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that radon is another scam ....a whole industry built on BS.....just like the asbestos here..scare the crap out of people and they will spend a fortune for nothing...
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that radon is another scam ....a whole industry built on BS.....just like the asbestos here..scare the crap out of people and they will spend a fortune for nothing...
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take a read for radon....
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...re-overblown&usg=AOvVaw01jr-0HBwoDkZyUrRcUcAE
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...re-overblown&usg=AOvVaw01jr-0HBwoDkZyUrRcUcAE
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just look at the claim of climate change and all the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ that has been made by taxing or forcing products down the consumers throat..all for a fake happening....and when this kind of money is being made, at least trillions world wide the hoax is well fed by all governments and crazy groups... and radon is just another one of the $$$$$$ makers, just look at all the extra work and product you have to install so someone is making $$$ off of it...
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heres an interesting article about asbestos, not so dangerous as some claim it to be, I want to know the real reason it has become such a feared product, my sneaky suspicion is the big oil companies and or other big companies that had insulating products to sell ganged up on asbestos to make it go away...you decide for yourself..
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...sbestos.html&usg=AOvVaw0G2oqh-jfQkDDUtsVZhf30
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...sbestos.html&usg=AOvVaw0G2oqh-jfQkDDUtsVZhf30
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everything can be dangerous, it also depends how your body reacts to it...example..I can eat nuts and drink milk and the next person drops dead from it..you also have to look at the percentage of people exposed and how much to how many get sick or die...
do you think breathing in pvc cleaner or smoke from flux is healthy? probably not, but neither one is banned..
Approximately 90,000 people die from asbestos-related diseases globally each year. An estimated 125 million people worldwide remain at risk of occupational exposure to asbestos. About 1.3 million U.S. workers in construction and general industry are at risk of exposure today.
90 thousand globally die from asbestos each year..thats nothing but a drop in the bucket..but 640 thousand die from the flue each year..1.25 million die from auto accidents globally...so from that perspective asbestos is nothing to worry about..
646,000 people
CDC says more people die of influenza worldwide than some experts have estimated. As many as 646,000 people may die from influenza each year worldwide, according to the latest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — a larger number than what other health experts have predicted in years past.Dec 13, 2017
Annual Global Road Crash Statistics
Nearly 1.25 million people die in road crashes each year, on average 3,287 deaths a day. An additional 20-50 million are injured or disabled. More than half of all road traffic deaths occur among young adults ages 15-44.
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When is Asbestos Dangerous?
The most common way for asbestos fibers to enter the body is through breathing. In fact, asbestos containing material is not generally considered to be harmful unless it is releasing dust or fibers into the air where they can be inhaled or ingested. Many of the fibers will become trapped in the mucous membranes of the nose and throat where they can then be removed, but some may pass deep into the lungs, or, if swallowed, into the digestive tract. Once they are trapped in the body, the fibers can cause health problems.
Asbestos is most hazardous when it is friable. The term "friable" means that the asbestos is easily crumbled by hand, releasing fibers into the air. Sprayed on asbestos insulation is highly friable. Asbestos floor tile is not.
Asbestos-containing ceiling tiles, floor tiles, undamaged laboratory cabinet tops, shingles, fire doors, siding shingles, etc. will not release asbestos fibers unless they are disturbed or damaged in some way. If an asbestos ceiling tile is drilled or broken, for example, it may release fibers into the air. If it is left alone and not disturbed, it will not.
Damage and deterioration will increase the friability of asbestos-containing materials. Water damage, continual vibration, aging, and physical impact such as drilling, grinding, buffing, cutting, sawing, or striking can break the materials down making fiber release more likely.
Health Effects
Because it is so hard to destroy asbestos fibers, the body cannot break them down or remove them once they are lodged in lung or body tissues. They remain in place where they can cause disease.
There are three primary diseases associated with asbestos exposure:
Asbestosis is a serious, chronic, non-cancerous respiratory disease. Inhaled asbestos fibers aggravate lung tissues, which cause them to scar. Symptoms of asbestosis include shortness of breath and a dry crackling sound in the lungs while inhaling. In its advanced stages, the disease may cause cardiac failure.
