As we discussed in a previous post, asbestos is a common name for a group of six fibrous silicate minerals that can be easily woven into fabrics. Asbestos fibers are extremely thin, even thinner than human hair. You cannot see them with naked eyes, so they can be easily inhaled into the lungs.

Asbestos abatement means the removal of asbestos, and this procedure is considered mandatory wherever people are exposed to disturbed asbestos. When people are exposed to asbestos for a very long period of time, it adversely affects their health, often leading to death as we’ve seenin the recent years.. This element has many dangerous hazards to it, and lung diseases are the most encountered health problems among all. But everyone does not have the same exposure and risk from asbestos.

Although most people aren’t awareof this threat, it is slowly invading our waters as summer arrives. Thisrising threat is of Necrotizing Fasciitis, flesh-eating bacteria which becomes a major concern of  medical experts worldwide, especially in America.

What Is Necrotizing Fasciitis?

Medically speaking, it’s an infection that is progressing at an alarming rate and which mainly affects the subcutaneous connective tissue planes, otherwise known as fascia. From there, the infection can quickly spread to nearby soft tissues.That slowly leads to widespread and serious tissue damage, or necrosis.

This life-threatening condition can be caused by different flesh-eating bacteria already present in the water. Chances of a person contracting the condition, by ingesting even a small amount of the bacteria-ridden water, or by getting infected by a cut or wound on the body, are very high.

Almost a month ago, the EWG Action Fund group in a study found traces of silicate mineral asbestos in children’s crayons and crime scene kit toys. The group has since published a report that details how out of 28 boxes of crayons, four contained asbestos. Asbestos was found in two out of 21 crime scene kit toys as well, and EWG has urged the immediate ban of using the mineral in consumer products.

The silicate mineral, asbestos, is widely regarded as hazardous to human health. According to Dr. Jerry Paulson, “parents do need to be concerned about particular brands of products where asbestos was identified.”

In this blog post, information about what asbestos is will be explored along with some of the asbestos-related illnesses.