philz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoI feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movementmessage-squaremessage-square334linkfedilinkarrow-up11.72Karrow-down113
arrow-up11.71Karrow-down1message-squareI feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movementphilz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square334linkfedilink
minus-squareClbull@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoAren’t there ways to treat the asbestos and prevent the fibers from becoming airborne and posing a serious risk?
minus-squareHelixDab2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoEncapsulation, yeah. That’s usually what they do now, since encapsulation is usually cheaper, and generally less disruptive.
Aren’t there ways to treat the asbestos and prevent the fibers from becoming airborne and posing a serious risk?
Encapsulation, yeah. That’s usually what they do now, since encapsulation is usually cheaper, and generally less disruptive.