Hazards of Asbestos roofs

Asbestos was widely used for roofing houses. In the long run continuously inhaling asbestos can pose a health risk. Asbestos enters the body through inhalation.
Impact of the dangers of inhaling asbestos fibers can not be seen in the short term. Sometimes a new mesothelioma symptom of this disease appear within 20-30 years after first exposure to asbestos fibers.

Asbestos fibers are inhaled and get into the lungs can cause asbestosis (scar linning occurrence in the lungs), lung cancer and mesothelioma (a malignant cancer that attacks the lining of the mesothelium).

The risk of this disease will increase equivalent to the large number of asbestos fibers are inhaled. In addition, the risk of lung cancer from inhaling asbestos fibers greater than cigarette smoke.

This is caused by asbestos made up of tiny fibers separate easily, so that if the fibers are flying in the air and inhaled by the body would be harmful to health.

Usually this asbestos fibers can cause health risks if enters the body through inhalation. Small amounts of asbestos fibers in the air that is inhaled when breathing person will not be painless.

The average person just to asbestos in a number of very small and low risk to health. several studies show that asbestos-shaped sheet shows no significant health risk.

People who are very risky to have health problems from asbestos, mostly working in the mining or industry.