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  2. Asbestos abatement - Wikipedia

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    The Utah State Prison underwent a full asbestos removal before its demolition. [10] New innovative methods for asbestos removal have been used. One example is the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s B238 building, where a track mounted wet cutting saw with a diamond blade was used in order to cut the building into small sections.

  3. Asbestos - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Orangeburg pipe - Wikipedia

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    Orangeburg pipe (also known as "fiber conduit", "bituminous fiber pipe" or "Bermico" or "sand pipe") is bituminized fiber pipe used in the United States. It is made from layers of ground wood pulp fibers and asbestos fibres compressed with and bound by a water resistant adhesive then impregnated with liquefied coal tar pitch .

  5. Shrink wrap - Wikipedia

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    Shrink wrap can be used for environmental containments to facilitate safe removal of asbestos, lead and other hazards. Shrink wrap is sometimes used to wrap up books, especially adult-oriented ones and premium comics and manga , mainly to preserve their mint condition, as casual previewing prior to purchase wears or damages stock, rendering it ...

  6. Oakum - Wikipedia

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    Oakum and tools for caulking Hemp Prisoners picking oakum at Coldbath Fields Prison in London. Oakum is a preparation of tarred fibers used to seal gaps. Its traditional application was in shipbuilding for caulking or packing the joints of timbers in wooden vessels and the deck planking of iron and steel ships. [1]

  7. Sustainable engineering - Wikipedia

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    The effects may not manifest themselves for decades. In the mid-twentieth century, designers specified the use of what are now known to be hazardous building materials, such as asbestos flooring, pipe wrap and shingles, lead paint and pipes, and even structural and mechanical systems that may have increased the exposure to molds and radon ...

  8. International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and ...

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    The International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (AWIU or Insulators) is a trade union in the United States and Canada, founded in 1903.It is affiliated with the AFL–CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress and the North America's Building Trades Unions.

  9. Cured-in-place pipe - Wikipedia

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    It is a jointless, seamless pipe lining within an existing pipe. As one of the most widely used rehabilitation methods, CIPP has applications in sewer, water, gas, chemical and district heating pipelines ranging in diameter from 0.1 to 2.8 meters (2–110 inches).