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[[Asbestos]] is a group of six naturally occuring minerals made up of heat resistant fibres<ref name="asb">[https://www.asbestos.com/asbestos/]</ref>. Asbestos fibres do not dissolve in water or evaporate, they are resistant to heat, fire, chemical and biological degradation and are mechanically strong<ref name="gov">[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asbestos-properties-incident-management-and-toxicology/asbestos-general-information]</ref>. | [[Asbestos]] is a group of six naturally occuring minerals made up of heat resistant fibres<ref name="asb">[https://www.asbestos.com/asbestos/]</ref>. Asbestos fibres do not dissolve in water or evaporate, they are resistant to heat, fire, chemical and biological degradation and are mechanically strong<ref name="gov">[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asbestos-properties-incident-management-and-toxicology/asbestos-general-information]</ref>. | ||
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==Introduction<ref name="asb" />== | ==Introduction<ref name="asb" />== | ||
Asbestos was widely used in construction as an effective insulator, and it can be added to [[Textiles|cloth]], [[paper]], [[Cement Kiln|cement]], [[plastic]] and other materials to make them stronger. Yet when [[asbestos]] dust is inhaled or ingested, the fibres can become permanently trapped in the body. Over decades, trapped [[asbestos]] fibres can cause inflammation, scarring and eventually genetic damage. Exposure to [[asbestos]] can cause cancer and other health conditions. A rare and aggressive cancer called mesothelioma is almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure. Asbestos also causes a progressive lung disease called asbestosis. | Asbestos was widely used in construction as an effective insulator, and it can be added to [[Textiles|cloth]], [[paper]], [[Cement Kiln|cement]], [[plastic]] and other materials to make them stronger. Yet when [[asbestos]] dust is inhaled or ingested, the fibres can become permanently trapped in the body. Over decades, trapped [[asbestos]] fibres can cause inflammation, scarring and eventually genetic damage. Exposure to [[asbestos]] can cause cancer and other health conditions. A rare and aggressive cancer called mesothelioma is almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure. Asbestos also causes a progressive lung disease called asbestosis. | ||
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In this instance the asbestos must be double bagged in appropriately labelled bags which highlights its hazardous contents. | In this instance the asbestos must be double bagged in appropriately labelled bags which highlights its hazardous contents. | ||
High risk asbestos must be managed, transported and disposed of only | High risk asbestos must be managed, transported and disposed of only by approporiately licensed contractors and transferred to licensed [[Hazardous Landfill|hazardous waste landfills]] or to seperate engineered cellls within a [[Landfill]] where [[Stabilised Non-Reactive Hazardous Waste]] can be disposed of. | ||
[[File:Asbestos Skip at a HWRC.jpg|left|thumb|Asbestos Skip at HWRC]] | [[File:Asbestos Skip at a HWRC.jpg|left|thumb|Asbestos Skip at HWRC]] | ||
[[File:Asbestos bag.jpg| | [[File:Asbestos bag.jpg|none|thumb|Asbestos Bag all rights reserved flexipol]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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