ASBESTOS EXAMS BUNDLE

Individuals who smoke and are exposed to asbestos gave a much greater chance of contracting lung cancer than those who do not; the compound effect of both carcinogens can be called. . - Answer-Synergistic effect Which of the following activities are expected to create high concentrations of asbes...

What are common symptoms of mesothelioma? - Answer-Persistent stomach pain, persistent shortness of breath, persistent chest pain Which of the of the following is a common symptom of lung cancer? - Answer-Persistent cough or change in cough pattern Which of the following is necessary insurance...

ASB exposure is effected by exposure, accessibility, ________, and ______ - Answer-water exposure and vibration What is the expression measurement for fibers per cubic centimeter? - Answer-f/cc Modifications of withdrawls to bids are effective - Answer-when filed before the opening of bids and...

Asbestos is generic term used for any of the 6 types of naturally occurring mineral fibers. - Answer-How is the word "asbestos" used in the industry? All asbestos minerals fibers contain silicate with varying proportions of mangnesium, iron, calcium, aluminum, sodium and other trace elements. -...

What are the characteristics of asbestos? - Answer-Hazardous substance, incombustible, chemical resistant, fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate. What are the six silicate minerals that make up asbestos? - Answer-Amosite, chrysotile, templite, actinloite, anthrophyllite, and crocidolite. ...

What is another name for trachea? - Answer-Wind Pipe Who is the largest producer of asbestos in the world? - Answer-Russia Who is the largest provider of asbestos to the United States? - Answer-Canada What is a cancer of the covering of the lung or lining of the chest or abdominal cavities ...

Characteristics of asbestos: - Answer-Fibrous mineral, fireproof, acid resistant, heat resistant from 500-1500 Celsius. How many types of asbestos containing materials are there? - Answer-2 friable, and non-friable Friable asbestos: - Answer-Can be crumbled by hand, used in sheet gasket materi...

Name four characteristics of asbestos - Answer-Naturally occurring, fibrous, hydrated, mineral and silicates What type of asbestos is the fibrous serpentine - Answer-chrysotile (white asbestos) Name the 5 amphiboles - Answer-Amosite Tremolite Actinolite Crocidolite Anthopyllite Name p...

ACM - Answer-Greater than 1% Most common type of asbestos - Answer-Chrysotile How many products contain asbestos - Answer-3,000 Vermiculite - Answer-A material that is NOT a type of asbestos but could have been contaminated when it's mined from the ground in Libby, Montana. Friable - An...

What is Asbestos? - Answer-Asbestos is a group of SIX (1 serpentine, 5 amphiboles) -naturally occurring -fibrous -hydrated -mineral silicates What are the four characteristics that make up Asbestos? - Answer--naturally occurring -fibrous -hydrated -mineral silicates What are the TWO cat...

Asbestos - Answer-Subject of much industrial promise, pain& suffering, legal action, and controversy 1. Magic Mineral 2. Asbestosis& Mesothelioma 3. Law Suits 4. Abatement of ACM What is Asbestos - Answer-1. A Greek term given because of flame-resistant properties ( Asbestos meaning mea...