Products That Contain Asbestos
All around where we live and work
What is common to many asbestos-containing products is that they were (are) used to contain heat, i.e., to provide thermal insulation.
It is impossible to list all of the products that have, at one time or another, contained asbestos. However, in 29 years of pursuing justice for the victims of asbestos exposure, Kazan Law has documented some of the more common asbestos-containing products. Most are used in construction, and a partial list is presented below:
Common building materials made with asbestos
|
Product |
Location |
Percent Asbestos |
Dates of Use |
Binder |
Friable/ Nonfriable |
How fibers can be released |
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ROOFING & SIDING |
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Roofing felts |
Flat, built up roofs |
10-15 |
1910-present |
Asphalt |
Nonfriable |
Replacing, repairing, demolishing |
|
Roof felt shingles |
Roofs |
1 |
1971-1974 |
Asphalt |
Friable |
Replacing, demolishing |
|
Roofing shingles |
Roofs |
20-32 |
?-present |
Portland cement |
Nonfriable |
Replacing, repairing, demolishing |
|
Roofing Tiles |
Roofs |
20-30 |
1930-present |
Portland cement |
Nonfriable |
Replacing, repairing, demolishing |
|
Siding shingles |
Siding |
12-14 |
?-present |
Portland cement |
Nonfriable |
Replacing, repairing, demolishing |
|
Clapboards |
Siding |
12-15 |
1944-1945 |
Portland cement |
Nonfriable |
Replacing, repairing, demolishing |
|
WALLS & CEILINGS |
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Sprayed coating |
Ceilings, walls, and steelwork |
1-95 |
1935-1978 |
Portland cement, sodium silicate, organic binders |
Friable |
Water damage, deterioration, impact |
|
Troweled coating |
Ceilings, walls |
1-95 |
1936-1978 |
Portland cement, sodium silicate |
Friable |
Water damage, deterioration, impact |
|
Asbestos-cement sheet |
Near heat sources such as fireplaces, boilers |
20-50 |
1930-present |
Portland cement |
Nonfriable |
Cutting, sanding, scraping |
|
Spackle |
Walls, ceilings |
3-5 |
1930-1978 |
Starch, casein, synthetic resins |
Friable |
Cutting, sanding, scraping |
|
Joint compounds |
Walls, ceilings |
3-5 |
1945-1977 |
Asphalt |
Friable |
Cutting, sanding, scraping |
|
Textured paints |
Walls, ceilings |
4-15 |
?-1978 |
|
Friable |
Cutting, sanding, scraping |
|
Millboard, rollboard |
Walls, commercial buildings |
80-85 |
1925-? |
Starch, lime, clay |
Friable |
Cutting, demolition |
|
Vinyl wallpaper |
Walls |
6-8 |
? |
|
Nonfriable |
Removal, sanding, dry scraping, cutting |
|
Insulation board |
Walls |
30 |
? |
Silicates |
Friable |
Removal, sanding, dry scraping, cutting |
|
FLOORS |
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Vinyl-asbestos tile |
Floors |
21 |
1950-1980? |
Poly(vinyl)-chloride |
Nonfriable |
Removal, sanding, dry scraping, cutting |
|
Asphalt-asbestos tile |
Floors |
26-33 |
1920-1980? |
Asphalt |
Nonfriable |
Removal, sanding, dry scraping, cutting |
|
Resilient sheet flooring |
Floors |
30 |
1950-1980? |
Dry oils |
Nonfriable |
Removal, sanding, dry scraping, cutting |
|
Mastic adhesives |
Sheet flooring and tile backing |
5-25 |
1945-1980? |
Asphalt |
Friable |
Removal, sanding, dry scraping, cutting |
|
PIPES & BOILERS |
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Cement pipe and fittings |
Water and sewer mains |
20-? |
1935-present |
Portland cement |
Nonfriable |
Demolition, cutting, removing |
|
Block insulation |
Boilers |
6-15 |
1890-1978 |
Magnesium carbonate, calcium silicate |
Friable |
Damage, cutting, deterioration |
|
Preformed pipe wrap |
Pipes |
50 |
1926-1975 |
Magnesium carbonate, calcium silicate |
Friable |
Damage, cutting, deterioration |
|
Corrugated asbestos paper |
Pipes, high temp., moderate temp. |
90 35-70 |
1935-1980? 1910-1980? |
Sodium silicate, starch |
Friable |
Damage, cutting, deterioration |
|
Paper tape |
Furnaces, steam valves, flanges, electrical wiring |
80 |
1901-1980 |
Polymers, starches, silicates |
Friable |
Tearing, deterioration |
|
Putty (mudding) |
Plumbing joints |
20-100 |
1900-1973 |
Clay |
Friable |
Water damage, cutting, deterioration |
Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency
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