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 pcnate
Location: Michigan
Gender: Male
mmmmmm... manhole...
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< on 2/22/2008 9:18 PM >
|  | | | I know we have a lot of threads on asbestos, but neither this forum not the internet seems to have a concise set of photos showing people what asbestos actually looks like during a UE experience. I was curious if anyone might want to develop this thread with photos of asbestos that they took during UE. I have included a few of mine. I was thinking that this thread might help people to know what to look for. Many times, the asbestos is labeled, but my experience has shown this isn't always the case, unless I have mis-identified it in some cases.
The pipe on the right was labeled asbestos. The one on the right has been partially cut away by someone, but looks like the same material. If it is asbestos, it is likely dangerous because the fibers are able to get loose without difficulty.
This sign appeared on the large power plant structure seen above. apparently the whole thing is covered in asbestos! However, the outer sheeting appeared to be in good shape, and so does not likely pose much of an issue.
Sometimes elbows of pipes may retain asbestos, while the rest of the pipe has been upgraded. Here is an example. A lot of asbestos insulation seems to include the fabric style wrapping.
[last edit 2/23/2008 12:13 AM by pcnate - edited 1 times]
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Shawn W.
    
Location: Niagara Falls, NY
Gender: Male
Optimistic Pessimist
| |  | | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 1 on 2/22/2008 10:00 PM >
| | | | I hope that you wore your respirator.
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pcnate
Location: Michigan
Gender: Male
mmmmmm... manhole...
| | | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 2 on 2/23/2008 12:14 AM >
| | | | Posted by Shawn W.
I hope that you wore your respirator.
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I actually didn't have one with me... The plant was in use as late as 2003, I didn't expect as much asbestos deterioration. I didn't hang around the stuff very long though!
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xtacyturbo
 
Location: Pittsburgh
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 3 on 2/23/2008 12:20 AM >
| | | | Don't forget plaster, certain types of house siding, floor tiles, ceiling tiles, wall insulation, etc etc... asbestos is everywhere even when you least expect it. You cannot "look for" asbestos. Just wear your respirator.
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atomx
 
Location: Brighton, ON
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 4 on 2/23/2008 1:05 AM >
| | | | I can't help you identify all forms, but Floor tiles in 99% of them asbestos was only in the 9x9" sized vinyl type tiles.
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J Peterman
 
Location: Victoria B.C.
I'm going hunting for mysteries, cover me.
| | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 5 on 3/6/2008 9:37 PM >
| | | | Session Nine anyone?
I'm going hunting for mysteries, cover me. |
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insainly sound
Location: Bay Area, CA
Gender: Female
How'd we get here, and how are we getting out of here?!
| | | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 6 on 3/6/2008 9:48 PM >
| | | | Posted by J Peterman
Session Nine anyone?
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Creeepy! I was in a building like that two weeks ago! Kept thinking about Season 9...
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Shr-eddie
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
| | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 7 on 3/7/2008 12:00 AM >
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Yum.
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plexiglas
Location: SF Bay Area, California
Gender: Female
| | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 8 on 3/7/2008 5:36 AM >
| | | | Nice post...I am always unsure where asbestos actually are.
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tholcomb
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Gender: Male
Captain Baghead!
| | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 9 on 3/9/2008 6:38 AM >
| | | | ASBESTEOS are in the doors at school, they are fire proof.
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RIPByberry
Location: PA
Gender: Female
| | | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 10 on 3/9/2008 6:49 AM >
| | | | My house was built in 1851. The plumbing ovbiously added yearsssss later, every pipe in the basement is covered in asbestos but in excellent condition and no need to remove it yet. BUT, unfortunatly, the entire 2nd floor ceiling was covered in asb tiles which we had to remove because it was starting to fall apart. Shame, it looked like punched tin....
"People are just bastard covered bastards with bastard filling." |
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insainly sound
Location: Bay Area, CA
Gender: Female
How'd we get here, and how are we getting out of here?!
| | | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 11 on 3/12/2008 9:17 AM >
| | | | Posted by whiteonwhite
Nice post...I am always unsure where asbestos actually are.
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And that right there is the problem with asbestos is they put it in EVERYTHING.... Concrete, tiles, insulation.... Pretty much everything. I can tell when I'm in a room full of asbestos, because I can taste in in my throat, but it took me a while to figure out what that feeling and taste was...
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Deuterium
Location: PNW
Gender: Male
| | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 12 on 3/12/2008 11:04 PM >
| | | | You can't tell the presence of asbestos by appearance.
The very one pic appears to be encapsulated, but the label is there, so the presence of asbestos is known when it needs to be cut apart for work.
If the building is pre-1980s assume things contain asbestos.
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Drake
Location: Knoxville Tn
Gender: Male
2cute2poot
| | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 14 on 3/14/2008 9:05 PM >
| | | | Generally I just assume that the asbestos is already there. It seems to work out.
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RFR0430
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<Reply # 15 on 3/14/2008 10:09 PM >
| | | | At the very least asbestos is fun to slide around on when its wet.
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insainly sound
Location: Bay Area, CA
Gender: Female
How'd we get here, and how are we getting out of here?!
| | | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 16 on 3/20/2008 3:54 PM >
| | | | Posted by RFR0430
At the very least asbestos is fun to slide around on when its wet.
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And DIE on when it's dry!
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jackillac92
Location: Fredrick MD
Gender: Male
wtf is linux?
| | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 17 on 3/26/2008 3:16 AM >
| | | | thanks this will keep me disease free for a while .......... I hope! :[
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T-mac
Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 18 on 3/26/2008 6:51 PM >
| | | | Just wear your mask no matter what building you go into. Unless its an active place. Easy enough.
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arilem
Location: saskatchewan, canada
Gender: Female
Find me on social as @vanishedcompass @prairiepast
| | | Re: Photos of Asbestos
<Reply # 19 on 3/27/2008 6:21 PM >
| | | | to bad you didn't wear a mask but you did get out fast which is key! i lived in a house once where we had asbestos in the attic and when we went up to fix something it got all stirred up .... im not sure my dad has ever really recovered from it - thank you for the pictures its always nice to get a re-cap of what it looks like in case i run into it again, ive been lucky though!
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