7. What Types of Products Contained Asbestos?

- Pipe Covering
- Cements
- Acoustical Plaster
- Brake Linings
- Sprayed-on Fireproofing
- Gaskets
- Floor Tiles
- Insulating Blankets
- Cloth/textiles
- Paint
- Paper
- Cigarette Filters
- Hair Dryers
- Rope
- Gloves
- Xerox Machines
- Packing materials
- Insulating Tape
- Mastics
- Millboard
- Joint Compounds
- Refractory products
- Siding
- Block Insulation
- Asphalt products
- Ceiling Tiles
- Boilers
- Pumps

This is just a partial list of asbestos-containing products. Asbestos was often used as an ingredient or component in these products between 1942 and 1973, and there were some products such as gaskets that contained asbestos well after 1973.

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