From the mid 1950 s to the early 1970 s it was common to wrap metal ducts with a cardboard like insulating material that contained some asbestos.
Do all aluminum rugs from the 1950s have aspestos.
Asbestos was common in building materials between 1920 and 1986 asbestos was common in decorative plaster between the 1940s and 1980s and in the artex ceilings that were popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
The date a building was built is often the most important clue to whether or not it contains asbestos.
This article provides a photo guide to and list of asbestos containing products materials and links to detailed articles about individual asbestos containing products materials found in buildings and in a wide range of products used in both home and industry.
By the 1930s warnings about asbestos exposure from all building materials crept out.
Identification photographs product names styles colors and vinyl asbestos floor patterns and colors for asbestos containing floor tile products made between about 1930 and 1986.
Ducts made of acm s ducts which are made of acm are much less common than metal ducts wrapped with acms.
By the mid 1980s the united states environmental protection agency epa and the occupational safety and health administration osha put an end.
Many of the homes built in the 1950s still do not have insulation in the walls.
Asbestos while many forms of insulation manufactured prior to the mid 1980s contain asbestos rock wool does not.
Asbestos product photo guide.
This article provides a guide to identifying asphalt asbestos flooring 1917 ca 1960 vinyl asbestos floor tile ca 1952 1986.