Assertion: asbestos's material | /r/CapableOf | release fiber
Facets:
value: into the air
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Loose, crumbly or water-damaged material may release fibers, and so will sanding, drilling or scraping the material;
text: Asbestos fibers must be airborne to cause a health risk through inhalation, so the first step is not to disturb the material, which would release more fibers into the air.
text: Asbestos-containing materials may release fibers when they are disturbed, damaged, removed improperly, repaired, cut, torn, sanded, sawed, drilled or scraped.
text: Loose, crumbly, or water-damaged material may release fibers.
text: The most likely building materials to release fibers are those that are most likely to be damaged (friable materials).
text: Non-friable materials are not likely to release fibers unless heavily damaged (made friable).
text: According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asbestos fibers pose a health risk when they are friable, meaning the material can crumble and release the fibers into the air.