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Dumping asbestos into the ocean? That cannot end well... "The old aircraft carrier, once the navy’s flagship, is packed with asbestos. No country, including Br

• gvb 4y ago
  The primary problem with asbestos is breathing the asbestos dust which causes scarring of the lungs. Step 1 of asbestos mitigation is to wet it so it doesn't fill the air with asbestos dust. Sinking the ship in the ocean prevents the asbestos from crumbling into dust. Ref: https://www.fs.usda.gov/eng/toolbox/haz/haz07b.htm https://www.fs.usda.gov/eng/toolbox/haz/haz07b.htm
  • gardenfelder 4y ago
    Breathing may be the primary problem, indeed. Still, I would argue that one needs to examine issues related to fish ingestion of asbestos. The issue gives pretty google, e.g. [1[ [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016611160870044X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01661...