asbestos
Asbestos is a fibrous mineral used mainly in making fireproof material. Inhaling asbestos can cause health problems such as lung cancer.
Have you ever heard about people removing asbestos from a building? That's because this material — which is a fibrous amphibole used because it's fireproof — has been found to be very bad for people's health when inhaled. If you inhale bits of asbestos, which flake off over time, you could get lung cancer, a disease caused asbestosis, or other respiratory problems. Like a lot of things, it took time for people to realize asbestos was doing more harm than good.
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a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancertypes:chrysotilea grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestostremolitea white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestostype of:amphibolea mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group
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