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Better Things for Better Living (Part II)
The dangers of asbestos and its replacement
In recent coating past asbestos was considered an excellent product and the houses were sides of the same. These trim panels are still in the same house and have needed no repairs or maintenance. In addition to fire-resistant houses for all these years, they look like new. Interestingly, at first, nobody had any idea that when asbestos inhaled becomes deadly. However, it is only when asbestos is disturbed that it becomes a health threat to humans.
Asbestos is a natural material unusual qualities was commonly used in buildings for insulation. It is strong enough to withstand high temperatures, chemical attack and wear. Poor conductor, is well insulated against heat and electricity. Asbestos crystals are long and flexible, silky fibers, so it can become a variety of ways. It can be yarn, woven fabric or braided rope. Asbestos can also be added to materials as diverse as cotton and cement. This combination of properties gives asbestos performance capabilities that are difficult to match.
Asbestos is commonly found in ceiling tiles, flooring and pipes. Asbestos becomes a danger only when it is altered, causing the fibers to become airborne. This is commonly known as friable asbestos, while intact asbestos is known as asbestos non-friable. Becomes friable asbestos in the air and human lungs are susceptible to it while breathing in the fibers in the air. Although research has yet to determine a safe level of exposure to asbestos, one thing is certain, the longer the exposure, the greater the risk becomes for developing an illness with asbestos.
Doctors often compare the hazards associated with asbestos to cigarette smoking. The more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk of developing lung cancer. Similarly, the more it is exposed to asbestos, the greater the likelihood of developing an asbestos-related disease. This is why asbestos poisoning is often called an occupational hazard disease, because people who usually work with the material are most at risk of developing an asbestos-related disease.
In general, there are three diseases that are triggered by inhaling asbestos fibers: asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer. Asbestosis is caused when inhaled asbestos fibers are trapped in the lungs. In response, the body tries to dissolve the fibers by producing an acid that in addition to destroying the fibers, used to heal lung tissues as well. Finally, scarring can be so severe that lungs may be unable to function. The time from exposure to the manifestation of asbestosis in most patients is between 25 to 40 years. Mesothelioma is cancer tissue of the lungs. This is the only cancer linked to asbestos. The time from exposure to manifestation of mesothelioma is 15 to 35 years. Cancer of the lungs can also be caused by exposure to asbestos. However, the chances of developing lung cancer from asbestos increases significantly with smoking. The period of exposure to the manifestation of lung cancer from exposure to asbestos is also 15 to 35 years.
Despite many common myths, initial exposure can not be detected by medical x-rays or physiological symptoms. Asbestos exposure does not cause headaches, fever or muscle aches. Symptoms of exposure go unnoticed for at least 15 years. However, at the time of manifestation, doctors can determine exposure to asbestos. The risk of exposure to asbestos increases its presence in building materials. The work in ceilings and floors can cause asbestos to become friable. Therefore, non-friable asbestos is often recommended to be left intact instead of getting her out as asbestos not only chip away or break down, but must be physically altered as a threat to human health.
When asbestos is required to be removed, either before or during a construction project, or because to an accidental disturbance, state laws require certain precautions and procedures are followed. These rules are intended to ensure that they take those taken measures during removal proceedings, and any health and safety related precautions are taken. Here's a good argument can be made that well-preserved objects asbestos can be safely left in place, but the invisible danger of asbestos is so disturbing that even the stingy school boards are paying large sums of money to remove asbestos from wherever you are older.
Surprisingly, while today we hear a lot of aluminum, which is widely used in the coating, do not talk much about "vinyl" which is usually polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a polymer of vinyl chloride, CH2 = CHCl have hundreds of vinyl chloride monomer in each polymer molecule. Besides their use in coatings and flooring, is widely used in the tubes used in the pipeline and many other articles of daily use. However, both these asbestos substitutes are not without drawbacks and dangers. While the aluminum ions have been correlated with onset of disease Alzimer in case of fire, the PVC, in addition to adding fuel to the fire, the HCl gas emissions, which is dangerous. Therefore, both of aluminum and vinyl chloride monomer should be handled with care and caution because aluminum is neuro-toxic PVC is a serious carcinogen and has been accused of several deaths.
Although aluminum is not considered a heavy metal like cadmium, mercury and lead, it becomes toxic in excessive amounts, even in small quantities that are deposited in the brain. Many of the aluminum toxicity symptoms similar to Alzheimer's disease and osteoporosis. Colic, rickets, problems gastrointestinal interference with calcium metabolism, extreme nervousness, anemia, headaches, decreased liver and kidney function, memory loss, speech problems, softening of the bones and sore muscles can be caused by aluminum toxicity.
