asbestos
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6.3
- noun
- /æˈspɛstəs/
- Specialized
:
amianto
- A Loudoun County, Virginia school refuses to comply with federal asbestos control regulations.
- asbestos exposure
- asbestos fibers
- asbestos hazards
Like even the Claire's thing with asbestos being found in their children's makeup.
- Like even the Claire's thing with asbestos being found in their children's makeup.
- Just a little bit, but they got condemned with asbestos and got pulled down.
- And so there's all these things, asbestos paint, lead paint, asbestos in flooring.
- Why were the Nazis the first to recognize asbestos as as causing mesothelioma?
- So now when you buy old stuff, old houses, the chances that you have some asbestos in there are very high.
- These include nitrosamines, asbestos fibers, phenols, hydrocarbons, all of which are recognized as being carcinogenic.
- Or where there was not an asbestos warning or a lead warning.
- And this happens constantly, asbestos, asbestos on that video.
- Why is there even asbestos in?
- And some more about us, some more asbestos probably we don't want to think about.
- Staying away from asbestos, wearing sunscreen when you go in the sun.
- Crawling in boilers, ripping out asbestos, fibreglass cut hands, white Transit van get out of white.
Examples
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Many workers became ill after being exposed to asbestos during their careers in the shipbuilding industry.
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Nobody worried about them at the time, but nobody worried about asbestos then, either.
Fiction book (1994) -
And luckily we took the test because we found out that we actually have asbestos in the exterior wall.
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By the early 1990s, the federal system faced an asbestos litigation crisis.
Academic text (2017) -
Most of these patients were exposed to asbestos in the shipyards around Boston where they had worked.
Academic text (2017) -
Many of the aforementioned studies evaluated exposure levels but made few asbestos control measure recommendations.
Academic text (1994) -
The inspector found hazardous asbestos in the ceiling tiles of the old building.
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Due to its heat resistance, asbestos was widely used in construction materials until its health risks were discovered.
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.8
The process of removing or reducing asbestos in a building to avoid health risks
- Specialized
Material made from asbestos used to stop heat but that is dangerous to health
- Specialized
A light-coloured mineral made of thin fibres used in old buildings for insulation that can cause serious health problems
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word asbestos comes from a Greek word that means 'inextinguishable', made from a- meaning 'not' and a root meaning 'to put out'. So asbestos is a very heat-resistant mineral that was used to stop fires and protect buildings, which is why it was useful but is now known to be dangerous to breathe.