Types of asbestos

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The hazard is the inhalation of respirable fibres that are too short and fine to be screened out by the body's natural filter mechanisms. The risk depends on the type, friability (extent to which the fibres are bound into the matrix material), percentage content, condition, location and surface treatment or degree...

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