Asbestos is a hazardous material seen in a great number of materials like electrical insulation, ceiling tiles, floor tiles, sprayed-on plaster for sound-proofing or decorative ceilings and walls, and lots of others. Asbestos particles are very tiny and after becoming airborne may be inhaled into the lungs. As soon as the body’s immune system cells try to break down the particles lodged inside the lung tissue the immune system cells die. Scar tissue grows around the lifeless cells and continues do to so for lots of years after the instance of exposure. Eventually there is enough scar tissue that will cause the lungs to cease working completely. As lethal as asbestos fibers and lung cancer are, signs and symptoms might not materialize for as much as 40 to 60 years after being exposed.
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