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Asbestos exam with correct answersWhat 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.
How many current and retired workers are exposed to asbestos? - Answer -8-10 million
Of the 8-10 million current and retired workers that are exposed to asbestos, what
percentage will die of cancer due to asbestos? - Answer -30-40%
What are the uses of asbestos? - Answer -Used in building materials, brake lining,
textile, insulation paints, plastics, caulking compounds, floor tiles, cement roofing paper,
radiator covers, gas mask filters, conveyor belts, pot-holders, ironing board cover,
theater curtains.
Where can you find asbestos? - Answer -Through outcroppings of natural minerals,
deteriorating asbestos-containing minerals, demolition/renovation of asbestos-
containing buildings, and from mining and factories.
What is it called when your lungs have been affected by asbestos? - Answer -
Asbestosis
What is asbestosis? - Answer -Chronic disease causing scarring of the lungs;
irreversible
What percentage of lung cancers are due to asbestos and cigarette smoking? - Answer
-20-25%
What is mesothelioma? - Answer -Marker disease for asbestos exposure causing lung
or stomach cancer.
What is the latency period of mesothelioma? - Answer -25-40 years post exposure
What parts of the gastrointestinal cancer does asbestos affect? - Answer -esophagus,
stomach, colon or rectum
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