Asbestos
Many older buildings contain asbestos which up until the late 70s was usually applied with a sprayer and used as a flame retardant or as insulation. In some cases it was sprayed above false ceilings and inside certain ducts. The production of asbestos was banned in the early 70s but the [...]
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Asbestos
Due to the nature of asbestos and the terrible diseases it can cause, asbestos removal is a process that requires a specialized contractor and cannot be done by just anyone.
You’ve probably heard of the terrible things that asbestos can do to your body. You’ve seen it on the news, and in special reports. You know [...]
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Asbestos
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Asbestos is a mineral which has been popular for centuries; it was used by the ancient Greeks because of a number of qualities. It is fireproof, has good insulation properties and is also flexible. The mineral has been used in a number of different applications, including manufacturing. Asbestos has been used in a number of [...]
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Asbestos
Asbestos tiles were pretty popular back then in the US from 1920 to the 1960s. Nobody knew anything about the side effects of asbestos. Asbestos were used to manufacture brake pads, filtered cigarettes, electric ovens, battle ships, even asbestos tiles! Imagine that.
Then somebody came along and blew the whistle on asbestos and said, “Asbestos is [...]
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