbestos has been used extensively in the past because of their physical and chemical properties and its relatively low price. It has been said that asbestos has more than 3,600 applications: construction, petrochemicals, nuclear, automotive, shipbuilding, railways, etc. ….

Products

Not friable
*corrugated board – various thicknesses – roofs of buildings and homes
*panels – gray plates, 3-8 mm “cell pattern” – facades, roofs
*Vinyl floor tiles – hard tile, drawing called, stuck – interior floors
*wall light – white, yellow-brown – ceilings, doors, fire panels
*chimneys, air ducts – plates, cylindrical and rectangular – fireplaces/heating, ventilation ducts
*water pipes – cylindrical pipes, gutters – toilets, exterior, and drain pipes buried
*water tanks – cylindrical and rectangular – roofs of houses and industrial buildings
*planters – rectangular – interior and exterior
*fibro-marble – fake marble – interior decoration
*tiles – ceilings

Friable:
*Vinyl floor tiles – several varieties produced before 1980 – interior floors, stairs
*braided cord – white-gray, with lint – boilers and pipe joints, pipe insulation
*plates of different densities – low-density plates, light brown/yellow – suspended ceilings, ceilings, acoustic tiles, stairs
*paperboard or low-density plates – cardboard plates – sources of heat, radiators, boilers
*sprayed asbestos – ‘Flocking’ paste asbestos-cement water – structures and metal beams, parking
*Asbestos mortar- asbestos-cement mortar – metallic structures and pipes
*pure fiber – asbestos filler – fire doors, air-filled chambers and walls
*textile – blankets, tapes – insulation of pipes and machines
*garment – fireproof garment – gloves, blankets, firefighting, etc.

Source: www.amianto.net/aplicaciones/
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