ABOUT ASBESTOS
Asbestos is a carcinogenic mineral in fiber structure which is resistant to heat, abrasion and chemical substances. It is also known by the names such as ak earth, çorak soil, gök soil, çelpek, höllük or cerensoil.
Asbestos, a natural mineral silicate, has begun to be used in ancient times because of it is a good insulation material. It is known that the use of asbestos bases on the information obtained from archaeological studies 2500 years ago.
After the second half of the nineteenth century it has been recognized as a Magical Mineral because its heat and electrical insulation and it is resistant to rubbing and acids.
But after the second half of the twentieth century, it is determined that it is a carcinogenic substance giving significant harm to human health and the definition of Lethal Dust has been made for the asbestos substance.
The name of the mineral comes from the word "asbestos" which means "not saturated with water" in ancient Greek. Some European countries use the word "Amiantos" for Latin "lekesis" instead of asbestos. 3,000 years ago, the Chinese had made long-fiber white asbestos clothes and wickets of temple lamps made from the same material. In defense of the wars during the wars, asbestos-made war clothing was used to protect the enemy troops from hot water and oil.
Asbestos has been used for centuries and widespread even though the health problems caused by the early twentieth century began to be understood. This is why a need for over 40 years of incubation is required for the emergence of the disease after leftovers and living much shorter than the current people in ancient times.
After the second half of the nineteenth century it has been recognized as a Magical Mineral because its heat and electrical insulation and it is resistant to rubbing and acids.
But after the second half of the twentieth century, it is determined that it is a carcinogenic substance giving significant harm to human health and the definition of Lethal Dust has been made for the asbestos substance.
The name of the mineral comes from the word "asbestos" which means "not saturated with water" in ancient Greek. Some European countries use the word "Amiantos" for Latin "lekesis" instead of asbestos. 3,000 years ago, the Chinese had made long-fiber white asbestos clothes and wickets of temple lamps made from the same material. In defense of the wars during the wars, asbestos-made war clothing was used to protect the enemy troops from hot water and oil.
Asbestos has been used for centuries and widespread even though the health problems caused by the early twentieth century began to be understood. This is why a need for over 40 years of incubation is required for the emergence of the disease after leftovers and living much shorter than the current people in ancient times.
White Asbestos
hrysotile, which is also known as white asbestos its use in many countries, is strictly prohibited. It can be used in fabric production because it is very flexible. It is used in roofs of houses and in corrugated cement roofing materials.
Brown Asbestos
Amosite, known as brown asbestos, is mostly extracted in Africa.
Amosite is very dangerous like other asbestos species.
Blue Asbestos
Crocidolite which is also known as blue asbestos is mostly extracted in Africa and Australia. Crosidolite is known as the most dangerous type of asbestos.
Apart from white, brown and blue asbestos, many other species of asbestos are abundant in nature. The registration and classification of these asbestos species still continues.
hrysotile, which is also known as white asbestos its use in many countries, is strictly prohibited. It can be used in fabric production because it is very flexible. It is used in roofs of houses and in corrugated cement roofing materials.
Brown Asbestos
Amosite, known as brown asbestos, is mostly extracted in Africa.
Amosite is very dangerous like other asbestos species.
Blue Asbestos
Crocidolite which is also known as blue asbestos is mostly extracted in Africa and Australia. Crosidolite is known as the most dangerous type of asbestos.
Apart from white, brown and blue asbestos, many other species of asbestos are abundant in nature. The registration and classification of these asbestos species still continues.
More than 3,000
Asbestos, which has more than 3000 usage areas, has been widely used in the construction sector, in heat and sound insulation, ships, aircraft, in the automobile industry, as lubricants and sealants in machine constructions.
Asbestos, which has more than 3000 usage areas, has been widely used in the construction sector, in heat and sound insulation, ships, aircraft, in the automobile industry, as lubricants and sealants in machine constructions.
Asbestos is extremely carcinogenic. When it enters the body through respiration or drinking water, it causes various diseases, especially cancer. Experts think that it is also possible to penetrate the skin. Some of the diseases caused by asbestos are diseases such as accumulation of fluid between the lung membranes, calcification, thickening of the lungs and formation of connective tissue in the lungs. It can also cause sores on the skin.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) annually divides cancer-causing substances in the world into groups according to their characteristics. Asbestos substance on the agency's list of carcinogenic substances is classified in the first group with the definition of "definitive carcinogen".
Asbestos-related diseases in France cause about 4,000 deaths each year and the number is increasing. Experts predict that more than 120,000 people who have been exposed to asbestos in the UK in the 1960s and 70s will die in the near future due to lung cancer. In countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands, the production and use of asbestos was completely banned at the beginning of the 90's. A young woman who was caught in the past due to cancer of asbestos contaminated by her father's work clothes, who was a shipyard worker, was entitled to compensation from the British Ministry of Defense in 2007.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) annually divides cancer-causing substances in the world into groups according to their characteristics. Asbestos substance on the agency's list of carcinogenic substances is classified in the first group with the definition of "definitive carcinogen".
Asbestos-related diseases in France cause about 4,000 deaths each year and the number is increasing. Experts predict that more than 120,000 people who have been exposed to asbestos in the UK in the 1960s and 70s will die in the near future due to lung cancer. In countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands, the production and use of asbestos was completely banned at the beginning of the 90's. A young woman who was caught in the past due to cancer of asbestos contaminated by her father's work clothes, who was a shipyard worker, was entitled to compensation from the British Ministry of Defense in 2007.
