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Sewerage and Sewage Treatment
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Sewerage and Sewage Treatment
by Harold E. Babbitt
6th Edition
Hardcover, 692 pages.
Copyright 1947, Printing 1949

ASBESTOS REFERENCE:

- Sewer pipe may be made out of asbestos under special conditions.
- Asbestos gasket can be used for pouring joints.
- "In Chicago an asphalt-clay emulsion loaded with asbestos fiber and zinc oxide has been used for submerged steelwork."
- The priming paint used in the Sanitary District of Chicago contained asbestine. (see exact wording below).
According to the Handbook of Chemical Synonyms and Tradenames, asbestine was powdered asbestos.

CONDITION: Acceptable. Writing to endpapers. Some small stains to page edges and margins.  Pages are in generally good readable condition. Covers have some wear. No dustjacket.

SEE ALSO:
Asbestos Sewers Pipes
Asbestos use in Plumbing