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What is an asbestos roof? An asbestos roof sheet is made from asbestos cement – a mixture of cement and asbestos. The asbestos fibres make up about 10-15% of the total corrugated asbestos roofing, forming a hard material, and were added to the cement to reinforce it. Chrysotile (white asbestos) is the asbestos mineral that was most […]
Read the full article | Published Jun 04, 2019
What causes asbestos poisoning? Asbestos poisoning is caused by a person being exposed to asbestos and the harmful asbestos fibers being inhaled and embedded in the lungs. These tiny asbestos fibers can remain in a persons lungs for a long period of time and cause inflammation and scarring of the lung tissue. Many people will […]
Read the full article | Published May 20, 2019
Man from Preston jailed for fly tipping asbestos waste A man from Preston in Lancashire has been jailed for fly tipping asbestos waste. Paul Williams, aged 53, from Ingol in Preston, was found guilty after it was discovered that he ran a secret waste disposal operation from his flat. As a result, he has been […]
Read the full article | Published May 15, 2019
The Different Types of Asbestos There are actually 6 main types of asbestos which are chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite. Each of these asbestos types belongs to two mineral families of asbestos – serpentine and amphibole. In this article, we’ll explain in detail about each of the 6 main asbestos types. Chrysotile Asbestos […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 09, 2019
What is Asbestosis? In this guide we’ll be discussing what exactly asbestosis is, the common asbestosis symptoms, causes of the disease and diagnosis. So to begin with, you may be asking yourself ‘What is Asbestosis?’ To summarise, asbestosis is a lung disease that develops as a result of asbestos exposure. The disease develops when asbestos […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 03, 2019
