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(no title) What is asbestos? Asbestos is a term for a group of minerals made of microscopic fibres. If you breathe in these fibres, they can damage your lungs. There are 4 main diseases associated with breathing in asbestos fibres: • non-malignant pleural disease (diffuse pleural thickening and pleural plaques) • asbestosis - a non-malignant scarring of the lung tissue • asbestos-related lung cancer • mesothelioma - a form of cancer mainly affecting the lining of the lungs What is asbestos? Asbestos is a term for a group of minerals made of microscopic fibres. Before its dangers were known, asbestos was often used in buildings for insulation, flooring and roofing and sprayed on ceilings and walls. It is now banned in the UK. Buildings constructed before the year 2000 may still have asbestos in them. If the asbestos-containing materials inside these buildings remain intact, they pose very little risk. It’s only when these materials are damaged or disturbed that tiny asbestos fibres can be released into the air and breathed into your lungs.  The symptoms of asbestos-related disease take many years – even decades – to appear after the original exposure to asbestos, so ex posure a long time ago might only be showing up as a disease today

Coloured Cement

Coloured cement is obtained by mixing ordinary portland cement with 5 – 10% mineral pigments. The pigments impart colours to the cement.

Uses

This types of cement is widely used for decorative works in floors and ceiling. Coloured cement is commonly used in grouting of tiles. The cement is selected such that the colour of the grout and colour of tiles match perfectly for…