Assertion: asbestos | /r/HasProperty | mined
Facets:
value: no longer
type: TEMPORAL
value: from deposits
type: LOCATION
value: according to jock mcculloch
type: OTHER
value: out of the ground
type: LOCATION
value: from open pit mines
type: LOCATION
value: from the earth
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Asbestos has been mined and used commercially in North America since the late 1800s.
text: People working with or around asbestos (miners, asbestos abatement workers, custodial and maintenance workers, and insulation workers) face greater risk of exposure.
text: Veterans who served in any of the following occupations may have been exposed to asbestos: mining, milling, shipyard work, insulation work, demolition of old buildings, carpentry and construction, manufacturing and installation of products such as flooring and roofing.
text: It is mined just like any other mineral.
text: Asbestos is a natural mineral that has been mined and used for centuries because of its durability, heat and chemical resistance.
text: A silicate mineral with long, thin fibrous crystals, asbestos is mined from the earth –
text: Asbestos is mined out of the ground from open pit mines.
text: Asbestos has been mined and used in many products worldwide, mostly during the 20th century.
text: Is asbestos still mined today?
text: Asbestos is a mineral that is mined from deposits found all over the world including the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia, and the former Soviet Union.
text: According to Jock McCulloch and Geoffrey Tweedale, authors of Defending the Indefensible: The Global Asbestos Industry and its Fight for Survival, “Asbestos is still mined and used in the developing world, where the problems that were experienced in America and Europe in the 20th century are now being duplicated in China, Russia, India and other countries in the Far East.
text: These fibers can float in the air when asbestos is mined, used in a factory to make certain products, or is shaken loose from walls during construction, demolition, or renovation.
text: While asbestos or asbestos-containing products are no longer mined or produced in Canada, experts predict asbestos health issues will rise in coming years.