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Relatedly, Asbestos used to be a place: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val-des-Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val-des-Sources Attempts to reopen the mine
by fidotron 1y ago
Relatedly, Asbestos used to be a place: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val-des-Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val-des-Sources
Attempts to reopen the mine and sell asbestos to the developing world under a new brand caught the attention of the Daily Show leading to some train wreck coverage that ultimately led to them changing the name of the town.
- pmlarocque 1y agoIt is fun, that is my hometown. And I know 0 person who died from Asbestosis. My father student job was to stack bags of Asbestos on train and my grand-father worked at the mine his whole life. I guess it's the transformed form that is dangerous not the raw form.