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Actinolite, Amosite or Mysorite (commonly known as brown asbestos), Anthophyllite, Crocidolite (commonly known as blue asbestos) and Tremolite. All types of asbestos can be hazardous to health, blue and brown asbestos being the more dangerous types. 3. CLASS OR DIVISION NUMBER: 9 4. SUBSIDIARY RISK CLASS OR DIVISION NUMBER: Not Listed 5. PRIMARY HAZARD LABEL: Not Listed 6. SUBSIDIARY RISK HAZARD LABEL: Not Listed 7. UN PACKING GROUP NUMBER: Not Listed 8. PASSENGER AIRCRAFT a. FORBIDDEN; Article cannot be carried on passenger aircraft. 9. CARGO AIRCRAFT a. FORBIDDEN; Article cannot be carried on cargo aircraft. 10. SPECIAL PROVISIONS: A61: "Asbestos which is immersed or fixeed in a natural or artificial binder (such as cement, plastic, asphalt, resins or mineral ore) in such a way that no escape of hazardous quantities of respirable asbestos fibres can occur during transport is not subject to these Regulations. Manufactured articles, containing asbestos and not meeting this requirement, are nevertheless not subject to these Regulations when packed so that no escape of hazardous quantities of respirable asbestos fibres can occur during transport. B. INTERNATIONAL (IATA, 1998) I. UN 2590 2. PROPER SHIPPING NAME: White asbestos a. DESCRIPTION: chrysotile, actinolite, anthophyllite, tremolite 1. "ASBESTOS. Is a generic name for naturally occuring mineral silicate fibres of the Serpentine and Amphibole series. In the Serpentine series is Chrysotile, commonly known as white asbestos. In the Amphibole series are Actinolite, Amosite or Mysorite (commonly known as brown asbestos). Anthophyllite, Crocidolite (commonly known as blue asbestos) and Tremolite. All types of asbestos can be hazardous to health, blue and brown asbestos being the more dangerous types. 3. CLASS OR DIVISION NUMBER: 9 4. SUBSIDIARY RISK CLASS OR DIVISION NUMBER: Not Listed 5. PRIMARY HAZARD LABEL: Miscellaneous 6. SUBSIDIARY RISK HAZARD LABEL: Not Listed 7. UN PACKING GROUP NUMBER: m 8. PASSENGER AIRCRAFT a. PACKING INSTRUCTION NUMBER: 909 b. LIMITED QUANTITY PACKAGING INSTRUCTION NUMBER: Not Listed c. MAXIMUM NET QUANTITY PER PACKAGE: 200 kg d. LIMITED QUANTITY PACKAGING MAXIMUM NET QUANTITY PER PACKAGE: Not Listed 9. CARGO AIRCRAFT a. PACKING INSTRUCTION NUMBER: 909 b. MAXIMUM NET QUANTITY PER PACKAGE: 200 kg 10. SPECIAL PROVISIONS: A61: "Asbestos which is immersed or fixed in a natural or artificial binder (such as cement, plastic, asphalt, resins or mineral ore) in such a way that no escape of hazardous quantities of respirable asbestos fibres can occur during transport is not subject to these Regulations. Manufactured articles, containing asbestos and not meeting this requirement, are nevertheless not subject to these Regulations when packed

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