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IRL isn't the problem with asbestos limited to workers who come into contact with asbestos every day in an industrial setting? Busting up asbestos in the course
by beenBoutIT 8y ago
IRL isn't the problem with asbestos limited to workers who come into contact with asbestos every day in an industrial setting? Busting up asbestos in the course of a remodel(or a dozen remodels) isn't enough exposure to cause any of the chronic problems asbestos is so famous for, IIRC.
- cam_l 8y agoThis is absolutely not true and is quite dangerous advice. The problem with workers who worked with asbestos in factories or mines is that a very high percentage of them got Mesothelioma, and within a relatively short time frame - maybe 15 - 20 years. People exposed for a short term like with house renos, typically take up to 45years for it to occur.[0] It kills something like 90% of people within 5 years of diagnosis. And it is a painful and horrible way to die. Maybe 30% of new cases being diagnosed currently in the US are from builders or home renovators, rather than miners. [0]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3741803/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3741803/