Edouard Bastarache on thu 16 aug 01
Hello Matt,
something I forgot to say yesterday.
Many chemicals may be present in man-made fibers,
which is not the case for asbestos fibers.
During the fabrication process many chemicals may be added=20
and they may account for up to 25 %
of the weight of these man-made fibers,
which may also be termed inorganic non-metallic
artificial fibers.
The chemicals added may be:
1-Antistatic agents
2-Antifungic agents
3-Hydrophobic agents
4-Anti-dust agents( mineral oils, polypropylene glycol)
or
5-Binders(urea-formaldehyde and epoxy resins, bitumen)
So, it is not an easy task to study the toxicity of these=20
man-made fibers.
Later,
Edouard Bastarache
Irreductible Quebecois
Sorel-Tracy
Quebec
edouardb@sorel-tracy.qc.ca
http://sorel-tracy.qc.ca/~edouardb/
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/e/edouardb/
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