Asbestos is infamous for the risk it poses to the health of people that work with asbestos or stay in proximity to it. Concerned with public health, many governments have banned its usage. All the different forms of asbestos pose serious health problems to humans. Asbestos owes the responsibility of causing Mesothelioma in men and women. The most dangerous asbestos forms are crocidolite and amosite. Mesothelioma was particularly diagnosed in people who worked with asbestos dealing companies. Other diseases that are caused due to asbestos include Asbestosis, Asbestos warts, Pleural plaques, Diffuse Pleural Thickening and Pneumothorax.

Asbestos is found mostly in buildings where it has been used in the construction phase. Apart form this environmental asbestos are also found. Environmental asbestos is found in the air outdoors as well as in some natural source drinking water. People also get exposed to asbestos if the materials containing asbestos become airborne. This may be due to damage or deterioration. Thus, damaged and deteriorated buildings may have a presence of asbestos containing material.

Some other place Where can you find Asbestos:

• Textured coatings:In order to give decorative finishes for walls and ceiling textured coatings are used.
• Asbestos cement:Asbestos cement is found in asbestos-cement roofs which are nothing but corrugated sheets of asbestos cement. It can be easily found in the farmyard or industrial buildings. The roofs of sheds and garages are also made up of asbestos cement. Other places where asbestos cements can be found are wall cladding of asbestos, boiler systems, asbestos gutters and downpipes.
• Asbestos floor tiles, composites and textile: Asbestos can be found in floor tiles hidden underneath the carpets. Toilet cisterns and seats, bath panels and window sills are the places where composites can be found. Fuse boxes may contain asbestos textiles. Asbestos textiles may also be used in making fire blankets and gloves.
• Asbestos Insulating Board:Though commonly used for the purpose of making fireproofing materials.
• Asbestos Insulating Board include:Soffits,Ceiling Tiles,Fireproofing panels for fire doors,Linings of lift shaft,Partition walls,Sprayed Coatings,Sprayed coatings of asbestos are found in the insulation of roofs and also on the sides of warehouses and buildings. It is also used on steel as fire safety.
• Loose Asbestos in floor and ceiling cavity:It can be found in domestic and industrial premises for the purpose of insulating them. It can be located under floorboards, in cavity walls and loft spaces.