There is no effective treatment for asbestosis; the disease is usually disabling or fatal. The risk of asbestosis is minimal for those who do not work with asbestos; the disease is rarely caused by neighborhood or family exposure. Those who renovate or demolish buildings that contain asbestos may be at significant risk, depending on the nature of the exposure and precautions taken.
Lung Cancer
Lung cancer causes the largest number of deaths related to asbestos exposure. The incidence of lung cancer in people who are directly involved in the mining, milling, manufacturing and use of asbestos and its products is much higher than in the general population. The most common symptoms of lung cancer are coughing and a change in breathing. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, persistent chest pains, hoarseness, and anemia.
People who have been exposed to asbestos and are also exposed to some other carcinogen -- such as cigarette smoke -- have a significantly greater risk of developing lung cancer than people who have only been exposed to asbestos. One study found that asbestos workers who smoke are about 90 times more likely to develop lung cancer than people who neither smoke nor have been exposed to asbestos.
Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that most often occurs in the thin membrane lining of the lungs, chest, abdomen, and (rarely) heart. About 200 cases are diagnosed each year in the United States. Virtually all cases of mesothelioma are linked with asbestos exposure. Approximately 2 percent of all miners and textile workers who work with asbestos, and 10 percent of all workers who were involved in the manufacture of asbestos-containing gas masks, contract mesothelioma.
People who work in asbestos mines, asbestos mills and factories, and shipyards that use asbestos, as well as people who manufacture and install asbestos insulation, have an increased risk of mesothelioma. So do people who live with asbestos workers, near asbestos mining areas, near asbestos product factories or near shipyards where use of asbestos has produced large quantities of airborne asbestos fibers.
Other Cancers
Evidence suggests that cancers in the esophagus, larynx, oral cavity, stomach, colon and kidney may be caused by ingesting asbestos. For more information on asbestos-related cancers, contact your local chapter of the American Cancer Society.
Determining Factors
Three things seem to determine your likelihood of developing one of these asbestos related diseases:
When is Asbestos Dangerous?
The most common way for asbestos fibers to enter the body is through breathing. In fact, asbestos containing material is not generally considered to be harmful unless it is releasing dust or fibers into the air where they can be inhaled or ingested. Many of the fibers will become trapped in the mucous membranes of the nose and throat where they can then be removed, but some may pass deep into the lungs, or, if swallowed, into the digestive tract. Once they are trapped in the body, the fibers can cause health problems.
Asbestos is most hazardous when it is friable. The term "friable" means that the asbestos is easily crumbled by hand, releasing fibers into the air. Sprayed on asbestos insulation is highly friable. Asbestos floor tile is not.
Asbestos-containing ceiling tiles, floor tiles, undamaged laboratory cabinet tops, shingles, fire doors, siding shingles, etc. will not release asbestos fibers unless they are disturbed or damaged in some way. If an asbestos ceiling tile is drilled or broken, for example, it may release fibers into the air. If it is left alone and not disturbed, it will not.
Damage and deterioration will increase the friability of asbestos-containing materials. Water damage, continual vibration, aging, and physical impact such as drilling, grinding, buffing, cutting, sawing, or striking can break the materials down making fiber release more likely.
Health Effects
Because it is so hard to destroy asbestos fibers, the body cannot break them down or remove them once they are lodged in lung or body tissues. They remain in place where they can cause disease.
There are three primary diseases associated with asbestos exposure:
- Asbestosis
- Lung Cancer
- Mesothelioma
Asbestosis is a serious, chronic, non-cancerous respiratory disease. Inhaled asbestos fibers aggravate lung tissues, which cause them to scar. Symptoms of asbestosis include shortness of breath and a dry crackling sound in the lungs while inhaling. In its advanced stages, the disease may cause cardiac failure.
There is no effective treatment for asbestosis; the disease is usually disabling or fatal. The risk of asbestosis is minimal for those who do not work with asbestos; the disease is rarely caused by neighborhood or family exposure. Those who renovate or demolish buildings that contain asbestos may be at significant risk, depending on the nature of the exposure and precautions taken.
Lung Cancer
Lung cancer causes the largest number of deaths related to asbestos exposure. The incidence of lung cancer in people who are directly involved in the mining, milling, manufacturing and use of asbestos and its products is much higher than in the general population. The most common symptoms of lung cancer are coughing and a change in breathing. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, persistent chest pains, hoarseness, and anemia.
