Once widely used in construction, shipbuilding,
and other industries, asbestos is now widely regarded as a hazardous substance. Asbestos exposure is the only known cause of diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma, and is also a known cause of lung cancer. During the past one hundred years, asbestos was used in several thousand products, including building materials, consumer goods, and fire and chemical-resistant clothing.
During the forty years between World War II and the mid 1980s, more than 700,000 commercial and public buildings and 250,000 schools were estimated as built using construction materials containing asbestos. The number of residential homes built is much higher. The use of asbestos use was so widespread during these decades that it is possible that most people have experienced some very low-level exposure to asbestos.
Is there a Safe Exposure Level?
Asbestos pipes and tiles.
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