Articles, tagged with "asbestos fibres", page 4

The Unfortunate History of "The Miracle Mineral" - Asbestos

Flexibility, durability and the ability to withstand high amounts of heat made Asbestos known as the 'Miracle Mineral' in Ancient Greece. Used for a wide variety of purposes such as funeral outfits for cremation of their kings to everyday household items ... Read >
Author: EvoSeo

Industrial Asbestos

For many years one of the most popular insulation materials in construction was asbestos, because it was fire retardant, chemically resistant, sound absorbent, and insulated against electricity. Unfortunately, it has since been determined that asbestos is... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Exposure to Asbestos

Mesothelioma is a cancer which affects the mesothelium - a thin membrane which is present in the chest and the abdomen. It is believed that nine out of ten cases of mesothelioma are caused due to exposure to asbestos which leads to many making a mesotheli... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Asbestos hotspots named by Health and Safety Executive

Plymouth, Leeds and Warrington have been named and shamed as the UK's top three asbestos disease hotspots in new figures released by the Health and Safety Executive this month. The statistics revealed that areas of heavy industry, such as the dockyards a... Read >
Author: Neil Worrall - Camps Solicitors

Indistinguishable Asbestos!

The word "asbestos" is derived from Greek, and is roughly translated as "indistinguishable". It is a naturally occurring mineral, which is extremely soft and pliant, but has the ability to withstand heat, as well as electricity and sound. For this reason,... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Asbestos In Premises Is Dangerous

Asbestos is a mineral that can be found anywhere naturally. This mineral can cope with very high heat and an electrical current, which is why it was used a lot in the building industry at some point. In order to exploit its natural properties, the mineral... Read >
Author: Paul poloo

Asbestos and the risk of Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Asbestos is a natural mineral that was once used in the construction and home improvement industries. It was put on ceilings when it was mixed with aertex, it was used to make surfaces semi flame resistant and it was also mixed with cement as it is very s... Read >
Author: Jacqui Q

Mesothelioma, Asbestos Lung Cancer, Asbestosis And Other Asbestos Disease

There are five main asbestos diseases including asbestos cancer that can develop following exposure to asbestos fibres. These are malignant asbestos mesothelioma cancer, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, asbestos pleural thickening and asbestos pleural pl... Read >
Author: nigel

Asbestos in buildings and homes

A lot of people are worried about asbestos, but what they do not realize is that undisturbed asbestos usually poses little or no problems. On the other hand, everything should be done to prevent the release of asbestos fibres as they can cause serious d... Read >
Author: Paul poloo

Asbestos survey types

The regulations are very tough and strict when it comes to asbestos, and the regulation 4 is one example. Being so dangerous because the asbestos fibres can damage your lungs and cause cancers, this is something that should be considered seriously and tha... Read >
Author: Paul poloo

Things You Should Know About Lung Cancer

Our lung is one of the focal "motors" of our body. Yet, regularly it is not given due interest and concern, and it rest in the background when it comes to issue of the hearth or reason. The highest meeting of our lung is to exchange the gases between ... Read >
Author: Jon Simms

Don't Give Lung Cancer A Chance

Our lung is one of the chief "motors" of our body. Yet, regularly it is not given due attention and attention, and it ashes in the background when it comes to issue of the grate or mind. The chief behaved of our lung is to replace the gases between th... Read >
Author: Jon Simms

About Mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos.

Mesothelioma is a cancer which appears to be increasing. Perhaps more accurately it is now being diagnosed more frequently and often resulting from exposure to asbestos maybe 15, 25, 35 or more years ago. Because the effects usually remain undetected fo... Read >
Author: peterhw

The Silent Death Sentence

Most people today are reasonably health conscious and even those who don't give it too much consideration are more informed about health issues than previous generations. This is due in large part, to the wealth of information available today on all thing... Read >
Author: Isla Campbell

The danger of Asbestos

Asbestos is the collective term used to describe a family of several types of mineral fibrous rocks. There are currently six different regulated types of asbestos, with the three main types being Crocidolite, Amosite and Chrysolite. Crocidolite which is... Read >
Author: Paul poloo

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