Posted by alexandra_k on October 29, 2018, at 6:34:26
In reply to Re: climate refugees » alexandra_k, posted by sigismund on October 25, 2018, at 18:03:03
Yeah, it's inhaling the asbestos fibres that's not good. They are so tiny they get inhaled very deep indeed into the little air sacks (alveoli) of the lungs. Then the body recognises they are foreign particles and it sets off an inflammation response where it tries to wall off the offending matter which makes nodules that grow and... Well... Kill you, eventually.
I think asbestos isn't so much a problem if you just leave it in the walls, right where you found it, or similar. It's just a problem when you want to do construction work and start wanting to cut it or whatever then you need to try and protect against inhaling these tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny little particles...
It's a problem in natural disaster too, of course.
But if we don't hide it in building walls and floors then whatever will we do with it? Cheap insulation for *other people's* kids. Surely...
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