People who have been exposed to asbestos and are also exposed to some other carcinogen -- such as cigarette smoke -- have a significantly greater risk of developing lung cancer than people who have only been exposed to asbestos. One study found that asbestos workers who smoke are about 90 times more likely to develop lung cancer than people who neither smoke nor have been exposed to asbestos.
Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that most often occurs in the thin membrane lining of the lungs, chest, abdomen, and (rarely) heart. About 200 cases are diagnosed each year in the United States. Virtually all cases of mesothelioma are linked with asbestos exposure. Approximately 2 percent of all miners and textile workers who work with asbestos, and 10 percent of all workers who were involved in the manufacture of asbestos-containing gas masks, contract mesothelioma.
People who work in asbestos mines, asbestos mills and factories, and shipyards that use asbestos, as well as people who manufacture and install asbestos insulation, have an increased risk of mesothelioma. So do people who live with asbestos workers, near asbestos mining areas, near asbestos product factories or near shipyards where use of asbestos has produced large quantities of airborne asbestos fibers.
Other Cancers
Evidence suggests that cancers in the esophagus, larynx, oral cavity, stomach, colon and kidney may be caused by ingesting asbestos. For more information on asbestos-related cancers, contact your local chapter of the American Cancer Society.
Determining Factors
Three things seem to determine your likelihood of developing one of these asbestos related diseases:
- The amount and duration of exposure - the more you are exposed to asbestos and the more fibers that enter your body, the more likely you are to develop asbestos related problems. While there is no "safe level" of asbestos exposure, people who are exposed more frequently over a long period of time are more at risk.
- Whether or not you smoke - if you smoke and you have been exposed to asbestos, you are far more likely to develop lung cancer than someone who does not smoke and who has not been exposed to asbestos. If you work with asbestos or have been exposed to it, the first thing you should do to reduce your chances of developing cancer is to stop smoking.
- Age - cases of mesothelioma have occurred in the children of asbestos workers whose only exposures were from the dust brought home on the clothing of family members who worked with asbestos. The younger people are when they inhale asbestos, the more likely they are to develop mesothelioma. This is why enormous efforts are being made to prevent school children from being exposed.
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it seems asbestos is more apt to cause cancer is if you also smoke..that brings me to conclude that asbestos alone may or may not cause cancer..im not saying go sprinkle it like snow around the xmas tree, but it has been blown out of proportion for the harm it does compared to other daily contaminants that can also cause cancer or other related disease...
I guess ill let you know in another dozen years or so, because about 30 years ago when working for a company we use to rip out asbestos covered boilers once a week on average for maybe 6 months and it looked like a winter wonderland, and masks back then were not worn, so far I have no symptoms and had a few chest xrays over the last few years..so time will tell...
when they say long term exposure to asbestos of 20 or 30 years of breathing it in, almost any fiber or chemical will take its toll on you...but I think the lawyers found a money maker and have gone full speed ahead on it...
just like the talc powder they now say causes cancer because johnson and johnson have deep pockets, seems any product could cause cancer, just ask california...
look at round up now and the lawsuits lining up, but it is still used on a regular basis on farms and food daily..
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and if you go to the dr you take your life in your hands...
Previous research has sounded the alarm on this problem: One 2016 BMJ study, for instance, analyzed four studies of medical death rates from 2000 to 2008 and used hospital-admission rates from 2013. The researchers estimated that an annual 251,454 U.S. deaths — or 9.5% of all annual U.S. deaths — resulted from medical error, making it the third leading cause of death in the country.
Previous research has sounded the alarm on this problem: One 2016 BMJ study, for instance, analyzed four studies of medical death rates from 2000 to 2008 and used hospital-admission rates from 2013. The researchers estimated that an annual 251,454 U.S. deaths — or 9.5% of all annual U.S. deaths — resulted from medical error, making it the third leading cause of death in the country.
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radon..another scam to make money....
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I just did this abomination of a radon in an old house. Core drilled a hole in the basement floor and filled in a bit of peagravel and then went up and out.![]()
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no rain protection on the top of the pipe to keep rain and snow from going right into the fan motor???
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the fan may be rated for outdoors but when it gets to be freezing out and that pipe fills up with snow /ice and water and freezes solid it aint gona work for nothing...unless the constant flow of warmer air keeps it open, I did a quick google and all the systems dont recommend a rain cap....
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