I have completed my “final draft” proposal for my third thesis in my Master’s of History program at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. I have stated the research issue as follow: “The specific issue to be addressed in this thesis is the historic use of blue asbestos within the Johns-Manville Corporation manufacturing facility in…
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Amosite Asbestos fibers are nasty stuff which you should avoid breathing at all costs. Amosite Asbestos (also known as asbestiform grunerite) is generally considered the second most dangerous form of asbestos after crocidolite. Amosite is only known to exist in the Transvaal region of South Africa but was widely shipped to and used in the…
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Let’s talk Crocidolite Asbestos, otherwise known as Blue Asbestos or, if mined in South Africa, Cape Asbestos. This is the most dangerous of all the asbestos and is currently not mined anywhere in the world. Even though it was only a small amount of the asbestos mined and sold, studies show that Crocidolite Asbestos is…
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