It is best not to ingest asbestos dust, period. But if you did, its not a
death sentence. Some people worked around, in and on top of asbestos their
whole lives and weren't effected. I did it innocently for more than a year.
Others have had problems with relatively brief exposures. In almost all
cases, we're talking intense involvment with airborn particles, however.
You'd have to be damn unlucky to get either cancer or asbestosis from the
brief encounters of the typical Rover hobbiest. Steve McQueen was one of
the unlucky ones. He probably was exposed racing dirt bikes in the
California Deserts. Now doesn't that make all you Mojave habitue's feel
good!!
We've wasted billions of dollars on a witch hunt for asbestos in its stable,
non powder state. Hell the State Legislators here in Hawaii blew 65 million
dollars (Initial estimate was $16,000,000) on de-asbestosing the capitol
building. Just the group that might of benefited from a good whiff of the
stuff. I think the term is 'frangible', but in any case, if its not ground
down to a fine dust, its harmless.
Aloha
Peter O.
>From: christian147@juno.com
>Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
>To: lro@Works.Team.Net
>Subject: Re: LRO: Re: Re: Tuning by eye
>Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 22:53:57 -0700
>
> >But
> >its far, far from a 100% certainty that exposure will lead to cancer.
> >That's why it took so long to associate asbestos with the peculiar form
>of
> >cancer it causes.
>
>Mesaspeloma (sp?) is the cancer traced to asbestos. Far more common is
>Asbestosis, an emphysema like condition, just as deadly.
>
> >Wearing a simple particle mask is more that adequate protection from
>asbestos dust.
>
>Just not true and you should know better. All masks are not created
>equal. The mask must be an effective filter of the fiber size in
>question, as not all fiber sizes cause the conditions. The mask must
>also have an effective seal on the face. I don't know of a single strap
>mask that can do that. Any facial hair in the seal area will negate the
>best masks.
>
> >The big problem with Asbestos was that the Manufacturers did not act
>quickly
> >when they knew it could be a health hazard. More than 10 years, might
>have
> >been 20, passed between the determination that it caused cancer in some
> >people, and the time the word was put out.
>
>More like 60 years. The correlations were first made in the 20's.. Best
>to wear a particle mask
>and thoroughly clean brake areas with approved cleaner when working on
>your
>brakes. Don't worry, be happy. Even if you snorted the stuff, you
>probably
>wouldn't get lung cancer.
>
> > Best to wear a particle mask
> >and thoroughly clean brake areas with approved cleaner when working on
>your
> >brakes.
>
>The current OSHA approved method is to spray the brakes from at least 18"
>with an aerosol can of cleaner until the dust is wet then you can clean
>at close range.
>
> > Even if you snorted the stuff, you probably
> >wouldn't get lung cancer.
>
>How about asbestosis?
>
>
>Chris hall
>
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