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Probably most of you heard about asbestos because of the danger it can cause to humans but do we really know what is asbestos? What does it looks like? Where can we find asbestos?

Asbestos is a set of six silicate materials, largest rock-forming minerals, used in many constructions because of its characteristics such as sound-proof, tensile strength, fire-proof, resistance to heat, chemical and electrical damage. However, despite the different benefits that we could get from asbestos there are also serious damages resulting from the long exposure to asbestos such as cancer.

Six Silicate Materials

There are six materials that made up asbestos. And each one of them looks different from one another.

1. Chrysotile – Came from serpentine rocks and its fibres are curly aside from others. This is usually used in buildings in America such as flat sheets, brake linings, and within corrugated asbestos cement. It is flexible so it can be spun and woven like a fabric.
2. Amosite – Trade name for the amphiboles which are one of the cummingtonite-grunerite solid solution series. It is usually found in thermal insulation products and tiles in the ceilings as fire retardant. It looks like soft, straight friable fiber.
3. Crocidolite – Fibrous form of the amphibole riebeckite and appears as soft friable fibers.
4. Tremolite – Is like a crystal holding ribbon-like silicate anion polymers that widen the length of the crystal.
5 and 6. Anthophyllite and Actinolite – They are rare to find but there are also used in construction materials.In the past, they are also found in a number of consumer products.

Although asbestos have been found to be beneficial to the public but there are serious consequences when using asbestos and it is found to be carcinogenic. Seek your home and look for things that may contain asbestos and protect your family from this harmful materials.

Asbestos is a group of mineral that are usually use in different workplaces such as construction and vehicle shops. Its materials resist heat and corrosion, that is why, it is widely used by industrial companies. Asbestos exposure can put people at risk of certain diseases such as lung cancer and other respiratory tract infections. People at risk are those who are exposed in such materials and from that, they should take time to gain knowledge on what asbestos exposure is all about and how it can be avoided. Early signs and symptoms of the disease such as difficulty of breathing, wheezing, coughing with blood sputum, loss of appetite, difficulty swallowing and chest tightening, should also be noted. At that point, you will be able to acquire prevention procedures for a possible high risk problems due to exposure.

Diseases such as lung cancer and other respiratory diseases are some of the illnesses that you can acquire when you inhaled the asbestos fibers. It doesn’t occur abruptly, usually, it takes years before knowing that you have been infected. It leaves a mark to your lungs that might trigger when symptoms got worse and impossible to cure. Symptoms are usually detected through physical examination and chest X-ray. From there, treatment of the symptoms will greatly help lessen the chances of being at risk. So, it is highly recommended that you frequently visit your physician and undergo general check up.

So, if you are a worker in a company that uses asbestos materials, a detailed list of precautionary measures should be implemented in your work area. If such protective measures do not exist, it is best if you discuss that with your employer. Besides, prevention is better than cure.  To prevent yourself from being exposed is for you to take the necessary action to avoid such exposure.