The passage of Hurricane Isabel in Pennsylvania resulted in $160 million in damage (2003 USD, $206 million 2016 USD) and 2 indirect deaths in Pennsylvania. One person suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning, believed to be caused due to improperly ventilated generators in an area affected by the power outages.
Limestone is used as a filler in a variety of products, including paper, plastic, and paint. The purest limestone is even used in foods and medicines such as breakfast cereals and calcium pills. Limestone is also the raw material for making lime (CaO) that is used to treat soils, purify water, and smelt copper.lthough limestone is common in many parts of the United States, it is critically absent from some. Limestone is used to produce Portland cement, as aggregate in concrete and asphalt, and in an enormous array of other products, making it a truly versatile commodity.
The chalk used in classrooms around the world is a type of sedimentary rock. Limestone is a sedimen â¦ tary rock that is used in concrete, building stones, antacids, soil conditioner, and steel making. Coal is another sedimentary rock which is used to produce heat and electricity. Shale is used to make brick. Sandstone and limestone are used as building stone and in the production of glass. 2  Limestone is also used for hard core in roads, and is cooked to make cement. 3  Shale is mixed with sand and used to make bricks.