The Industrial Revolution sparked asbestos manufacturing in the late 1800s. Asbestos’ resistance to chemicals, heat, water and electricity made it an excellent insulator for steam engines, turbines, boilers, ovens and electric generators. However, with the increased use of asbestos came the dangerous side effects on those who mined, refined and worked with the mineral. According to Asbestos.com, the first documented death of asbestos poisoning occurred in 1906.
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