Asbestos

CAS Number

1332-21-4

Synonym

Asbestos fiber; Ascarite; Calidria-asbestos

Occurrence/Use

Heat resistant agent used in construction materials, clothing, disk brake pads, gaskets. Use in the US banned for spray-applied surfacing (1973, 1978, 1990); pipe and block insulation on facility components (1975); papers, flooring felt, and rollboard (1976); artificial embers and wall-patching compounds (1977).

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