What does asbestos do to humans?

• <div><p>When asbestos fibers become airborne, they enter a person's respiratory system. These fibers scar and damage the lungs and often lead to serious cancers like mesothelioma. Like many dangers in the house, asbestos isn’t easy to see when it could be causing serious damage. The amount of time exposed, combined with the person’s tolerance for asbestos inhalation and the amount inhaled, will all contribute to health problems.</p></div>

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Reviewed in June 2023
Experienced for sure! Hard workers & did great quality work. Hoping we get some heavy rain today to put their work to the true test! Cost much more reasonable than others.
Aalcon Company
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Reviewed in April 2023
Very thorough cleaning job with attention to detail.Oven left sparkling.
Hocus Pocus Cleaning
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Reviewed in September 2021
Randall did a radon test which I needed for the sale of my home. He scheduled to install the unit the next day and showed up right on time. He explained everything about the process and left a printed reminder. Before leaving, he scheduled the day and time to pick up the tester - and again, he...
Schmid Home Inspections
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Reviewed in August 2019
Nicole was great with communicating appointment changes and updates from the tech Kevin. The water test was extensive and impressive. I use to be a pool operator years ago, and have not seen that many variations of water tests! Very professional, polite, friendly and efficient.
WaterBoy, LLC
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Reviewed in September 2018
Robert was wonderful to work with! He listened to my concerns and gave recommendations before he came out. When he came and assessed the situation, he was very thorough in checking and explaining. I decided to have the testing done even though there was no definitive evidence of mold; the test...
RC Air & Mold Solutions
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Reviewed in March 2018
Rick and his team were very responsive to our need for mold remediation and did very thorough testing to find the problem. The actual remediation process was very responsibly done and any questions or concerns were addressed. I was very impressed with the whole experience as to how our problem...
PuroClean Emergency Restoration Services
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Reviewed in August 2014
Came as promised and completed a beautiful job just in time for the rain to give it the real test!
Belford Roofing & Seamless Guttering Inc.
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Reviewed in December 2013
Greg is great he came to the house and looked over the issues and provided me several options. He also provided me with contact information to get the diagrams we would need. He even dug by hand trying to locate the problem. All of this at no charge. Once we set the appointment forthe work to...
Liberty Excavating LLC
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Percolation Tests questions, answered by experts

When asbestos fibers become airborne, they enter a person's respiratory system. These fibers scar and damage the lungs and often lead to serious cancers like mesothelioma. Like many dangers in the house, asbestos isn’t easy to see when it could be causing serious damage. The amount of time exposed, combined with the person’s tolerance for asbestos inhalation and the amount inhaled, will all contribute to health problems.

The microscopic asbestos fibers do not cause eye irritation, throat irritation, or lung irritation. If you are inhaling fibers, you will not know it. This lack of immediate symptoms is one of the reasons why asbestos is so dangerous. You cannot know for certain if you are inhaling fibers, which is why you must wear safety gear if you could have any chance of an exposure while working.

While asbestos can’t be directly absorbed through the skin—the fibers are too big—skin contact can still produce symptoms. Contact dermatitis can flare up in sensitive individuals but in most cases, the danger from asbestos comes from inhaling the fibers, or dust, that is produced when asbestos is disturbed. If you touch asbestos by accident, immediately wash yourself and your clothes.

Older textures may contain asbestos, requiring careful handling and professional inspection before work begins to ensure safety compliance.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned the use of asbestos pipe insulation in certain applications in 1975. It released further bans in 1989 and 2019. While asbestos pipe insulation was common from the 1930s to 1970s, its use fell off after the 1970s due to public concern and the EPA's actions.

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