Asbestos is a material known to have wide applications in various fields, because it is flexible, strong, resistant to heat and pressure so that for decades has been a pioneer of a variety of applications including in the field of construction. despite the fact that the material is known to have six varieties of this is a very deadly carcinogen, but the application of these materials until now in the field of construction is still ongoing.
Types of asbestos which have wide applications in the field of construction industry is crysotile is better known as white asbestos comes from Canada which have the nature of the curved fiber and less sharp so it is a type of asbestos which have a less serious threat than other types. but even so, this type of asbestos known to be the biggest cause mesothelioma symptoms about 75% (plural mesothelioma) of various other types of mesothelioma (peritoneal mesothelioma and perikardinal)
In the field of industry of this type have applications in the construction of shipbuilding, power plants, oil refineries and building construction. insulation materials, electric welding and cement is characteristic of applications in this industry. despite the dangers of asbestos to threaten anyone, especially those in industrial workers, but because it is microscopic flying through the air in a long time will lead to wider exposure when carried by wind than are attached to the hair and clothing workers.
Although asbestos has long been known is the microscopic material properties have a very deadly if inhaled by a person and settle in the respiratory organs other than swallowed, but this material can not be abandoned even though the developed countries like the U.S.
Source by Rofiq Hidayat
