Don’t forget about when it’s time to un-make it.
Tearing down old building or tiles containing asbestos is also a huge issue.
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GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 1 week agoAs I’ve understood it, the problem is primarily for the people having to manufacture products using it, and at rest it’s supposed to be inert.
Don’t forget about when it’s time to un-make it.
Tearing down old building or tiles containing asbestos is also a huge issue.
So many people were exposed to asbestos dust in New York when the world trade centre towers were destroyed by terrorists
Yep. Probably like 40,000 people.
lol terrorists
It’s supposed to be it tends to get brittle and fracture creating airborne shards that you can breath in but your body can’t break down and that continuously damages the cells leading to cancer.
Any time you disturb it theres a problem
TIL, I’m an asbestos.
witty_username@feddit.nl 1 week ago
Except that people don’t always recognize it and drill holes in it or saw through it
gerbler@lemmy.world 1 week ago
This is probably how I’ll die tbh