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Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Training/ 94 Q&A/ . Terms like: Chrysotile - Answer: The only asbestos mineral found in the serpentine group and the most common in the USA at 90-95%. "White Asbestos" Amosite - Answer: Second most likely found asbestos. "Brown Asbestos" 5-10% Crocidolite - Answer: "Blue Asbestos" 1-5%

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Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor Training/ 94
Q&A/ 2024-2025.
Chrysotile - Answer: The only asbestos mineral found in the serpentine group and
the most common in the USA at 90-95%. "White Asbestos"


Amosite - Answer: Second most likely found asbestos. "Brown Asbestos" 5-10%


Crocidolite - Answer: "Blue Asbestos" 1-5%


Actinolite - Answer: Can be in vermiculite (often associated with Tremolite) no
current production.


Tremolite - Answer: Can be in Vermiculite. Some current production in India.


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, Anthophyllite - Answer: Rare. No current production.


Serpentine - Answer: Long-wavy structure


Amphibole - Answer: Short; rigid structure; most hazardous


Friable ACM - Answer: can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by
hand. > 1% ACM


Non-friable ACM - Answer: cannot be pulverized by hand. > 1% ACM


Three categories of ACM in buildings: (according to EPA) - Answer: Surfacing
Materials (sprayed or troweled)
Thermal System Insulation (TSI)
Miscellaneous (ceiling tile, drywall, floor tiles)


What is the typical latency period for asbestosis? - Answer: 10-20 years


What part of the lungs does asbestosis affect? - Answer: the alveoli


What is the typical latency period for Mesothelioma? - Answer: 30-40 years


What part of the lungs does Mesothelioma affect? - Answer: affects the
mesothermic layer of the lungs

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