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Usage

Uses

1. Used in Construction Industry:
Asbestos, Amosite is used as a construction material for its fire-resistant and insulating properties. It is valued for its ability to strengthen and reinforce building materials, as well as for its heat and electrical insulation capabilities.
2. Used in Automotive Industry:
In the automotive industry, Asbestos, Amosite is used as a component in brake shoes and clutch pads due to its heat-resistant and insulating properties. This helps to reduce the risk of brake failure and improve the overall performance of the vehicle.
3. Used in Shipbuilding Industry:
Asbestos, Amosite is utilized in the shipbuilding industry for its fire-resistant and insulating properties. It is used in the construction of fire doors, bulkheads, and other structural components to enhance the safety and durability of the vessel.
4. Used in Roofing and Insulation:
Asbestos, Amosite is used in roofing materials and insulation products for its heat and fire-resistant properties. It helps to protect buildings from heat and fire hazards, as well as to improve energy efficiency by reducing heat loss.
5. Used in Cement and Plastics Industry:
In the cement and plastics industry, Asbestos, Amosite is used as a reinforcing agent to improve the strength and durability of the final product. It is also used for its heat and electrical insulation properties in various applications.

Safety Profile

Confirmed human carcinogen with experimental carcinogenic, neoplastigenic, and tumorigenic data. Mutation data reported.

Potential Exposure

Most asbestos is used in the construction industry. Much of it is firmly bonded, i.e., the asbestos is “locked in” in such products as floor tiles, asbestos cements, and roofing felts, and shingles; while the remaining 8% is friable or in powder forms present in insulation materials, asbestos cement powders, and acoustical products. As expected, these latter materials generate more airborne fibers than the firmly bonded products. The asbestos used in nonconstruction industries is utilized in such products as textiles; friction material including brake linings and clutch facings; paper, paints, plastics, roof coatings; floor tiles, and miscellaneous other products. Significant quantities of asbestos fibers appear in rivers and streams draining from areas where asbestos-rock outcroppings are found. Some of these outcroppings are being mined. Asbestos fibers have been found in a number of drinking water supplies, but the health implications of ingesting asbestos are not fully documented. Emissions of asbestos fibers into water and air are known to result from mining and processing of some minerals. Exposure to asbestos fibers may occur throughout urban environments perhaps resulting from asbestos from brake linings and the flaking of sprayed asbestos insulation material. In recent years, much effort has been put into removal of asbestos insulation, particularly from schools and other public buildings where worn or exposed asbestos causes public exposure. Incompatibilities: None

Shipping

UN2212 Blue asbestos (Crocidolite) or Brown asbestos (amosite, mysorite), Hazard class: 9; Labels: 9-Miscellaneous hazardous material. UN2590 White asbestos (chrysotile, actinolite, anthophyllite, tremolite), Hazard class: 9; Labels: 9-Miscellaneous hazardous material.

Waste Disposal

Asbestos may be recovered from waste asbestos slurries as an alternative to disposal. Landfilling is an option for disposal if carefully controlled.