Posts Tagged ‘health’

asbestos particles (2010-9-29)

asbestos question?

When asbestos is removed from a house by asbestos removalers if some of the particles become airborn how long do they stay in the air outside?

maybe about 15-30 minutes depending on the concntretion
CHC Asbestosis- Dr. Haran Ratna

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asbestos health issues (2010-9-29)

Cracks in bedroom walls , can Asbestos (if there is any) Escape?

I live in a maybe a 50 year old house which has cracks in the corners and down the edges of the bedroom walls, just worried if there is Asbestos, can it be a health issue, like can the Asbestos fly out through the [...]

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copd asbestos (2010-9-28)

what is Kapok is it asbestos how was it used?

COPD, lung disease,

Kapok, in those old clunky life jackets, is a plant fiber. It is grown like cotton or flax.
Because it was bulky and light (until wet), it was used to fill up plastic changer in “life jackets” (personal floatation devices). Even [...]

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