"Smokers should not assume tobacco is the cause of their lung cancer if they have been exposed to
asbestos dust within the past 10 to 50 years.
Asbestos fibers, including chrysotile/white
asbestos have a very long half-life in the human lungs.
Outweighing every positive characteristic of
asbestos are its hazardous and deadly side effects.
My advice to home inspectors who are not certified
asbestos inspectors is to avoid this tricky area.
The
asbestos industry faced 3.3 million claims from
asbestos victims between 1988 and 2010, resulting in payouts of $17.5 billion and the bankruptcy of more than 100
asbestos companies.
Therefore, the objective of this study is to test the airborne
asbestos concentrations in small-scale preschools built within ACBs in Seoul, and reduce the potential harm caused by
asbestos by providing accurate information and an effective management plan.
Asbestos is the single biggest cause of deaths currently occurring due to work.
From the 1930s to 1990 there was widespread use of
asbestos in house-building materials in Canada.
ASBESTOS SURVEYS We are qualified and insured to carry out management and refurbishment/demolition surveys to identify
asbestos containing materials (ACMS) within buildings and provide advice and guidance in managing the
asbestos which has been identified.
It is likely that most houses in the UK will contain
asbestos in one form or another, particularly those built before1999, however, providing it is not disturbed, it should not pose a risk to the building users.