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It doesn't react chemically but is useful for its physical properties, which means it does influence the environment it's in in that manner. I wouldn't rule it
by kbenson 8y ago
It doesn't react chemically but is useful for its physical properties, which means it does influence the environment it's in in that manner. I wouldn't rule it out as carcinogenic because it's mostly chemically inert because of the same reasoning, namely that there are other ways it may change the environment than chemically.
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- roywiggins 8y agoAsbestos causes cancer like this, more or less, I think. It's not like silica is inherently toxic.
- riahi 8y agoAsbestos causes cancer because of repetitive trauma to the pleural space with subsequent chronic inflammation acquired by breathing.