Bag, asbestos

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OBJECT TYPE: ASBESTOS FIBRE
DATE: 1990–1999
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0283.001

MANUFACTURER: LAB CHRYSOTILE INC.
MODEL: 5R-300
LOCATION: Black Lake, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 90.0 cm
Width: 44.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Mineral extraction
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: LAB CHRYSOTILE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Black Lake

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1990S
Canada: PACKAGING USED BY LAB CHRYSOTILE INC. OF BLACK LAKE AREA OF EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, PQ, ONE OF LAST REMAINING MFRS. OF ASBESTOS FIBRES. ASBESTOS WAS MINED IN THIS AREA FROM 1876. MINING HAD CONSIDERABLE GROWTH, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 1951 & 1992, AFTER ECONOMICCRISIS MARKED BY 1949 STRIKE.
Function: BAG USED FOR PACKAGING 50 KG BLOCKS OF CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS FIBRES FOR TRANSPORT FROM MINE TO MANUFACTURERS. BLOCKS ARE MIXED WITH CONCRETE TO MAKE BUILDING MATERIAL.
Technical: OVER 90% OF WORLD CHRYSOTILE PRODUCTION IS USED TO MAKE CHRYSOTILE- REINFORCED CEMENT, WHICH IS COST-EFFECTIVE MATERIAL WITH HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH & EXCELLENT COMPRESSION RESISTANCE & DURABILITY. IT IS USED IN FORM OF FLAT SHEETS, CORRUGATED SHEETS, ROOF COVERINGS IN RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLUE LETTERING READING "LAB/ CHRYSOTILE/ 5R-300/ PRODUIT DE/PRODUCT OF LAB CHRYSOTILE/ THETFORD MINES, QUEBEC, CANADA" & "UN 2590/ AMIANTE, BLANC/ CHRYSOTILE/ ASBESTOS, WHITE/ un [LOGO]/ 5H3/Z 50.5/S/98/ CAN/POLYWRAP/2-155/ 5R-300 50 kg" WITH HAZARD WARNING & INSTRUCTIONS
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: WHITE WITH COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT STRIPS
Decoration: N/A

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LAB CHRYSOTILE INC., Bag, asbestos, between 1990–1999, Artifact no. 1998.0283, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0283.001/

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