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environmental contamination: asbestos  

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  • Asbestos is a term for a group of naturally occurring mineral fibers that have been used by humankind since the Stone Age, when they were mixed with clay to reinforce pottery. When mining and milling techniques were refined during the industrial revolution, asbestos began to be used more extensively. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Environmental Contamination: Asbestos]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-P14NCX94-F

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