Posts Tagged ‘asbestos’

Exposed to asbestos???

About five years ago my dad was doing up the garden and their were asbestos sheets at the back of the garden and my dad asked me if I would help him moves the asbestos sheets (my dad didn’t know that they were asbestos sheets, the previous owners left them there, and I was 14 at the time I’m now 19) When we were moving them 3 of the asbestos… Continue reading

Asbestos!>?!?!??!?!SCARED!?

ok i lived in a 100yr old house about 5 yrs ago,i was 10 when i finally left but aparntley my dad had taken a piece of a wall down in a hall way when i was little and i remember him doing it but i dont think he was wearing a mask and i dunno if i was exposed to the airbone particalls from the asbestos,if i had been… Continue reading

my neighbor has been burning asbestos siding in a burn barrel 50 feet from my window am i at risk??

i no asbestos is a #1 cause of cancer…

causes lung cancer?

Its a known fact that the inhalation of asbestos will cause lung cancer,,, as well as smoking…..So my qestion is,,,, do u think that the inhalation of parfumes and powders will cause lung cancer as well????… Continue reading

how much asbestos does it take…?

how much inhalation of asbestos does it take to get cancer?…

If you have lung cancer from asbestos exposure, it is mesothelioma or can you have other types of lung cancer?

If your lung cancer is from asbestos, is it diagnosed mesothelioma or can you have other types?… Continue reading

how long does it take for a breast tumor to form?

Also, can asbestos cause breast cancer?…

Why di the US governent turn a blind eye to some of America's heroes?

I am speaking of the clean up crews from 9/11, most of whom now have some form of lung cancer thanks to the asbestos in those buildings. These people are sick and dying, should government look the other way?… Continue reading

What is the biggest source of CO2 emissions?

I’m doing a research project on public perceptions. Please answer the following questions based solely on your own ideas. Do not do any research.

1. What is the biggest source of CO2 emissions?

2. True or False, Humans have caused more species to go extinct than any other cause.

3. True or False, inhaling one fiber of asbestos will cause lung cancer.… Continue reading

How dangerous is 'trace asbestos' in acoustic ceiling covering?

We had the acoustic ceiling stuff tested at a lab and it came back with ‘trace’ amounts of chrysotile. This means there was less than 1% asbestos. I have no idea if this is a lot or not. I understand asbestos is a cancer danger and that you don’t want to breathe the stuff. My question is how dangerous would it be to remove the ceiling stuff ourselves? We’d really… Continue reading