Asbestos is a material that was once used extensively in con…
Asbestos is a material that was once used extensively in construction. One risk from working in a building that contains asbestos is the development of a disease called asbestosis, caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. Cells in the lungs will take up asbestos by phagocytosis but are not able to degrade it. As a result, asbestos fibers would be most likely to accumulate in what location inside the cell?