What the PROS says about asbestos siding of the house built in 1951?
Asbestos siding was used extensively in buildings and homes from the 1930s until the 1970s, when it’s use was banned. Originally, asbestos siding was used because of the fire resistant properties of asbestos. Some asbestos fibers, when inhaled, constitute a health hazard leading to asbestosis, a form of lung cancer. These health risks prompted the establishment of strict environmental regulations on working with asbestos. Health risks were shown to be greatest during mining and production processes, but minimal during installation and use of asbestos-cement products. According to the EPA, a material containing asbestos is deemed potentially hazardous only in a friable state, which means when it can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to a powder by hand pressure. Asbestos-cement is not considered friable, and therefore not hazardous, because the cement binds the asbestos fibers and prevents their release into the air under normal use conditions. However, asbestos-cement products are cl
