Since the year 1997, it is prohibited to produce, sell and use asbestos productsin Poland. Such products were used as good insulation material characterisedby bad thermal and electric conductivity. Thanks to their resistance to fire andhigh temperatures, they were used for the production of fire-resistant fabrics andpaints. Asbestos was also used in the production of fibre cement. It was used tostrengthen building materials, such as roof coatings (flat and corrugated fibre cementsheets), pipes etc. Asbestos dust is carcinogenic and inhalation of asbestosfibres may result in asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma. The first records onthe harmfulness of asbestos are from the years 1900-1910. In the year 1910,French research results confirmed the harmful influence of asbestos on human organism.Removal of asbestos products from buildings requires special protectionof workers and disposal of the waste material. Dumping in dump-sites for dangerousmaterials is one of the methods of disposal. Microwave Thermal Treatment(MTT) becomes a frequently used modern technology of neutralising asbestos. Improvementand protection of the condition of environment and protection of humanhealth through the removal of asbestos products on the example of four communesclose to Wroclaw: Miekinia, Kobierzyce, Żórawina and Kąty Wrocławskie, is presentedin the study. Asbestos is harmful to health and, because of danger it ...
