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filter. Small wonder, then, that
asbestos, which had been khowi " ancttnB^
in effect, rediscoyered less', than ored years ago tnthe age ofmd
expansion, it was put to work.
Since rAat;;?timeii'f:,the' Mein
isbestos has nseh almost as fast; Muffilcouidj.hi;; mined;: from i'thi
aiid milled from its host r<Kk.-Iii
whentheworld'sfimcommere bestos mine was opened at in thesProvince of Quebec, onlj
hundred itons of. the^ mineral " duced. By 1910, annual world j
tion had jumped to thirty thb tons; by the middle thirties, it?Km
creased to five-hundred thousand to ! and > today - the total output is^n}
than: four million tons a yeair^ >!:
{until a;fewyears ago.asbestpeg
often called "the;i mineral of a jh-1
sand uses" by those who sold
thislabelhashecomeohsolete.espjf [j
nly: in! the United: States, whertSjj ; festimated , that asbestos may haV$
many as! ithree thousand! different i
dustrial applications. The United^SG,! 4 I is the largest consumer of asbestos
- (^ndemen of; U3te who re lookin| for * prticnlHy peUl Kirt needs
the ;!wbrldii;'impbrtmeiYhearlyi; a m3j
only tolook it the !Cnifhton colIection. Thii ene, o{ deep: blue; tusurioot
cotton broadcloth striped with chalk, is enhanced byour superb Wilshire ; .. colUr you ctn tUo wear pmaea;I( f 'ibbut;So30 ftt;telect shops. Thej nave , (ZT7 JTi <
tons aycar.mostly chrysonle fr |
Ganadavrahdt.l'sihcei;
ninetyrl
, it iii button down too. CREICHTON SHIRTMAKERS. RE10SVILLE, N.Chii iu. per, cent of this amount iise3$$
combination' with iother raw niati
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alsp--such as Portland; cement, and vinyl and otherplastics--asbesto presentasanVinvisibleandanonymi
ingredient ~in amyriad of indusl products, many; of ,which are_ns_ identified as containing asbestos es
though iit may constitute! tipi to fifty) i
cent of their content:
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The asbestos-cement industry, wh ;
B^m'e^pfihcij^lj^bnsumerlpf[Mie mi ;
efal/ makes shingles for robfing^ : " 'ingi [sheets' !fpr .'exteribrand^iifCBRi.'
walls>insulationboard,clapboard,^c;
,in^fer|ejec^pirtpibr^`! pipi1Vcar.. ; wattf,ikwageAahd1;gaSiiahd';humerr .
Other products. : Asbestos textiles ..
usedMbt;ioMyt^iM^?w99^.:
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tains but also in lagging and other; sulaong wrapping, in conveyor belt and safety clothing, in pot holde
ironingrboard ispoversv: ;drapeijies,[i tu
indj
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gas maslcsandiihjthe.processingoi .fr ^
juioM;M9^f>!-|^?!Vl?if>d|medic!h**> 3 ;
plane fittings. stove and iamp/wic : sparkplugs,1 'ih^|fire|hpse'i;,;The,';eleci ;
wjM^HlPJh'ntl.hi^dst^^MMli.depenc
for years on asbestos yarn and tape'
insulating; conductors ranging , fr<
nne>gauge wire to heavy cable, a
woven' asbestos ;fiie]S6lh.';"';i*teri*l-
svicK'.'-asjib'rakeVlimh`0:<and-Vdutch. '-fr.
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