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The roof is sheeted with corrugated fibro sheets and the walls with flat fibro sheeting, with fibro battens covering the joints. Example of asbestos cement siding and lining on a post-war temporary house in Yardley, Birmingham. Nearly 40,000 of these structures were built between 1946 and 1949 to house families.
Photograph of a placard with NA number 3082. The NA numbers (North American Numbers are assigned by the United States Department of Transportation, supplementing the larger set of UN numbers, for identifying hazardous materials. NA numbers largely duplicate UN numbers, however a selection of additional numbers are provided for materials that ...
Asbestos (/ æ s ˈ b ɛ s t ə s, æ z-,-t ɒ s / ass-BES-təs, az-, -toss) [1] is a group of naturally occurring, toxic, carcinogenic and fibrous silicate minerals.There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre (particulate with length substantially greater than width) [2] being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into ...
Alkyl sulfonic acids, liquid or Aryl sulfonic acids, liquid with not more than 5 percent free sulfuric acid UN 2587: 6.1: Benzoquinone: UN 2588: 6.1: Pesticides, solid, toxic, not otherwise specified UN 2589: 6.1: Vinyl chloroacetate: UN 2590: 9: White asbestos (chrysotile, actinolite, anthophyllite, tremolite) UN 2591: 2: Xenon, refrigerated ...
List of UN numbers 1001 to 1100; List of UN numbers 1101 to 1200; List of UN numbers 1201 to 1300; List of UN numbers 1301 to 1400; List of UN numbers 1401 to 1500; List of UN numbers 1501 to 1600; List of UN numbers 1601 to 1700; List of UN numbers 1701 to 1800; List of UN numbers 1801 to 1900; List of UN numbers 1901 to 2000
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified meaning a collective entry to which substances, mixtures, solutions or articles may be assigned if a) they are not mentioned by name in 3.2 Dangerous Goods List AND b) they exhibit chemical, physical and/or dangerous properties corresponding to the Class, classification code, packing group and the name and description of the n.o.s. entry [2]
Recycling codes on products. Recycling codes are used to identify the materials out of which the item is made, to facilitate easier recycling process.The presence on an item of a recycling code, a chasing arrows logo, or a resin code, is not an automatic indicator that a material is recyclable; it is an explanation of what the item is made of.
In 1943, Johns-Manville suppressed a report confirming the link between asbestos and cancer. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, the company faced thousands of individual and class action lawsuits based on asbestos-related injuries such as asbestosis, lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma. Many new settlements included offering $600 for ...