It's about conducting a consequence analysis.Rickard.ag said:
Asbestos in bound form is harmless. So. Does the action of replacing the window sills (where even the risk of damage should be considered) stand in reasonable proportion to the benefit? Certainly not! Then remains the mental benefit. That is, your children's health is not protected at all by the replacement of the window benches, but it's your own peace of mind that is in focus!
What I mean by "the curse of the internet" is that too much Googling allows reason to give way to irrational fear. Without the internet, that fear would never have appeared.
A comparison can be made with the movie "Jaws." After being scared half to death by it, I and many others hardly dared to swim even in a swimming pool. Much less in the ocean! The same irrational and counterproductive reaction in both cases. Without the internet and without the movie, no danger and fear would have existed.
Staffan
One might wonder why asbestos was used in practically everything in the 50s and 60s. What is the benefit of asbestos in a window sill? Or asbestos in glue? Completely unbelievably stupid.
As reinforcement. Like glass and carbon fibers.JA”Snabbe” said:
Staffan
Asbestos must have been cheaper than fiberglass then? Because fiberglass was also available in the 50s and 60s.Staffan2000 said:
Imagine how fun it would have been if GM had chosen to make asbestos-reinforced bodies instead of fiberglass in the Corvette.
But the fiberglass reinforcement was applied in layers, while the asbestos fibers were mixed into the compound. Two different methods. Imagine how heavy and fragile the Vette would have been if it was made of eternit.So asbestos must have been cheaper than fiberglass? Because fiberglass existed in the 50s and 60s as well.
Imagine how fun it would have been if GM had chosen to make asbestos-reinforced bodies instead of fiberglass in the Corvette.
Hehe yes, but you should be able to have fiberglass in the slurry too, but asbestos was probably "hot" at the time.But the fiberglass reinforcement was applied in layers, whereas the asbestos fibers were mixed into the slurry. Two different methods. Imagine how heavy and fragile the Vetten would have been if it was made of eternit.
Because:
1. Eternit is a health hazardous material
2. The amount of "gravel" that comes loose from the screw holes is not particularly appealing.
3. I can't in any way justify exposing myself and anyone else to this hellish dust
4. I can't think of any good reason to keep them where they are.
5. I'm ashamed of how Sweden deceived those who worked at the factory in Lomma
above all..... the flour that crumbles down on the floor from the screw holes!
You are wrong, it is absolutely not an exaggerated reaction born from frenetic googling like a hypochondriac on hemmaliv.se
The window sills "crumbled" from the screw holes...
Below is an excerpt from the text you linked to yourself. Unless you and your daughter are heavy smokers and also sniffing in the screw holes, year after year, the risk is minuscule that asbestos will harm your health. However, worry is a well-documented health risk, as is sugar, smoked food, processed meats, alcohol, cycling, transportation, trans fats, erotica with strangers, lightning strikes, weak ice, high teenagers ... yes, almost everything we surround ourselves with is a health risk! But not your countertops (unless you hit your head on them).J Jimmy Andeblom said:
Yes. You have been hit by the curse of the internet
"The asbestos environment had not caused any discernible health problems in the first decades.[4] After World War II, there was a sharp increase in cigarette smoking with deep inhalation. For heavy smokers, the asbestos became dangerous and health problems arose. The contribution of smoking to asbestos’s danger has often been overlooked because smoking was so prevalent and a private matter.[citation needed] Smoking destroyed the lungs’ purification mechanisms, the cilia. Inhaled asbestos fibers remained in the lungs and caused many different diseases, cancer, and deaths. However, asbestos's great danger is still often talked about without mentioning the contributing effect of smoking."
Staffan
StaffanBelow is an excerpt from the text you linked to yourself. Unless you and your daughter are heavy smokers and also sniffing in the screw holes, year in and year out, the risk of asbestos harming your health is vanishingly small. Worry, on the other hand, is a well-documented health risk, as is sugar, smoked food, cured meats, alcohol, cycling, transport, trans fats, erotica with strangers, lightning strikes, weak ice, intoxicated teenagers... almost everything we surround ourselves with is a health risk! But not your countertops (unless you hit your head on them).
