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Tdshs Asbestos Air Monitoring Technician
Final Exam Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
How much is considered a safe level of asbestos?
Ans: There is NO safe level to Asbestos
Name 4 diseases caused by Asbestos?
Ans: 1)Asbestosis
2)Mesothelioma
3)Lung Cancer
4)other cancers related to the GI track and large intestine
1)Mucous blanket
2)Cilia-(hairs in throat that carry mucus & dirt upward so it can be spit
out)
3)WBC-White Blood Cells (also called Macrophage)
Ans: What is the body's 3 defense mechanisms to fight
Asbestos?
What is the Asbestos exposure latency period?
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Ans: 10-40 years
Alveoli
Ans: Tiny air sacs in the lungs. Asbestos fibers scar this tissue ,
reduces the amount of area for oxygen exchange that gets
blocked by scar tissue
When is Asbestos harmful in its exposure to the body?
Ans: Asbestos is mainly harmful when airborne and breathed
in, but it may also be bad if swallowed.
What is the cure for asbestos disease?
Ans: There is no cure
What size is asbestos fibers when in breathable range?
Ans: The fibers vary from 0.3 to 5.0 micron (μm) in size
Define Asbestosis, and what is it commonly called?
Ans: scarring of air sacs (lungs) THIS IS NOT CANCER
Also called white lung disease
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Tdshs Asbestos Air Monitoring Technician
Final Exam Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
How much is considered a safe level of asbestos?
Ans: There is NO safe level to Asbestos
Name 4 diseases caused by Asbestos?
Ans: 1)Asbestosis
2)Mesothelioma
3)Lung Cancer
4)other cancers related to the GI track and large intestine
1)Mucous blanket
2)Cilia-(hairs in throat that carry mucus & dirt upward so it can be spit
out)
3)WBC-White Blood Cells (also called Macrophage)
Ans: What is the body's 3 defense mechanisms to fight
Asbestos?
What is the Asbestos exposure latency period?
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Ans: 10-40 years
Alveoli
Ans: Tiny air sacs in the lungs. Asbestos fibers scar this tissue ,
reduces the amount of area for oxygen exchange that gets
blocked by scar tissue
When is Asbestos harmful in its exposure to the body?
Ans: Asbestos is mainly harmful when airborne and breathed
in, but it may also be bad if swallowed.
What is the cure for asbestos disease?
Ans: There is no cure
What size is asbestos fibers when in breathable range?
Ans: The fibers vary from 0.3 to 5.0 micron (μm) in size
Define Asbestosis, and what is it commonly called?
Ans: scarring of air sacs (lungs) THIS IS NOT CANCER
Also called white lung disease
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