Its the asbestos you can’t see that will kill you.It was known for fire resistant properties throughout history, it just wasn’t called asbestos.Asbestos is fire resistant, strong, light, cheap and resistant to mould and fungus. Marco polo wrote about a magic rug that was cleaned by throwing it in the fire This was a woven asbestos fibre mat. The asbestos that you can see floating around in the air that will not kill you, it is not small enough to penetrate deep into your lung.

Fast foward to the 1900’s and asbestos was being used in everything from chimneys to brakes and everything in between. Blue asbestos is the most deadly and is responsible for most the deaths caused by asbestos. When cells try to encapsulate the asbestos fibre they are popped by the pin shaped asbestos fibre. White asbestos is the most common and is still legal to use in some countries (not australia). When viewed from a microscope the fibre will appear as a pin. Once an asbestos fibre is lodged in your lung it can stay there for life. Blue and brown asbestos are deadly.

Slaves in roman times used to wear a shirt that was also cleaned by throwing the shirt in a fire, however the romans also noticed that the slaves that were wearing the garnment were dying of a horrible lung disease.The three types of asbestos are white asbestos, brown asbestos and blue asbestos. This is why the asbestos fibre is deadly. Blue and brown asbestos was banned in australia in 1983 and it is illegal to use in most countries today. Asbestos can be found in walls, roofs, cladding, Spunbond non woven 100% polypropylene fabric chimneys, toasters, hair dryers, brake pads, tiles, carpet underlay, insulation, garages, meter boxes.

Asbestos has been used for centuries. Due to refining impurities a material that is made from white asbestos will still contain blue and brown asbestos.If performing asbestos work yourself read up on safety procedures and then follow them. It was thought as the perfect building material. Sometimes it can take over thirty years for symptoms to appear and one they do most people have only got six months to live.

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