Friable used in a sentence

Friable in a sentence as an adjective

Asbestos isn't a problem if it's non-friable, like what you see with old house siding.

Non-friable asbestos is not dangerous, and people who don't work with it on a constant basis are not at risk.

It was also an easy way to please customers and it kept friable dust to a minimum.- performance.

Because of the cement the asbestos is not friable and thus doesn't pose a mesothelioma risk.

>A handful of exposures to friable asbestos will not give you lung cancerSimply not a claim you can make.

My views have become more friable—smaller in scope and less welded to the infrastructure of the major positions.

This is a weak acid, but in time it cuts up cellulose and the paper is weakened and friable - eventually it turns to dust.

> "Where else but in this nation could one freeze processed whitefish into a brick, cut it up into deep-friable strips, and ship it to a landlocked region like Kansas for immediate consumption?

Generally non-friable products such as asbestos-cement sheeting are considered safe to leave in place and are only dangerous when cut, broken or otherwise damaged.

Some of the asbestos we encounter is friable, where we have to seal off a room with plastic, have all workers in hazmat suits, keep the material wet at all times, double bag it, and send it off to a special landfill in a sealed-top dumpster.