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Asbestos is a soft, threadlike mineral fiber that was commonly used commercially due to its beneficial properties. However, inhaling asbestos fibers can lead to serious lung diseases like asbestosis, bronchogenic cancer, and mesothelioma. These diseases may not appear for many years after exposure and can be fatal. While asbestos was widely used in insulation and other building materials, many countries have now banned its use, especially in schools, due to the significant health risks to workers and occupants.
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- 2. Asbestos to ban or not For me the asbestos are ban because many people who mine asbestos, manufacture asbestos product or install asbestos insulation may inhale the fibers Workers who hold such jobs 20 years or more are 10 times as likely as other individuals to contract a disease related to asbestos Asbestos is a disease that blocks the lungs with thick fibrous tissue This condition causes shortness of breath and in extreme cases
- 3. Affect of asbestos Like cancer of the bronchial tubes called bronchogenic cancer apparently occurs largely among asbestos workers who smoke cigarettes Asbestos also cause mesothelioma a rare and fatal cancer of the lining of the chest or abdomen These disease may not be detected until many years after the asbestos fibers have been inhaled Small amounts of airborne asbestos fibers may be present anywhere because of the widespread use of asbestos product
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- 7. History of Asbestos The properties of asbestos have been known since ancient times The Romans collected the ashes of the dead by wrapping the bodies in asbestos cloth before cremation Ancient peoples also believed that asbestos cured certain illness Since then several countries have banned the use of asbestos in insulation for buildings especially school