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minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 days agoMost asbestos is safe, until you need to dispose of it. You could make a glove that is encased in another material so you get the insulation with no health hazard, but once it gets worn or thrown in a landfill it will be a problem.
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoThat’s fair. I know it’s the particulates in the lungs that make it unsafe. It would need special disposal facilities. Economically unviable.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoI would say the production process would be a problem too
Most asbestos is safe, until you need to dispose of it. You could make a glove that is encased in another material so you get the insulation with no health hazard, but once it gets worn or thrown in a landfill it will be a problem.
That’s fair. I know it’s the particulates in the lungs that make it unsafe. It would need special disposal facilities. Economically unviable.
I would say the production process would be a problem too