Re: Very scared and frustrated
- From: "HarryS" <herrs5*spam*@showmepro.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 20:42:08 GMT
The microscope used to identify asbestos is very specialized and the use of
that microscope to identify asbestos requires specific training to properly
identify the various types of asbestos. Even using the correct microscope
and with the proper training, it isn't easy. Even the most exhaustive
microscopic test (point counting) isn't particularly accurate in terms of
the percent of asbestos present.
The suggestion to paint the interior of your house is good. IF there were
asbestos fibers on the surfaces, painting them would encapsulate the fibers.
When you're through, you'll have a nice, fresh house and, if it'll make you
rest easier, it's worth it.
There are folks who can perform wipe tests to determine if there are
asbestos fibers present. The place to start is in the room where you did
the work. If it's not found there, it's not likely that it's anywhere else.
The nice thing about this is that it's not particularly expensive.
The hype over the asbestos threat is greatly overdone, just as was the
dioxin threat. Most of the folks who contract asbestosis are those who
worked with asbestos under poor hygienic conditions and inhaled a lot of the
fibers. Think of all of the homes that have asbestos siding (and sometimes
asbestos slate roofs). There are millions of these homes around the country
and asbestos fibers are shedding from them constantly. The EPA (and local
state departments of natural resources) emphasize it so much because they
don't want to err on the minus side, so they make you believe that one
inhaled asbestos fiber dooms you. If that were truly the case, we'd all be
doomed to die of asbestosis because it's not likely that anyone can go
through life and not inhale even one asbestos fiber.
Harry
"mm" <NOPSAMmm2005@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:50:19 GMT, DK <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'd cover every surface with new paint, tile or whatever. I'd wash
I wouldn't paint or tile. I would wash off the surfaces, or dust with
a damp rag or something that would use static to hold the dust in
place. I might wear an asbestos effective dust mask when doing this,
and send the kid somewhere else. Then I'd open the windows, put input
and output fans in them, at opposite ends of the house, and vent the
house while I went shopping, or to work. It will float around, little
will find anyone else because there is almost none left in the house
alreadyd, and be washed into the ground by the rain.
all clothes and I'd dry clean those that can't be washed. I'd buy a
good hepa filter - about $400.
I wonder if a toy microscope is enough to examine a filter and see if
there is any asbestos on it. If not, maybe one could borrow a
microcope or buy one at a pawn shop, and sell it for not much loss.
But I don't think this is necessary at all. Just for the compulsive or
curious.
Then, I'd relax and enjoy what little life I may have left.
.
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