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InspectAPedia ® Home ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS - INSPECT, TEST, REMEDY ACOUSTICAL SEALANT CHOICES AGE of a BUILDING - how to determine AIR BYPASS LEAKS AIR LEAK DETECTION TOOLS AIR LEAK MINIMIZATION AIR LEAK SEALING PROCEDURE AIR POLLUTANTS, COMMON INDOOR ALLERGENS in BUILDINGS, RECOGNIZING ANIMAL ALLERGENS / PET DANDER APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY RATINGS ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING COMPONENT ID ASBESTOS CEILING TILES, Asbestos-Containing ASBESTOS CEMENT ROOFING ASBESTOS CEMENT SIDING ASBESTOS DUCTS, HVAC ASBESTOS-FREE INSULATION MATERIALS ASBESTOS IDENTIFICATION IN buildings ASBESTOS FLOORING HAZARD REDUCTION ASBESTOS FLOORING REMOVAL GUIDE ASBESTOS LIST of PRODUCTS ASBESTOS MATERIAL REGULATIONS ASBESTOS MATERIAL REGULATIONS Update ASBESTOS MATERIAL REGULATIONS, OSHA ASBESTOS PHOTO GUIDE to Materials ASBESTOS REMOVAL, Amateur, Incomplete Asbestos Removal, Certification ASBESTOS REMOVAL, Wetting Guidelines ASBESTOS RISK ASSESSMENT Asbestos Under the Microscope ATTIC LEAKS, CONDENSATION & MOLD ATTIC VENTILATION BASEMENT HEAT LOSS BASEMENT WATERPROOFING BLOWN-IN INSULATION BUCKLED FOUNDATIONS due to INSULATION? BUILDING NOISE DIAGNOSIS & CURE CATHEDRAL CEILING INSULATION CEILING FINISHES INTERIOR CEILINGS, DROP or SUSPENDED PANEL CEILINGS, PLASTER TYPES CERAMIC TILE FLOOR, WALL CERAMIC TILE, ASBESTOS in? CHIMNEY INSPECTION DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR CHINESE DRYWALL HAZARDS CRAWL SPACES DEHUMIDIFICATION PROBLEMS DEW POINT CALCULATION for WALLS EFFLORESCENCE, Salts & White / Brown Deposits FIBERGLASS INSULATION FIBERGLASS HAZARDS FIBERGLASS INSULATION MOLD FLOOR TILE HISTORY & INGREDIENTS FLOOR TILES ASBESTOS FLOOR TYPES & DEFECTS FOUNDATION WATERPROOFING HEAT LOSS in BUILDINGS HOUSE DOCTOR, how-to be HUMIDITY LEVEL TARGET ICE DAM PREVENTION INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GUIDE INSULATION CHOICES INSULATION FACT SHEET- DOE INSULATION IDENTIFICATION GUIDE INSULATION MOLD INSULATION R-Values & Properties METAL LATH, PLASTER & STUCCO METHANE GAS SOURCES MOISTURE CONTROL in BUILDINGS MOLD: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO MOLD Museum Artifact Preservation Nanomaterials Hazards NOISE / SOUND DIAGNOSIS & CURE ODORS & SMELLS DIAGNOSIS & CURE PAINT FALURE, DIAGNOSIS, CURE, PREVENTION PLASTER & BEAVERBOARD & DRYWALL PLASTER BULGES & PILLOWS PLASTER LATH, METAL PLASTER, LOOSE FALL HAZARDS PLASTER TYPE IDENTIFICATION PLASTER VENEER Best Practices RADIANT BARRIERS RADIANT HEAT ROOF VENTILATION SPECIFICATIONS SAFETY HAZARDS & INSPECTIONS SEARS KIT HOUSES SOUND CONTROL in buildings Splits in Structural Wood Beams STAIN DIAGNOSIS on BUILDING EXTERIORS STAIN DIAGNOSIS on BUILDING INTERIORS STUCCO WALL METHODS & INSTALLATION STRUCTURAL DAMAGE PROBING SWEATING (CONDENSATION) on PIPES, TANKS Thermal Expansion Cracking of Brick THERMAL EXPANSION of MATERIALS THERMAL IMAGING, THERMOGRAPHY THERMAL MASS in BUILDINGS THERMAL TRACKING Indicates Heat Loss VAPOR BARRIERS & CONDENSATION in BUILDINGS VENTILATION in BUILDINGS VINYL CHLORIDE HEALTH INFO Volatile Organic Compounds VOCs WALL CONSTRUCTION BARRIER vs CAVITY WATER ENTRY in buildings WINDOWS & DOORS WINTERIZE A BUILDING WOOD Burning Heaters Fireplaces Stoves World Trade Center Collapse Dust Photos More Information |
Asbestos that can often be safely left in place: this article illustrates asbestos insulating and other products which are in good condition and discusses what to do about the asbestos material in that case. This document assists building buyers, owners or inspectors who need to identify asbestos materials (or probable-asbestos) in buildings by simple visual inspection. We provide photographs and descriptive text of asbestos insulation and other asbestos-containing products to permit identification of definite, probable, or possible asbestos materials in buildings. Green links show where you are. © Copyright 2013 InspectAPedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Author Daniel Friedman. Examples of Visually-recognizable Asbestos Materials in Buildings that are in Good Condition and may be able to remain in place
While an expert lab test using polarized light microscopy may be needed to identify the specific type of asbestos fiber, or to identify the presence of asbestos in air or dust samples, many asbestos-containing building products not only are obvious and easy to recognize, but since there were not other look-alike products that were not asbestos, a visual identification of this material can be virtually a certainty in many cases. The ceiling tiles at left may contain asbestos. They are in good condition and are not subject to mechanical damage by the occupants of the building. If these ceiling tiles are to be removed, the demolition could release high levels of asbestos fibers - appropriate asbestos removal procedures would be wise. Also see ASBESTOS DUCTS, HVAC a field identification guide to visual detection of asbestos in and on heating and cooling system ducts and flue vents. Also see Micro-Photographs of Dust from the World Trade Center collapse following the 9/11/01 attack. Links to U.S. government and other authoritative research and advice are included. ASBESTOS IN GOOD CONDITION on heating pipes... Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)... Ask a Question or Search InspectApediaQuestions & answers or comments about when asbestos materials can or should be left alone & how to recognize asbestos materials that are undamaged and in good condition. Ask a Question or Enter Search Terms in the InspectApedia search box just below. Technical Reviewers & ReferencesRelated Topics, found near the top of this page suggest articles closely related to this one.
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