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In reply to the discussion: EPA is now allowing asbestos back into manufacturing [View all]maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)35. Most of the danger was in the mining of it,
the manufacturing of materials containing it, and in the installation of those materials. Asbestos doesn't jump on you like a spider as long as it isn't disturbed.
You are currently allowed to leave ACMs in place through "encapsulation". I did it just this year in a project - put carpet and vinyl flooring over the top of 50 year old linoleum tiles that are glued to concrete with mastic that has Asbestos in it. Perfectly legal.
But anywhere you disturb it, you have to mitigate it carefully. Did that, too.
It might be possible to use it IN CERTAIN APPLICATIONS again. For instance, some equipment that gets shot into space. Just not where it would be ground into dust and inhaled - like brake pads. Or spray-on ceiling textures.
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People were careless with it for decades but the danger was covered over....
KY_EnviroGuy
Aug 2018
#25
Wouldn't the fear of lawsuits still prevent companies from using asbestos?
Midnight Writer
Aug 2018
#6
EPA no longer considers effect of substances in the air, ground, or water in its risk assessments?
populistdriven
Aug 2018
#18