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  2. Health impact of asbestos - Wikipedia

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    Amosite and crocidolite are considered the most hazardous asbestos fiber types; [5] however, chrysotile asbestos has also produced tumors in animals and is a recognized cause of asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma in humans, [6] and mesothelioma has been observed in people who were occupationally exposed to chrysotile, family members of the ...

  3. Chrysotile - Wikipedia

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    Bulk chrysotile has a hardness similar to a human fingernail and is easily crumbled to fibrous strands composed of smaller bundles of fibrils. Naturally-occurring fibre bundles range in length from several millimetres to more than ten centimetres, [ 5 ] although industrially-processed chrysotile usually has shorter fibre bundles.

  4. Injury in animals - Wikipedia

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    Injury in animals is damage to the body caused by wounding, change in pressure, heat or cold, chemical substances, venoms and biotoxins. Injury prompts an inflammatory response in many taxa of animals ; this prompts wound healing , which may be rapid, as in the Cnidaria .

  5. 15 of the Most Dangerous Plants for Dogs, Indoors and Outside

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    Here are the toxic plants you should keep away from your pup, including houseplants and landscape plants.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Substances poisonous to dogs - Wikipedia

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    Human vitamin supplements can damage the digestive tract lining, especially those containing iron, and can lead to kidney and liver damage. [citation needed] Ibuprofen and acetaminophen, commonly known as Motrin or Advil, and Tylenol, can cause liver damage in dogs. Human antidepressant drugs like Celexa can cause neurological problems in dogs.

  8. 12 Things That Are Dangerous for Dogs to Eat - AOL

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    We may need it simply to wake ourselves up, but caffeine raises blood pressure in dogs and can cause cardiac arrhythmias. Pets may also lose muscle control and have tremors or seizures as a result ...

  9. Asbestos and the law - Wikipedia

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    In their complete statement and recommendation to NHRC they have clearly expressed their concern: "White asbestos (chrysotile asbestos) is implicated in so many studies with the following diseases: Mesothelioma (cancer of pleura), Lung Cancer, Peritoneal Cancer, Asbestosis, and is also considered as a cause for Ovarian Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer ...