Structural Characterisation of End-of-Life Cement–Asbestos Materials from Lithuania
Robert Kusiorowski,
Anna Gerle,
Magdalena Kujawa
et al.
Abstract:Asbestos is a widely used name for natural silicate minerals with fibrous properties. Asbestos minerals were one of the most popular and cheapest raw materials used in the construction industry in the past when they was used in the form of cement–asbestos composite material. Nowadays, we know that asbestos possesses carcinogenic properties. Due to this fact, asbestos was banned in many countries including Lithuania. All asbestos-containing materials are considered waste and stored in special landfills, which c… Show more
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