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Asbestos in the Home

What Kinds of Building Materials May Contain Asbestos?

Product
Location
% Asbestos

Dates of Use

Binder
Friable/
Nonfriable
How fibers can be released
 
ROOFING & SIDING
Roofing felts
Flat, built-up roofs
10-15
1910-present
Asphalt
Nonfriable
Replacing, repairing, demolishing
Roof felt shingles
Roofs
1
1971-1974
Asphalt
Friable
Replacing, demolishing
Roofing shingles
Roofs
20-32
?-present
Portland Cement
Nonfriable
Replacing, repairing, demolishing
Roofing tiles
Roofs
20-30
1930-present
Portland Cement
Nonfriable
Replacing, repairing, demolishing
Siding shingles
Siding
12-14
?-present
Portland Cement
Nonfriable
Replacing, repairing, demolishing
Clapboards
Siding
12-15
1944-1945
Portland Cement
Nonfriable
Replacing, repairing, demolishing
WALLS & CEILINGS
Sprayed coating
Ceilings, walls, and steelwork
1-95
1935-1978
Portland Cement, sodium silicate, organic binders
Friable
Water damage, deterioration, impact
Troweled coating
Ceilings, walls
1-95
1936-1978
Portland cement, sodium silicate
Friable
Water damage, deterioration, impact
Asbestos-cement sheet
Near heat sources such as fireplaces, boilers
20-50
1930-present
Portland Cement
Nonfriable
Cutting, sanding, scraping
Spackle
Walls, ceilings
3-5
1930-1978
Starch, casein, synthetic resins
Friable
Cutting, sanding, scraping
Joint compounds
Walls, ceilings
3-5
1945-1977
Asphalt
Friable
Cutting, sanding, scraping
Textured paints
Walls, ceilings
4-15
?-1978
Friable
Cutting, sanding, scraping
Millboard, rollboard
Walls, commercial buildings
80-85
1925-?
Starch, lime, clay
Friable
Cutting, demolition
Vinyl wallpaper
Walls
6-8
?
Nonfriable
Removal, sanding, dry scraping, cutting,
Insulation board
Walls
30
?
Silicates
Friable
Removal, sanding, dry scraping, cutting,
FLOORS
Vinyl-asbestos tile
Floors
21
1950-1980?
Poly(vinyl)-chloride
Nonfriable
Removal, sanding, dry scraping, cutting,
Asphalt-asbestos tiles
Floors
26-33
1920-1980?
Asphalt
Nonfriable
Removal, sanding, dry scraping, cutting,
Resilient sheet flooring
Floors
30
1950-1980?
Dry oils
Nonfriable
Removal, sanding, dry scraping, cutting,
Mastic adhesives
Sheet flooring and tile backing
5-25
1945-1980?
Asphalt
Friable
Removal, sanding, dry scraping, cutting,
PIPES & BOILERS
Cement pipe and fittings
Water and sewer mains
20-?
1935-present
Portland Cement
Nonfriable
Demolition, cutting, removing
Block insulation
Boilers
6-15
1890-1978
Magnesium carbonate, calcium silicate
Friable
Damage, cutting, deterioration
Preformed pipe wrap
Pipes
50
1926-1975
Magnesium carbonate, calcium silicate
Friable
Damage, cutting, deterioration
Corrugated asbestos paper
Pipes, high temp.
moderate temp.
90
35-70
1935-80?
1910-80?
sodium silicate, starch
Friable
Damage, cutting, deterioration
Paper tape
Furnaces, steam valves, flanges, electrical wiring
80
1901-1980?
Polymers, starches, silicates
Friable
Tearing, deterioration
Putty (mudding)
Plumbing joints
20-100
1900-1973
Clay
Friable
Water damage, cutting, deterioration

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