Article: Asbestos Shingles: The Deadly Material In Your Home
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Asbestos Shingles: The Deadly Material In Your Home
Asbestos shingles are the roofing material made from asbestos, a mineral fiber. Asbestos was used commonly in a variety of building construction materials because of its insulation and fire-retardant properties. Even today, asbestos is found in older homes in materials such as asbestos roofing shingles, pipes, furnace insulation materials, millboard, textured paints, other coating materials, and floor tiles. Asbestos became popular as an additive to many building materials because of its inherent properties such as softness, pliability and resistance to heat and chemical corrosion. Asbestos that is bonded into finished products such as walls and tile poses minimal or no risk to health as long as it is not damaged or disturbed. However, sawing or drilling of asbestos materials could release...
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