What is asbestos?

Asbestos is a natural mineral that is mined from rock and is found in many countries.

There are two main types of asbestos fibres:-

Serpentine fibres. These include chrysotile asbestos (white asbestos) and are the softest asbestos fibres.

Amphibole fibres. These include Crocidolite (blue asbestos) and Amosite (brown asbestos pictured right). They are needle-like and stiff. ...

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What is it used for?

The word asbestos comes from the Greek work 'inextinguishable' or 'indestructible'. They used it for tablecloths, oil lamp wicks and funeral shrouds.

In modern times there have been many uses for asbestos...

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