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minus-squaredegenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·16 hours agoMakes me wonder if it could be treated in some way to make it not-so-inhalable. Though maybe we have better synthetic alternatives by now.
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·16 hours agoAs I’ve understood it, the problem is primarily for the people having to manufacture products using it, and at rest it’s supposed to be inert.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·13 hours agoDon’t forget about when it’s time to un-make it. Tearing down old building or tiles containing asbestos is also a huge issue.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours agoSo many people were exposed to asbestos dust in New York when the world trade centre towers were destroyed by terrorists
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoYep. Probably like 40,000 people.
minus-squareSzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-215 hours agoIt’s supposed to be it tends to get brittle and fracture creating airborne shards that you can breath in but your body can’t break down and that continuously damages the cells leading to cancer. https://youtu.be/9ZIxGVJadyk?t=143
minus-squareSteve@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·13 hours agoAny time you disturb it theres a problem
Makes me wonder if it could be treated in some way to make it not-so-inhalable. Though maybe we have better synthetic alternatives by now.
As I’ve understood it, the problem is primarily for the people having to manufacture products using it, and at rest it’s supposed to be inert.
Don’t forget about when it’s time to un-make it.
Tearing down old building or tiles containing asbestos is also a huge issue.
So many people were exposed to asbestos dust in New York when the world trade centre towers were destroyed by terrorists
Yep. Probably like 40,000 people.
It’s supposed to be it tends to get brittle and fracture creating airborne shards that you can breath in but your body can’t break down and that continuously damages the cells leading to cancer.
https://youtu.be/9ZIxGVJadyk?t=143
Any time you disturb it theres a problem
TIL, I’m an asbestos.