Documents in our library describe Fibrous Adhesive (General Refractories) as “a paste-like silicate cement used to hold refractory insulating block”.1 They give it as made 1955–1972.1 They put its asbestos content at 14%.1 The asbestos named is chrysotile.
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What each document says
Every statement about Fibrous Adhesive (General Refractories) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (1990)
- Made from: “produced 1955 to 1972 by General Refractories Company”, said by General Refractories Company, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 91
- Made until: “produced 1955 to 1972”, said by General Refractories Company, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 91
- Ingredient: “86% Sodium Silicate”, said by General Refractories Company, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 91
- Asbestos content: “14% chrysotile asbestos”, said by General Refractories Company, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 91
- Description: “a paste-like silicate cement used to hold refractory insulating block”, said by General Refractories Company, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 91
- Asbestos fiber: “chrysotile asbestos”, said by General Refractories Company, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 91
Kind of product
We list Fibrous Adhesive (General Refractories) with pipe covering and block insulation and refractories, from how the documents describe it. Those pages explain how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Insulators and Insulation Workers, Pipefitters and Plumbers, Boilermakers, Refractory Bricklayers.
Pipe covering and block insulation by other makers (276)
Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Careytemp (Philip Carey) · Kaylo (Owens-Corning) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Equality (Johns-Manville) · Eureka Covering (Johns-Manville) · Excel (Philip Carey) · Express Covering (Johns-Manville) · Featherweight (Keasbey & Mattison) · FI Cement (Fibreboard) · Fibrocel (Johns-Manville) · Fine Corrugated Asbestocel (Johns-Manville) · Finecell (Atlas Turner) · Fire Felt (Johns-Manville) · Fireguard Jacketing (Philip Carey) · Firetard (Johns-Manville) · Flexible Trainline (CertainTeed) · Flexible Trainline Pipe (CertainTeed) · Frostproof (Keene/Ehret) · and 256 more: all pipe covering and block insulation
Refractories by other makers (51)
319 Semi-refractory (Johns-Manville) · 678 Semi-refractory (Johns-Manville) · 106 (Eagle-Picher) · Aerogun (North American Refractories) · Alumino-Hi-Temp (Philip Carey) · Bof-patch (North American Refractories) · Bromley's Honor Pledge (George W. Bromley) · Cellotone (Norristown Magnesia & Asbestos Company) · CM Gun Mix (North American Refractories) · Cm-18 Gun Mix (North American Refractories) · Coelex 60 Unitab Brick (Kaiser Refractories) · Dum Dum Armacote (Mobil Chemical) · Insulag (Quigley) · Johns-Manville Jm (Johns-Manville) · Kurosaki Slide Gate Refractory (North American Refractories) · Lasting Protection (Lasting Products) · Light Wate 22 & 50 (Combustion Engineering) · Low-k (North American Refractories) · Mascote (Munn And Steele) · Mc-gun Mix (North American Refractories) · and 31 more: all refractories
References
- Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), p. 9.
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