Asbestos dust causes formation of scar-like tissues. This results in permanent breathing difficulties such as asbestosis. In the longer term it can lead to cancer of the lungs. And to mesotheloima which is a cancer of the thin membrane surrounding the lungs.
Exposure to asbestos fibres (even in very low concentrations) especially through inhalation may cause cancer. On the shipbreaking beaches of Asia asbestos fibres and flocks fly around in the open air. Men take out asbestos insulation materials with their bare hands. They dry it in the sun, so they can sell it.
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Asbestos dust causes formation of scar-like tissues. This results in permanent breathing difficulties such as asbestosis. In the longer term it can lead to cancer of the lungs. And to mesotheloima which is a cancer of the thin membrane surrounding the lungs.
