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Asbestos in Your Home
By: U. S. Govt.
Where Can I Find Asbestos
And When Can It Be A Problem?
Most products made today
do not contain asbestos. Those few products made which still contain asbestos
that could be inhaled are required to be labeled as such. However, until
the 1970s, many types of building products and insulation materials used
in homes contained asbestos. Common products that might have contained
asbestos in the past, and conditions which may release fibers, include:
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STEAM PIPES, BOILERS, and
FURNACE DUCTS insulated with an asbestos blanket or asbestos paper
tape. These materials may release asbestos fibers if damaged, repaired,
or removed improperly.
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RESILIENT FLOOR TILES (vinyl
asbestos, asphalt, and rubber), the backing on VINYL SHEET FLOORING,
and ADHESIVES used for installing floor tile. Sanding tiles can release
fibers. So may scraping or sanding the backing of sheet flooring during
removal.
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CEMENT SHEET, MILLBOARD,
and PAPER used as insulation around furnaces and woodburning stoves.
Repairing or removing appliances may release asbestos fibers. So may
cutting, tearing, sanding, drilling, or sawing insulation.
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DOOR GASKETS in furnaces,
wood stoves, and coal stoves. Worn seals can release asbestos fibers
during use.
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SOUNDPROOFING OR DECORATIVE
MATERIAL sprayed on walls and ceilings. Loose, crumbly, or water-damaged
material may release fibers. So will sanding, drilling, or scraping
the material.
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PATCHING AND JOINT COMPOUNDS
for walls and ceilings, and TEXTURED PAINTS. Sanding, scraping, or
drilling these surfaces may release asbestos.
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