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Location: Montréal, Canada
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<Reply # 20 on 6/25/2004 2:50 PM >
|  | | | I'm not sure how fine it is with the lower pipe's insulation cut and partially ripped. The fibers could still be in the air.
Granted, I've been by much worse without a cough. Heh.
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Location: Where you were not.
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<Reply # 21 on 6/25/2004 4:00 PM >
|  | | | the fiber will slowly go in the air and unless there is lot of wind?? it won't be a problem. Alot of industries have ripped and bare asbestos pipes in the environment of the workers and the workers are not wearing mask: the risk is not high enough compare to somebody removing asbestos.
In any cases, it is always a good idea to bring a mask; to protect from asbestos, but from molds and fungus too.
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urbexzombie
Location: pa
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 22 on 6/30/2004 4:10 PM >
| | | | Is there any chance asbestos could be in storm drains?
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tick
Location: Abingdon, VA
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 23 on 6/30/2004 4:15 PM >
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Is there any chance asbestos could be in storm drains?
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I can't see why asbestos would be in a storm drain. It was used mainly as insulation and fireproofing in buildings.
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SPEK Photo
Location: Where you were not.
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<Reply # 24 on 6/30/2004 10:15 PM >
| | | | Posted by killerzombie87
Is there any chance asbestos could be in storm drains?
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asbestos was used as concerete additive to prevent cracking, it is also still sometime used in asphalt. In either case it cause no problem being in a asvestos concrete drain, except if you are there to do work and produce concrete dust.
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jyro
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<Reply # 25 on 7/2/2004 7:37 PM >
| | | | I'm convinced that I need to buy a mask... so, which should I buy? Obviously is needs to be Asbestos proof but does anyone have any recomendations? I was in the Buffalo Central Terminal the other day which was pratically built from the stuff, by the time we got out not only were our throats and lungs burning but our eyes watered for days. Yeah, real good idea to seal the building and dry it all out. It really bad there 'cause all the pipes were ripped out and the insulation was left laying all over. That and thousands of ceiling tiles...
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findtech
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<Reply # 27 on 7/3/2004 4:47 PM >
| | | | A piece of advice about getting a respirator, its very important that it fits correctly! Find whatever the place is that does fit testing locally, you might try asking at the local occupational health service (try the hospitals). Personally I would not enter a place that I knew contained or felt probably did contain asbestos and if for some reason I was going to go in I would only do so if I had full PPE and the capability for decon. About the camera, you might try heavy duty ziplock type bags, more than 1 layer.
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Tupsumato
Location: Finland
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 28 on 7/5/2004 12:26 PM >
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Asbestos, pigeon droppings, mouldy grain et cetera. My first time ever encountering such stuff. And of course without respirator. Well, next time when I visit the site (huge grain elevator), I'll take proper equipment with me.
The place is popular among local kids (there was some dozen kids hanging around when I and my friend were exploring). I wonder how many of them will die in asbestos-related cancer...
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Fallen_Knight
Location: vancouver BC
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<Reply # 29 on 7/6/2004 10:55 AM >
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The place is popular among local kids (there was some dozen kids hanging around when I and my friend were exploring). I wonder how many of them will die in asbestos-related cancer...
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That makes me wonder, how many young poeple are risking their health at "cool hangouts" without knowing the risks such as most of the people here do.
Asbestos isn't really common knowlage anymore, its something from the past that not many people think about, so when they go to drink/hangout in old places they don't relize old places commonly used asbestos.
Could be a real problem for some people.
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Mr. Motts
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Location: Long Island and Brooklyn NY
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 30 on 7/6/2004 5:23 PM >
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A piece of advice about getting a respirator, its very important that it fits correctly! Find whatever the place is that does fit testing locally, you might try asking at the local occupational health service (try the hospitals).
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Alternatively, you can cover the filters with the palms of your hands without pressing too hard, and breathe in. If any air gets in it's not tight enough or you need a new mask.
When you breathe thru it normally, there should be a slight suction feel of the mask to your face.
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EvilNick
Location: rochester new york
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 31 on 7/23/2004 3:30 PM >
| | | | Just found this on cnn
Asbestos deaths up, climbing
Skyrocketing rate blamed on long-ago exposure
Thursday, July 22, 2004 Posted: 11:25 PM EDT (0325 GMT)
ATLANTA (AP) -- Asbestos deaths in the United States have skyrocketed since the late 1960s and will probably keep on climbing through the next decade because of long-ago exposure to the material, once widely used for insulation and fireproofing, the government said Thursday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 1,493 people died from asbestos in 2000, compared with 77 in 1968.
In fact, in 1998, asbestos-related deaths overtook those black lung disease, reflecting in part the decline of the coal mining industry, the federal agency said.
The CDC reached its findings by reviewing the death certificates of nearly 125,000 people who had lung conditions linked to inhaling dust or fibers from minerals such as coal or asbestos.
Asbestos use in buildings increased substantially after World War II and peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Because asbestos-related illnesses are slow in developing -- it can take up to 40 years between the time someone is exposed to the material and dies from it -- asbestos deaths will probably increase through the next decade, said Michael Attfield, a CDC epidemiologist.
"What you've got are folks in their 60s and 70s who might otherwise live longer, but because of the damage to their lung tissue, it leads to an early death," said Forest Horne, a Raleigh, North Carolina, lawyer who represents asbestos patients. "We're paying the price now for the use of this mineral in almost every construction insulation product used back in the '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, all the way to the '70s."
Government regulations in the 1970s helped curb the use of asbestos. It is still used, though under heavy regulation. It is found in more than 3,000 products, including brake linings, engine gaskets and roof coatings, and is still present as insulation in older buildings.
"The disease that's being manifested now is basically the result of high exposures over a long period of time -- 20, 30, 40 years ago -- and don't reflect what current regulations requires," said Bob Pigg, president of the Asbestos Information Association of North America. "Today's products can and are being used safely."
Exposure can cause asbestosis, in which asbestos fibers get into the lungs and scar them. The lungs get stiff and it becomes difficult for them to take in air or to transfer oxygen to the blood. This can lead to frequent lung infections and heart or respiratory failure. There is no effective treatment.
Whether someone will develop asbestosis depends on such factors as the intensity and duration of exposure and the person's age when exposed.
For years, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, or black lung, was a much more common lung disease. But cases have been on the decline, possibly because fewer people are employed in the coal mining industry today, the CDC said.
Also, asbestos was probably listed on death certificates more often in recent years as health officials became aware of its dangers.
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