Difference between revisions of "Friable asbestos"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A dangerous form of [ | + | A dangerous form of [[asbestos]] in which fibers are brittle and poorly bound. Friable asbestos products may produce dust that can cause respiratory disease. The threshold limit for asbestos is 5 million particles per cubic foot. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 15 January 2014
Description
A dangerous form of Asbestos in which fibers are brittle and poorly bound. Friable asbestos products may produce dust that can cause respiratory disease. The threshold limit for asbestos is 5 million particles per cubic foot.
Synonyms and Related Terms
amiante friable (Fr.); asbestos friáveis (Port.);
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976