Assertion: asbestos | /r/ObjectUse | used as insulating material
Facets:
value: in other industrial situations
type: LOCATION
value: in buildings
type: LOCATION
value: since ancient times
type: TEMPORAL
value: against heat and fire in buildings
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: against fire
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: It's possible that asbestos was used as insulating material, but most likely that would be sealed inside the metal walls of the freezer chest.
text: The National Cancer Institute has said "Asbestos has been used as insulation against heat and fire in buildings.
text: For these reasons, asbestos is used for insulation in buildings and as an ingredient in a number of products, such as roofing shingles, water supply lines, and fire blankets, as well as clutches and brake linings, gaskets, and pads for automobiles.
text: And indeed in the U.S. the Illinois DEC indicates that asbestos was used as both an insulation and an air leak sealant both on the exterior of HVAC ducts and in the duct interiors.
text: Asbestos was also used in insulation materials and fireproofing materials.
text: As a result, asbestos has been used as an insulating material since ancient times.
text: Workers in asbestos mines, factories that produced products with asbestos, shipyard workers where asbestos was used as insulating material and in other industrial situations had levels of exposure far greater than a building occupant might experience.