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Yes it is. Asbestos has chelated iron in it that catalyzes free radicals that result in DNA damage. Saying "Its physical properties are incompatible with huma
by refurb 4y ago
Yes it is. Asbestos has chelated iron in it that catalyzes free radicals that result in DNA damage.
Saying "Its physical properties are incompatible with human biology." is not an actual answer. What physical properties?
- mint2 4y agoThey are referring to the way any google search on the health effects of asbestos fibers will show that mechanical irritation causes scarring.
- CorrectHorseBat 4y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_impact_of_asbestos#Biological_interactions https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_impact_of_asbestos#Bi... Fibers so small they tangle up with your chromosomes are the physical properties that can cause cancer
- refurb 4y agoPlease don't quote wikipedia. That's a theory from the 70's.
- CorrectHorseBat 4y agoI rather believe Wikipedia than random strangers on the internet
- refurb 4y agoThose are the same. Look at peer reviewed papers.
- CorrectHorseBat 4y agoWikipedia links to those, you haven't yet. Peer reviewed papers aren't absolute truth either and one usually needs to be an expert in the field to see which papers are sound and which are not, if even possible. I'd even wager there's a lower percentage of bullshit to be found on Wikipedia than in peer reviewed papers.
- ComputerGuru 4y ago95% of all asbestos in use is of the chrysotile variety, which is Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 and doesn’t contain any iron [0]. It’s linked with human health hazards but is less dangerous than the crocidolite variant. Crocidolite does contain iron (Na2FeIII2FeII3Si8O22(OH)2 per [1]) but it’s not the common type of asbestos and is known as blue asbestos and is found primarily in South Africa, Australia, and Bolivia. I think given how dangerous asbestos is, it can’t statistically be reasonable to assume that it’s cancerous properties arise from something only found in a minority of the asbestos we use. [0]: https://www.britannica.com/science/asbestos-mineral https://www.britannica.com/science/asbestos-mineral [1]: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocidolite https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocidolite The second link is in French.