Asbestosis and Mesothelioma
1. Asbestos is a ___________ ____________ mineral that can cause severe health
problems.
2. Asbestos miners began to develop ______________ _____________, and
_________________ of breath.
3. ____________ is a lung disease caused by breathing in asbestos fibres.
4. Asbestos fibres are ___________________ thinner than human hair and cannot be
____________ when floating in air.
5. When the fibres are breathed in they cause ____________________ and
__________________.
6. This makes it difficult to get enough ______________________ into the body causing
the _____________ to turn _____________.
7. Asbestos fibres are _________________________ and very __________________.
8. Asbestos can also cause _____________________________, which is a type of
__________________.
9. ___________________________ takes 30-40 years to develop.
10. Asbestos was used in _____________, _________________, fabrics and car brake
linings.
11. All forms of asbestos use have been banned
in Australia since ________________.