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> behind the scenes Asbestos was at times used in: * cigarrette filters * water filters * hair dryers * space heaters * anti-scorch pads (stoves and bunse
by m3047 1y ago
> behind the scenes
Asbestos was at times used in:
* cigarrette filters
* water filters
* hair dryers
* space heaters
* anti-scorch pads (stoves and bunsen burners)
* HVAC duct sealing
* boiler, pipe, and duct insulation (buildings, machinery, vehicles)
* brakes
- creaturemachine 1y agofloor tiles, ceiling tiles, plaster & sheetrock There were times when you could have been surrounded by the stuff in your own home. It was also boxed up in pure form and sold as artificial snow.
- jajko 1y agoMy father when young (60s, eastern Europe) was working as a student on road and airport runway construction, working with hot tarmac material. Used heavily-ladden asbestos clothing and gloves. Luckily no mesothelioma till now so he got lucky. It was really in many places due to its great thermal properties. But plastic permeated everything these days, thats on another few orders of magnitudes higher level.
- ethagnawl 1y ago* as topsoil/fill (graciously provided by Raybestos) when my hometown built sports fields in the 70/80s
- femto 1y agoMy "favourite" one is bulk insulation for domestic dwellings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Fluffy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Fluffy Just get a big tub of loose asbestos fibre and use a blower to fill the roof space. What could go wrong?
- Havoc 1y ago> blower I’m officially horrified