As a natural fiber, asbestos has been used since 2, 000 years, was used in wicks
of flames, funeral dresses for cremation of kings and napkins which were thrown
into the fire for cleaning. Greeks were the first to mine this natural mineral
which means “inextinguishable” or “unquenchable. ” Egyptians used asbestos
cloths to embalm their pharos or kings. Persians also used asbestos cloth to
wrap their dead. In addition, asbestos has been called by several different
names, for instance Romans called asbestos amiantus", means "unpolluted".
Moreover, it was also known as ‘mountain leather, ‘incombustible linen, ’ and
‘rock floss’.
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