Asbestos Definition and 13 Threads

J&J shares plunge 11% after report that the company knew for decades about asbestos in baby powder https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/14/johnson--johnson-shares-drop-on-reuters-report-that-the-company-knew-for-decades-of-asbestos-in-its-baby-powder.html Is it inherent that asbestos is in talc powder...

:cool: Much needed is for some smart person to find a way to cleanse asbestos fibers from the human inner body-this would prevent asbestos related diseases!.Their's lot's of asbestos around.When asbestos are disturbed their microscoptic fibers go airborne,when people inhale these microscoptic...

Example of medical issues against artificial contraceptives: The World Health Organization has classified oral contraceptives as an A-1 level carcinogen, which puts it on the cancer-causing level as asbestos and cigarettes...

This seems to be a high interest topic and nobady else started it so I will. If previous discussion is evidence of a future trend please put on your asbestos underwear before you post. Before you start throwing knives, I will concede that there have been serious mistakes and defective...

Homework Statement The question - A small sphere (emissivity = 0.90, radius r1) is located at the center of a spherical asbestos shell (thickness=1.0cm, outer radius r2). The thickness of the shell is small compared to the inner and outer radii of the shell. The temperature of the small sphere...

http://www.physorg.com/news184310039.html On the company's website it states; Certificates and expert’s reports by accredited independent institutes and labs have documented the following properties: * Physiological harmless * Food safe * Compatible with skin and mucosa * Free of nano...

I'm currently doing a little research in PCM for asbestos ID. My background is in chemistry and I've had to wade through a good deal of mineral classification terminology. My question is this; If cummingtonite and anthophyllite - two of the six recognized species of commercial asbestos fiber -...

It's difficult, especially in hindsight, to assert that we were not justified in fighting in World War II. The world faced a very real threat from a fanatic army bent on conquering and ethnically cleansing not just Europe, but the world. Our involvement liberated Europe and ultimately led to...

The asbestos sheets sometimes used for roofing, to avoid sunlight in front of stores etc, are always corrugated. Can somebody explain why these sheets are corrugated and not flat.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/24/pol-harper-asbestos.html Seriously? Canada was the only developed country to maintain that asbestos should be kept off the hazardous list. Apparently, "Conservative cabinet ministers in Ottawa insisted the lung-cancer-causing substance can be...

how good an insulator is asbestos? (thermal conductivity 0.15 W/ m K). I am trying to determine the thickness of insulation required to reduce the heat loss of a spherical container by half. The answer I calculated it to be is 0.2cm which to me doesn't seem right (too small?) but having no...

So, I uncovered this in my basement ceiling. The material is very much like cardboard, but it's got corrugation. There is no fibrosity to the material (as per fibreglass); the material can be pulled into very small pieces, just like cardboard. I've taken a sample to a lab for testing...

Can anyone give me some information on what Mesothelioma is an why law firms are going crazy over it? I see commercials all the time still. It appears there is a class action suit against the government.