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At the house I have recently moved to, there's a container full of sand down the smaller side passage that I think may be DIY made out of corrugated asbestos. It's whiter than the roof shown in OP's pic, more like the light cream/grey colour of the asbestos heat proof mats in school. I'll post a picture later, interested to see what PH makes of it.
Esseesse said:
At the house I have recently moved to, there's a container full of sand down the smaller side passage that I think may be DIY made out of corrugated asbestos. It's whiter than the roof shown in OP's pic, more like the light cream/grey colour of the asbestos heat proof mats in school. I'll post a picture later, interested to see what PH makes of it.
Google silver sand.Renovation said:
People who had health issues with asbestos either worked with it or worked where it was present for many years.
Similarly passing someone on the street who's smoking isn't going to give you lung cancer.
Ignorance is bliss.Similarly passing someone on the street who's smoking isn't going to give you lung cancer.
Some workers wives got asbestos related diseases from the husbands clothing coming home/washing them. Working where there is asbestos still happens now and is not a problem if it isn't disturbed.
From a single exposure the risk of it developing into something nasty is low, but not good for children or smokers to be exposed to it due to the greater risk it poses to them.
Asbestos made it into pretty much everything back in the day, crayons, paper, concrete, coatings, etc, etc, oh and even cigarettes.
Renovation said:
People who had health issues with asbestos either worked with it or worked where it was present for many years.
Similarly passing someone on the street who's smoking isn't going to give you lung cancer.
I'm afraid that isn't true. Depends whether you are talking about normal lung cancer or mesiothelioma. The second one is the most dangerous and not dose related.Similarly passing someone on the street who's smoking isn't going to give you lung cancer.
roofer said:
Esseesse said:
At the house I have recently moved to, there's a container full of sand down the smaller side passage that I think may be DIY made out of corrugated asbestos. It's whiter than the roof shown in OP's pic, more like the light cream/grey colour of the asbestos heat proof mats in school. I'll post a picture later, interested to see what PH makes of it.
Google silver sand.Esseesse said:
roofer said:
Esseesse said:
At the house I have recently moved to, there's a container full of sand down the smaller side passage that I think may be DIY made out of corrugated asbestos. It's whiter than the roof shown in OP's pic, more like the light cream/grey colour of the asbestos heat proof mats in school. I'll post a picture later, interested to see what PH makes of it.
Google silver sand.Yabu said:
Renovation said:
People who had health issues with asbestos either worked with it or worked where it was present for many years.
Similarly passing someone on the street who's smoking isn't going to give you lung cancer.
Ignorance is bliss.Similarly passing someone on the street who's smoking isn't going to give you lung cancer.
Some workers wives got asbestos related diseases from the husbands clothing coming home/washing them. Working where there is asbestos still happens now and is not a problem if it isn't disturbed.
A lot of fuss about very little risk. Especially with the exposure the OP has had, there are 101 things in the world more likely to kill him. Cement sheets are one of the safest forms.
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