Asbestos, even nowadays, can still be found in a broad variety of products. Known health conditions that are linked back to exposure to the material include asbestos lung mesothelioma cancer and asbestosis.

To fully understand the complexity of this issue, we first need to look at a few fundamental aspects and get clarification of some basic questions.

What is asbestos?

The term asbestos does actually not stand for one single material, but is much rather a common name used for any silicate mater...