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Asbestos

earth science Maturity 7-9

Some rocks have tiny threads.

Heat-resistant asbestos fabric.jpg
Heat-resistant asbestos fabric.jpg
These threads do not burn. People used them for many years. They made things like cloth. But these threads can hurt us. They can make our lungs sick. We must be very careful. Do you see any old buildings?
Asbestos ceiling.jpg
Asbestos ceiling.jpg

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File:Asbestos mining 1876.jpg
Asbestos mining 1876.jpg
File:Asbestos, Quebec, Canada.jpg
Asbestos, Quebec, Canada.jpg
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Asbestos iron ad.jpg
File:Heat-resistant asbestos fabric.jpg
Heat-resistant asbestos fabric.jpg
File:Rockbestos- the asbestos covered wire ad in Exhibitor's Herald The Independent Film Trade Paper (weekly, September 18, 1926 to December 11, 1926) - Internet Archive - exhibitorsherald27unse (page 1360 crop).jpg
Rockbestos- the asbestos covered wire ad...
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Epa 450 2-78-014 march 1978 asbestos...
File:Guy's Hospital- Life in a London Hospital, England, 1941 D2325.jpg
Guy's Hospital- Life in a London...
File:Industry during the First World War Q28240.jpg
Industry during the First World War Q28240.jpg
File:Asbestos ceiling.jpg
Asbestos ceiling.jpg
File:Durabestos advertisement.jpg
Durabestos advertisement.jpg
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Asbestospla.jpg
File:A laboratory heat spreader made of asbestos, over Teclu burner.jpg
A laboratory heat spreader made of...

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.1 | Vital Level 4