Asbestos Abatement

Alliance Environmental Controls, Inc. are specialists in the removal, encapsulation and disposal of all types of asbestos containing materials. Complete and safe asbestos abatement requires extensive knowledge, talent, training, experience and resources, making us your number one choice as a licensed abatement contractor. We provide services for:

  • - VAT (vinyl asbestos tile)
  • - Stucco
  • - Drywall
  • - Acoustic Ceilings
  • - Plaster
  • - Popcorn Ceilings
  • - Lath and Plaster
  • - Texturecoat
  • - Buttonboard
  • - Linoleum
  • - Vinyl Sheet Goods
  • - Transite Pipe
  • - Siding and Roofing
  • - Mag piping, Covering and lock

     

The professional Asbestos contractor will have a HEPA vacuum, negative pressure air machine, approved
respirators, disposable clothing, as well as miscellaneous tools for the asbestos removal and cleaning of the room. Provision also will be made for taking air samples to insure that the area is clean after completion of the work. All Asbestos contracts are carried out in full conformance with current statutory requirements.

DANGERS OF ASBESTOS

Asbestos is a category 1 carcinogen and presents an unacceptable level of health risk. It is a hazardous material that poses risk by inhalation if the asbestos fibers become airborne and are inhaled. These very fine fibers are separable, hundreds of times thinner than human hairs, and are too small to be seen with the naked eye. When the asbestos is released into the air it can penetrate the deepest part of the lungs, causing  various types of cancers such as mesothelioma. Due to a long latency period, mesothelioma symptoms (shortness of breath, severe cough, chest pain) may not appear for 20 or more years. For this reason, mesothelioma is often diagnosed in later stages of development, which severely complicates treatment and chances of survival.



TYPES OF ASBESTOS

There are three main types of asbestos which were most commonly used:

Crocidolite-Blue asbestos - Crocidolite is a rare form of asbestos, bluish in color, and is highly resistant to chemicals. It’s believed to be the most lethal form of asbestos and was often used as a reinforcement material for plastics.  In the mid-twentieth century, Crocidolite was also used in pre-formed thermal insulation and, prior to that, some yarns and rope lagging contained this form of asbestos.

Amosite-Brown asbestos - The commercial production of Amosite, also known as “brown asbestos”, was halted within the last decade.  Most often used as an insulating material, the use of Amosite has been banned in most countries for several decades.  However, at one time, it was the second most-commonly used type of asbestos, accounting for about 5% of the asbestos used in factories and buildings and was sometimes included for anti-condensation and acoustical purposes.   

Chrysotile-White asbestos - Chrysotile is usually white or green in color and is most often used in insulation and fireproofing products. It can also be woven into asbestos tapes and clothes and is used in the manufacture of cement in the form of sheets, shingles, and pipes.  This type of asbestos is also used in a number of friction materials, largely due to its high resistance to heat.  These products include automobile brake shoes, disk pads, clutches and elevator brakes.  In addition, roof sealants, textiles, plastics, rubbers, door seals for furnaces, high temperature caulking, paper, and components for the nuclear industry contain Chrysotile.

Though the use of most asbestos products has long been banned in most developed countries, many buildings may still contain some form of this dangerous mineral. 

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PIPE LAGGINGPipe Lagging

AMOSITE-BROWN ASBESTOS ROCKAsbestos Rock