Yes. You have been afflicted by the curse of the internet
"The asbestos environment had not caused any discernible health problems in the first decades.[4] After World War II followed a sharp increase in cigarette smoking with deep inhalation. For heavy smokers, asbestos became dangerous and health problems arose. Smoking's contribution to asbestos' danger has often been overlooked because smoking was so widespread and a private matter.[reference needed] Smoking destroyed the lungs' cleansing organs, the cilia. Inhaled asbestos fibers remained in the lungs and caused many different diseases, cancer, and deaths. However, it is still often talked about the great danger of asbestos without mentioning smoking's contributory effect."
Staffan
The fact that you are trying to make fun at my expense is sad, but your lack of knowledge about the seriousness of the danger of asbestos is frightening. There are incredibly easy-to-read and well evidence-based documents on the danger of asbestos, and the work in the Lomma factory is a very dark chapter full of ignorance and lack of knowledge. Asbestos fibers are incredibly light and can remain in the air in a still room for a very long time. It is precisely on this basis that the concern rests that one can inhale asbestos fibers when the material is no longer intact or encapsulated. Asbestos as a content in a material that is not porous and does not release the fibers is therefore not dangerous at all, as long as it is not affected by sawing or otherwise impacting the material. If I understand correctly, you mean that asbestos is no more dangerous than smoking and/or only dangerous in connection with smoking?!
I can only feel sorry for you in your reasoning. On the other hand, it's not your fault that you don't understand.
I don't know what you mean when you say that I linked this text.Below is an excerpt from the text you yourself linked to. Unless you and your daughter are heavy smokers and also sniffing in the screw holes, year in and year out, the risk of asbestos harming your health is vanishingly small. Anxiety, however, is a well-documented health risk, as is sugar, smoked food, charcuterie, alcohol, cycling, transportation, trans fats, erotica with strangers, lightning strikes, weak ice, high teenagers... yes, almost everything we surround ourselves with is a health risk! But not your countertops (unless you hit your head on them).
"The asbestos environment had not given any discernible health problems during the first decades.[4] After World War II, there was a significant increase in cigarette smoking with deep inhalation. For heavy smokers, asbestos became dangerous and health problems arose. The contribution of smoking to the danger of asbestos has often been overlooked because smoking was so prevalent and a private matter.[source needed] Smoking destroyed the lungs' cleaning organs, the cilia. Inhaled asbestos fibers remained in the lungs and caused many different diseases, cancer, and deaths. However, it is still often talked about the great danger of asbestos without mentioning the contributing effect of smoking."
Staffan
When do you claim that I linked this text?Below is an excerpt from the text you yourself linked to. Unless you and your daughter are heavy smokers and also sniffing in the screw holes, year in and year out, the risk of asbestos harming your health is vanishingly small. Anxiety, however, is a well-documented health risk, as is sugar, smoked food, charcuterie, alcohol, cycling, transportation, trans fats, erotica with strangers, lightning strikes, weak ice, high teenagers... yes, almost everything we surround ourselves with is a health risk! But not your countertops (unless you hit your head on them).
"The asbestos environment had not given any discernible health problems during the first decades.[4] After World War II, there was a significant increase in cigarette smoking with deep inhalation. For heavy smokers, asbestos became dangerous and health problems arose. The contribution of smoking to the danger of asbestos has often been overlooked because smoking was so prevalent and a private matter.[source needed] Smoking destroyed the lungs' cleaning organs, the cilia. Inhaled asbestos fibers remained in the lungs and caused many different diseases, cancer, and deaths. However, it is still often talked about the great danger of asbestos without mentioning the contributing effect of smoking."
Staffan
Working in lomma would have been incredibly dangerous even if it was completely asbestos-free. If what I've heard is true, they breathed in concrete dust day in and day out and that is deadly even without asbestos, it still kills primarily in the construction industry today.
Asbestos is dangerous but using lomma as proof that the slightest asbestos fiber is life-threatening is just dumb and wrong.
Asbestos is dangerous but using lomma as proof that the slightest asbestos fiber is life-threatening is just dumb and wrong.
There is a slight difference between working in an asbestos factory for several years without protective equipment and being in a house with a few windowsills with asbestos bound in cement. It is a bigger problem to live by a busy street in the city where the air contains about 1000 fibers per cubic meter around the clock all year round.
Here, however, is a good link that explains for the conspiratorial.J Jimmy Andeblom said:
https://www.av.se/produktion-industri-och-logistik/asbest/huvudsakliga-risker-med-asbest/
And what do you base this fact on?