ASBESTOS ENCAPSULATION
Polyurea Coatings for Preventing Asbestos Exposure
OUT WITH THE OLD,
COVER WITH THE NEW
Imagine this: you visit the doctor because you’ve been feeling sick, and after explaining your symptoms and being given a once over, they say, “I’m not sure which disease you caught, but it’s definitely something; I’m prescribing you several sessions of bloodletting.” Imagine your shock! Well, as strange as it seems today, practices like bloodletting, or the withdrawal of blood in an attempt to cure an illness or disease, were once thought to be highly efficacious, along with a long list of others that are now also considered ineffective if not outright dangerous, like the lobotomy, mercury supplements, or tobacco enemas (yikes). The point is, there’s a lot of things we humans once thought were safe to use, and in fact, majorly beneficial, before later learning that neither is true.
Such realizations aren’t just limited to medical sciences directly, with everything from cosmetics to paints once containing more than a few ingredients that are known carcinogens today, or possess otherwise dangerous biohazard criteria. Perhaps most famously, is asbestos, a natural mineral with severe health and safety risks that was previously used extensively in construction. As a result, many home’s today still have asbestos on their floors, in the ceilings, or behind their walls, laying dormant until disrupted, when asbestos fibers can then become airborne and subsequently be inhaled. To prevent exposure to disease-causing asbestos, contaminated surfaces can be encapsulated with polyurea, an advanced coating technology that will stand the test of time to ensure asbestos remains safely locked away for years to come.