At low rates of asbestos is present in the air we breathe and in drinking water, including natural resources. According to the research, in general exposed to asbestos (apart from the profession) there are ten thousand to one hundred thousand asbestos particles per gram in the lung membrane, which means that every person has millions of particles in their lungs.
EPA has recommended that drinking water should have a density limit of 7 million fibers per liter for long fibers (lengths exceeding 5 μm). Asbestos fibers in the respiratory air have a size of 3.0-20.0 μm and a thickness of 0.01 μm, so they can not be seen with the naked eye.
EPA has recommended that drinking water should have a density limit of 7 million fibers per liter for long fibers (lengths exceeding 5 μm). Asbestos fibers in the respiratory air have a size of 3.0-20.0 μm and a thickness of 0.01 μm, so they can not be seen with the naked eye.
Asbestos is found in many parts of Anatolia and is used unconsciously by the public. The villagers use asbestos on the roofs of their homes, to make their homes whitewashed, and in small children to replace the powders. In the Amasya region and in the Kayalar nomads, the babies are hugged with heated asbestos, known as höllük land. During these applications, asbestos fibers that get into the air are heavily absorbed. Asbestos is also very harmful to workers who work in industrial areas where asbestos is used, as well as peasants who use it to extract and use it.
Çermik and Çüngüş in Diyarbakir, Mihalıççık, Kaymaz and Çifteler in Eskişehir, Tavas in Denizli, Aslanapa and Gediz in Kütahya, Ereğli in Konya, Halkapınar, Ayrancı in Karaman, Yıldızeli in Sivas, Büyüktatlı and Şarkışla in Afşin Kahramanmaraş, Siverek in Şanlıurfa, Maden and Palu in Elazığ districts are places where asbestos-related diseases are frequently seen.
Ministry of Environment and Forestry General Directorate of Environmental Management has forbidden supplying asbestos to the market for production, use, market supply and asbestos products in Turkey as of December 31, 2010.
Çermik and Çüngüş in Diyarbakir, Mihalıççık, Kaymaz and Çifteler in Eskişehir, Tavas in Denizli, Aslanapa and Gediz in Kütahya, Ereğli in Konya, Halkapınar, Ayrancı in Karaman, Yıldızeli in Sivas, Büyüktatlı and Şarkışla in Afşin Kahramanmaraş, Siverek in Şanlıurfa, Maden and Palu in Elazığ districts are places where asbestos-related diseases are frequently seen.
Ministry of Environment and Forestry General Directorate of Environmental Management has forbidden supplying asbestos to the market for production, use, market supply and asbestos products in Turkey as of December 31, 2010.
- Regions that has heat and sound insulation
- Fire doors, fire hoses and blankets, gloves
- Boiler room, engine room, furnace flues
- Hot water / steam lines
- Asbestos-cement sheets and panels
- Brake and clutch linings
- Asbestos fabrics
- All kinds of insulation material
- Seals, gaskets and linings
- Asbestos-containing roofing materials
- Asbestos-containing cement and water supply lines
- Floor coverings and ceiling materials
- Rain gutters, eaves, porches, and in many other areas.
- Fire doors, fire hoses and blankets, gloves
- Boiler room, engine room, furnace flues
- Hot water / steam lines
- Asbestos-cement sheets and panels
- Brake and clutch linings
- Asbestos fabrics
- All kinds of insulation material
- Seals, gaskets and linings
- Asbestos-containing roofing materials
- Asbestos-containing cement and water supply lines
- Floor coverings and ceiling materials
- Rain gutters, eaves, porches, and in many other areas.
Asbestos-containing settlements should be identified, use of asbestos-containing soil by the public is prohibited, and locations of seriously-threatened settlements should be replaced if necessary.
People should be educated about the diseases caused by asbestos.
Archives should be created by conducting a retrospective investigation of asbestos-related diseases. Clinical trials should be initiated by examining in detail the diseases that can develop due to asbestos.
Families who continue to use asbestos soil (interior-exterior plaster material, whitewash, pottery etc.) should be educated. Walls of asbestos-whitewashed houses should be painted again with plastic paint.
Those with risk of mesothelioma should be identified and closely followed.
Doctors should be specially trained in the diseases caused by asbestos.
First of all households, workers and owners of building or facility should identify the type of asbestos in the environment and make Asbestos Management Plan for the control of asbestos exposure. Asbestos disassembly is a next process. All information in your the management plan must be reported.
People should be educated about the diseases caused by asbestos.
Archives should be created by conducting a retrospective investigation of asbestos-related diseases. Clinical trials should be initiated by examining in detail the diseases that can develop due to asbestos.
Families who continue to use asbestos soil (interior-exterior plaster material, whitewash, pottery etc.) should be educated. Walls of asbestos-whitewashed houses should be painted again with plastic paint.
Those with risk of mesothelioma should be identified and closely followed.
Doctors should be specially trained in the diseases caused by asbestos.
First of all households, workers and owners of building or facility should identify the type of asbestos in the environment and make Asbestos Management Plan for the control of asbestos exposure. Asbestos disassembly is a next process. All information in your the management plan must be reported.