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  2. 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 ...

  3. Health impact of asbestos - Wikipedia

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    As a result, illness occurred not only in the widespread primary industries using asbestos, such as the asbestos mining and processing businesses, but also across industries that might handle their products (construction and demolition, repairs, fire safety), persons who disturbed asbestos products in their homes or workplaces, and even those ...

  4. Asbestos abatement - Wikipedia

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    Examples of buildings that required asbestos removal include the Jussieu Campus and the Tour Montparnasse. An asbestos-containing building that is to be torn down may have to be sealed, and to have its asbestos safely removed before ordinary demolition can be performed. The asbestos removal may take longer and cost more than the actual demolition.

  5. Asbestos-related diseases - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos-related diseases are disorders of the lung and pleura caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres. Asbestos-related diseases include non-malignant disorders such as asbestosis (pulmonary fibrosis due to asbestos), diffuse pleural thickening, pleural plaques, pleural effusion, rounded atelectasis and malignancies such as lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma.

  6. Necro (rapper) - Wikipedia

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    Necro has also rapped, "I live scarface scenes" in "Gory Days", [37] and rapped Montana's infamous quote, "you fuck with me you fucking with the best", [citation needed] whilst sampling the quote simultaneously in "asBESTos".

  7. These are the movie quotes everyone gets wrong - AOL

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    The correct quote is 'If you build it, he will come.' 'Wall Street' Though Gordon Gekko definitely thinks greed is good, his quote is actually 'Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.'

  8. Asbestosis - Wikipedia

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    The first lawsuits against asbestos manufacturers occurred in 1929. Since then, many lawsuits have been filed against asbestos manufacturers and employers, for neglecting to implement safety measures after the link between asbestos, asbestosis and mesothelioma became known (some reports seem to place this as early as 1898 in modern times). The ...

  9. List of film misquotes - Wikipedia

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    Greed is good. [1] [4] The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Gordon Gekko: Michael Douglas: Wall Street: 1987 If you build it, they will come. [1] [5] If you build it, he will come. Shoeless Joe Jackson; also a disembodied voice Ray Liotta: Field of Dreams: 1989 Life is like a box of chocolates.