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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. Asbest - Wikipedia

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    Asbest (Russian: Асбе́ст) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Reft River (right tributary of the Pyshma) on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains, 70 kilometers (43 mi) northeast of Yekaterinburg.

  4. Food packaging - Wikipedia

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    Testing modified atmosphere in a plastic bag of carrots. Food packaging is a packaging system specifically designed for food and represents one of the most important aspects among the processes involved in the food industry, as it provides protection from chemical, biological and physical alterations. [1]

  5. Public good - Wikipedia

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    Asset management; Appropriation; Lindahl tax; Build–operate–transfer; Design–bid–build; Design–build; Earmark; European green infrastructure; Fixed cost

  6. Insulated shipping container - Wikipedia

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    Insulated shipping containers are a type of packaging used to ship temperature sensitive products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, organs, blood, biologic materials, vaccines [1] and chemicals.

  7. Momofuku Ando - Wikipedia

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    Momofuku Ando (Japanese: 安藤 百福, Hepburn: Andō Momofuku, March 5, 1910 – January 5, 2007), born Go Pek-Hok (Chinese: 吳百福; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Pek-hok), was the Taiwanese-born Japanese inventor and businessman who founded Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. [4] He is known as the inventor of Nissin Chikin Ramen (instant noodles) and the creator of the brands Top Ramen and Cup Noodles.

  8. Cluster & Eno - Wikipedia

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    Cluster & Eno is a collaborative album by German electronic music group Cluster and English ambient musician Brian Eno.The style of this album is a collection of gentle melodies: a mixture of Eno's ambient sensibilities and Cluster's avant-garde style.

  9. Papeda (food) - Wikipedia

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    Papeda, or bubur sagu, is a type of congee made from sago starch. It is a staple food of the people indigenous to Eastern Indonesia, namely parts of Sulawesi, [1] the Maluku Islands and coastal Papua. [2]