Products Containing Asbestos
Asbestos is a natural mineral that was mined by itself or within other ores extensively up until its federal ban in approximately 1980. Several everyday products contained asbestos because of its insulation qualities. However, its uses were not just limited to insulation itself and could be found in anything from clothing to roofing shingles.
The Environmental Protection Agency considers any product containing 1% or more asbestos to be asbestos-containing. A great deal many products fall under this classification. Because of its insulation qualities asbestos was used widely in products that required resistance to temperature transfer or heat containment. For this reason a great deal of home and construction products contained asbestos. Asbestos was banned because of its dangers to human health and because these products were so varied there are a large number of people who may have been affected by asbestos. Some of the products known to have contained asbestos are listed below.
General Products:
Construction Products:
Gold Bond Products:
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Gold Bond Adhesive Asbestos Paper Asbestos Sheets |
Gold Bond Cement Gold Bond Perfo-Lyte Gold Bond Plaster |
Spackle Plaster Gold Bond Tar Paper Other Products |
Cement Products:
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Finishing Cement Furnace Cement Cement Pipes Masonry Fill |
Refractory Cement Cement Siding Cement Wallboard |
HiTemp Products:
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HiTemp Blocks HiTemp Boards |
HiTemp Insulation Cement HiTemp Pipe Covering |
Automotive Products:
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Automotive Hoodliner Disc Brakes Clutches Gasket Material |
Heat Seals Valve Rings Valve Stem Packing |
Ehret Products:
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Ehret Block Ehret Fiber Felt |
Ehret Pipecovering Ehret Products |
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