EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
Believe Donald Trump, folks: There is an anti-asbestos conspiracy. In his 1997 book, The Art of the Comeback, Trump warned America not to buy the crusade against “the greatest fire-proofing material ever used.” He claimed the movement to remove asbestos—a known carcinogen—was actually the handiwork of the mafia:
I believe that the movement against asbestos was led by the mob, because it was often mob-related companies that would do the asbestos removal. Great pressure was put on politicians, and as usual, the politicians relented. Millions of truckloads of this incredible fire-proofing material were taken to special “dump sites” and asbestos was replaced by materials that were supposedly safe but couldn’t hold a candle to asbestos in limiting the ravages of fire.
Trump claimed asbestos is “100 percent safe, once applied,” and that it just “got a bad rap.” That, unsurprisingly, was a stretch. Asbestos can be safe, but only if it’s in perfect condition and not shedding any fibers, which are toxic and can cause cancer. But the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the asbestos often used in fireproofing will “readily release airborne fibers if disturbed”—and that there’s “no ‘safe’ level of asbestos exposure for any type of asbestos fiber.”
https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2020/06/the-trump-files-asbestos-mob-conspiracy/
“Asbestos is safe” the words of a cheap fuck who owns a lot of old real estate that he doesn’t want to bring up to code.
Asbestos is safe.....as long as you don't cut it or make it airborne. Then it's dangerous AF.
Didn't know it was still permitted in the US, my country banned it in 1992 lmfao.
It was banned in 1989, but was repealed in 1991 apparently (lazy google). In my area you’re not allowed to build with it and must be removed if found.
I'm in the US and I assumed it was banned a long time ago
The only thing I know about asbestos is that if it ever got to the point where I couldn't afford toilet paper anymore, I would buy a single sheet of asbestos just so I could completely clean it by torching it with fire. Also, there's synthetic alternatives that are better than asbestos anyway.
This comment is a shitpost though and not actual medical advice. Also, I thought this was on lemmy shitpost for some reason so oops.
Asbestos, Quebec is in shambles.
Today Russia produces the majority of asbestos
remember when asbestus and lead was required federally?
Remember kids, fund your regulatory bodies so it doesn't take the EPA to ban a substance so well known as a deadly carcinogen the commercials advertising financial compensations have become internet memes