Aluminum is excreted by the kidneys, therefore toxic amounts can impair kidney function. Aluminum can also accumulate in the brain that causes seizures and reduced mental alertness. The brain is protected with a blood-brain barrier, which filters the blood before it arrives. Elemental aluminum does not pass easily through this barrier, but certain compounds contents of Al, such as aluminum fluoride do. Interestingly, many municipal water supplies are treated with aluminum sulfate and aluminum fluoride. These two Chemicals can also be easily combined in the blood. Aluminium fluoride is also little excreted in urine.
When there is a high level of absorption of aluminum and silicon, the combination may result in an accumulation of certain compounds in the cerebral cortex and can prevent nerve impulses are leading to and from the brain properly. Calcium deficiency in the long run may further aggravate the condition. Workers in aluminum smelting plants on a long-term basis have been known to experience dizziness, poor coordination, balance problems and fatigue. It has been said that the accumulation of aluminum in the brain could be a possible cause of these problems.
It is estimated that the average person takes between 3 and 10 milligrams of aluminum per day. Aluminum is the most abundant metallic element produced by the earth. Can be absorbed by the body through the digestive tract, lungs and skin, and is also absorbed by and accumulates in the tissues of the body. Aluminum is found naturally in our air, water and soil. It is also used in the process of making pots and pans, utensils and foil. Other articles and nonprescription analgesics, anti-inflammatory products, and shower preparations also contain aluminum. Aluminum is also an additive in most of the powders baking, is used in food processing, and is present in deodorants, toothpaste, dental amalgams, bleached flour, grated cheese, table salt, and beer, (especially when the beer is in aluminum cans). The largest source of aluminum, however, comes from our municipal water supplies. Overuse of antacids is also a common cause of aluminum toxicity, especially for those with kidney problems. Many antacids contain amounts aluminum hydroxide can be too much for the kidneys to handle properly.
Here one may ask as to what we can do to prevent aluminum toxicity to happen to ourselves and our families.
1. Eat a diet that is high in fiber and includes apple pectin.
2. The use of steel steel, glass, iron or kitchen utensils. Stainless steel is the best option.
3. Beware of any product containing aluminum or dihydroxyaluminum.
4. A hair analysis can be used to determine levels of aluminum in the body.
5. Research has shown that the longer cooking in aluminum pots, corrode more and more aluminum is absorbed from food and therefore in the body. Aluminum is more readily dissolved by acid forming foods, such as coffee, cheese, meat, black and green tea, cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, turnips, spinach and radishes.
6. Acid rain leeches aluminum out of land and water.
While some chemical smells fragrant new, in cars bring happiness to users and people like it so much that producers have even gone out with an air freshener, "which takes its smell, but consumers do not even know what they're inhaling. They rarely know that the new car smell is a mixture of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are the release of gases from the plastics inside. Almost around the inside of a car is made of fabric or plastic which is held together by a kind of glue these items out of gas or gas out as some say, are a major not visible but very fragrant cloud of VOC's.
Volatile Organic Compounds are a combination of gases emitted into the atmosphere. Individually these gases can not be addressed as a health risk, but as a whole and its accumulation can cause headaches, nausea and sore throats. Many of the symptoms "Sick building syndrome" can be linked to high levels of VOCs within a structure. Most commonly in the paint, carpets, cleaners, car exhaust, upholstery, adhesives, and all plastics. Even the new car smell is so beloved is the evaporation of gases PVC (polyvinyl chloride). When we opened the plastic packaging of our new shower curtain, it smells too, is the release of gases from the PVC.
PVC plastic or vinyl is one of the worst offenders of the environment and health, however, is the most widely used material. What makes this film so hated is the product creates highly toxic chemical called dioxin and notes. PVC is also difficult to recycle and therefore much of it ends up in our landfills, but perhaps the greatest danger of PVC is the phthalates that are added to it to make it softer and more flexible. toys for children to use the mild version of this PVC. Phthalates are well known endocrine disruptors that can cause damage to the reproductive system of both males and females.
Fortunately, the understanding that PVC is dangerous, is is spreading rapidly. It has reached the mainstream companies and firms engaged in the production of PVC have begun to eliminate it from their products. Consumers are not only awakening to the dangers of PVC, but are also putting pressure on other companies to start the withdrawal process as well. One of the best ways we can do as individuals is to educate our friends and through them society and its friends, non-governmental organizations on this higher level and environmental problems. We must also remember that the only way to stop the PVC from entering our homes is cut into its origin and that's with you and I and all of us, individually and collectively.
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