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minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 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-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoI would say the production process would be a problem too
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 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.
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.
I would say the production process would be a problem too
That’s fair. I know it’s the particulates in the lungs that make it unsafe. It would need special disposal facilities. Economically unviable.