Asbestos In Home
Asbestos in home is a scary thing because it cause deadly lung disease and also mesothelioma. Asbestos is natural fiber that are being used for insulation, tiles and other home material that are build before 1990.
Asbestos are being used in home material because of its unique material. Its strong fiber and heat resistant compound make them lasts for a long period of time.
To know if your house have asbestos or not you could use Pro-Lab AS108 Asbestos Do It Yourself Test Kit
When you know that there are still many asbestos being used in your home. Should you worry about it? Generally if the asbestos material is still intact and not broken then it should be fine. However, if you see the asbestos material seems to be broken and crumbling then you should be worry.
Photo credited to: U.S. Army Environmental Command / 4457647660
Crumbling asbestos could have the material circulating in the air and when you breathe air that has asbestos in it then you might get lung disease or mesothelioma.
If you want to make a renovation on the house that have asbestos material in it then don’t do it yourself. Ask an expert on the renovation whether its going to disturb the material or not.
Why you should not do it yourself? Watch the video on how to work on asbestos. See how much item and precaution that you need to deal with the material. Its like you are working with a radioactive material, where everything needs to be covered and everything should be removed after used.
posted: 11 November 10
under: Daily Stuff