Reply #28: Bushmeat is providing pretty good information [View All]

[DemonFighterLives]

I worked in lead abatement, but the company also had asbestos abatement. The particles that can hurt your are invisible to the naked eye. Of course these particles fall out of loose fibrous insulation. It is impossible to tell by looking, though if it is an older building, it is very possible to have it as sound insulation.
One testing facility was Braun that tested our lead and asbestos samples.
Another warning, the cheap little paper masks that you can buy will not filter out the harmful asbestos particles. Another odd fact is that smoking and working around "stose" is a double whammy. The synergistic effect is worse than the parts. Funny that most ot the asbestos workers smoked like chimneys.

Many people like to still poo-poo the asbestos threat for different reasons. I had an Uncle that used to dump it in plaster mixes, when he was young and he is still kicking at around 80. The thing with asbestos is that some may never be affected and in other cases, it can take up to 20 years to affect the person.
Something I read when checing out Cheney's Asbestos problem, was that second tier people are being affected, such as the wife who was washing hubby's clothes.
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