Re: Note to self part 3

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "TMack"
<REMOVETHECAPStonymackin@xxxxxxxxxxx> saying something like:

Hate to disappoint you but the risk is negligible. Asbestos based brakes
produce dust that contains less than 1% asbestos fibres and most of these
are too short to present a risk. Analyses of brake dust have shown that it
contains less than 1% asbestos, most of which is short chrysotile fibers
less than 1 µm in length, with much of the asbestos having been converted to
forsterite due to the heat generated during the braking process - see
Williams RL, Muhlbaier JL. (1982) Asbestos brake emissions. Environ Res; 29:
70-82.

<whew!> Tfft.

Personally I was pleased to discover this as I have worked on many cars and
bikes back in the 70s when the the standard way of removing brake dust from
brake drums was to blow it out, regardless of whether or not you or anyone
in the vivinity might inhale the results.

SOP in every workshop in the land, right enough.
--
Dave
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