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Asbestos in Residential Properties

A. Asbestos cement water tankB. Loose fill insulationC. Pipe laggingD. AIB ceiling tilesE. Textured decorative coatingF. Toilet seat and cisternG. Asbestos cement bath panelH. AIB boiler cupboard and/or sprayed insulation coating I.  AIB partition wallJ. AIB/cement around boilerK. Vinyl floor tilesL. Paper backed vinyl flooringM. FuseboardN. AIB/asbestos cement behind fireO. Asbesto...

Understanding Common Asbestos Types in New Zealand Homes: Chrysotile, Amosite, and Crocidolite

There are six different asbestos fibre types, however there are three particularly common types present in New Zealand. There are two asbestos mineral families Serpentine and Amphibole. Serpentine asbestos has curly fibres made up of sheets of crystals. The single type of asbestos from the serpentine family, chrysotile, has historically accounted for more than 95 percent of all asbestos used around the world. Amphibole asbestos has needle-shaped fibres. Studies suggest it takes much less exposur...