asbestos
group of highly stable, non-flammable silicate minerals with a fibrous structure
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Summary
asbestos ranks in the top 0.11% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,713 views/month, #83 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: silicate mineral[2], occupational carcinogen[3], carcinogen[4]
- Part of: asbestos cement[5]
- Commons category: Asbestos[6]
- Has part(s): oxygen[7], silicon[8]
- Streak color: white[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Asbestos[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Encyclopedic Lexicon[13], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[14], Technical Encyclopedia[15], Technical Encyclopedia, 1st edition[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[22], The New Student's Reference Work[23], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[24]
- Has effect: asbestos exposure[25]
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID: 0041[26]
- MCN code: 6812.99.20[27]
- Mass: 277.11 g[28]
- Decomposition point: 1112 degree Fahrenheit[29]
- Vapor pressure: 0 millimetre of mercury[30]
- Production rate: 1,240,000 tonne per year[31], 1,200,000 tonne per year[32], 189,000 tonne per year[33], 160,000 tonne per year[34], 200,000 tonne per year[35], 255,000 tonne per year[36], 210,000 tonne per year[37], 600,000 tonne per year[38]
- Ceiling exposure limit: 0 milligram per cubic metre[39]
- Subject has role: carcinogen[40]
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Influence
Things named for asbestos include Asbest[41], a city or town[42], in Russia[43], founded in 1889[44] and Amiantos[45], a community of Cyprus Republic[46], in Cyprus[47].
Why It Matters
asbestos has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] asbestos is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for asbestos include Asbest[41], a city or town[42], in Russia[43], founded in 1889[44] and Amiantos[45], a community of Cyprus Republic[46], in Cyprus[47].