Asbestos

Question 1

What is asbestos

Answer 1

• A heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral that can be woven into fabrics and is used in fire-resistant and insulating materials such as break linings.

Question 2

Which part of the asbestos is indestructible: the mineral or the products?

Answer 2

only the minerals

Question 3

Trends in world production of asbestos

Answer 3

• Rose steadily until 1980s and then began to fall.

- Now only chrystolite asbestos is produced

Question 4

Which country has the greatest asbestos production and consumption?

Answer 4

Russia

- Total across countries is 2,130,000

Question 5

Which country has the greatest asbestos imports?

Answer 5

Japan

Question 6

Examples of Asbestos products

Answer 6

• Insulation pads
• Spray-on insulation in buildings
  •To prevent structural damage to a building
  • To fight wind

Question 7

Cause of asbestos in urban cities

Answer 7

uncovered transportation of materials

Question 8

Means of human asbestos exposure

Answer 8

inhaled dust

Question 9

Friable vs. non-friable asbestos

Answer 9

• Friable = easily crumbled or pulverized to powder
  •More dangerous cuz it gets airborne easily
• Non-friable = cant be easily crumbled
  • A little safer since there is less chance lots of it gets into the air

Question 10

Major Asbestos-Related DIseases

Answer 10

• Asbestosis
• Lung cancer
• Mesothelioma
• Tumors

Question 11

Why do private schools kids have more asbestos exposure?

Answer 11

they have more money to get maintenance

Question 12

Asbestos Exposure Pyramid

Answer 12

• Worst off: millers and miners
• Asbestos users
• Asbestos producers
• Asbestos processors
  •Factory products
• Household contact/ consumer product contact

Question 13

Asbestos equation

Answer 13

exposure duration x intensity = disease risk

Question 14

Asbestos in more harmful in the form of wet/dry materials. (Pick one)

Answer 14

dry

Question 15

Which type of workers have the most mortality in US?

Answer 15

Coal workers in coal mines

Question 16

Mesothelioma

Answer 16

• Aggressive cancer affecting the membrane lining of lungs and abdomen
• Long latency period (25+ years after exposure)
• 3 types
  • Pleural - lungs protective lining in chest
  • Pertoneal - abdominal cavity
  • Pericardial - cardiac cavity

Question 17

Asbestosis

Answer 17

• A chronic lung disease characterized by a scarring of lung tissues, which leads to long term breathing complications.
• The disease does not have a cure
• Prognosis: decent
• Can not a form of lung cancer or mesothelioma
• Can live for a long time with it

Question 18

How can ore contribute to the asbestos problem?

Answer 18

• Can be contaminated with tremolite

- Caused by vermiculite processing