mel jacobson on sun 11 oct 09
interesting.
when i was talking to the fellows at a water
department along lake superior, the one fellow
said.
`i wonder how a tiny bit of asbestos that you would
drink, would get into your lungs?`
and, as i said a while back, there is a very very
high percentage of lung disease with `smokers` that
work with asbestos. hmmmm,
non smokers are almost exempt, or very hard to find.
mel
from: minnetonka, mn
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David Hendley on sun 11 oct 09
Mel, asbestos water pipes is not (or, rather, was not, 40
years ago) uncommon. Many water supply systems still send
their water through these pipes - they are tough and long-lasting.
Here in Maydelle, the main lines from the wells to the town
are the original asbestos pipes installed in the 1960's.
They are considered perfectly safe by the state environmental
and health agencies.
The same authorities forced the closing of the old school
lunch room because of the asbestos tiles on the floor, illustrating
the big difference between possible inhalation hazard and
possible ingestion hazard.
David Hendley
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
> when i was talking to the fellows at a water
> department along lake superior, the one fellow
> said.
> `i wonder how a tiny bit of asbestos that you would
> drink, would get into your lungs?`
>
> and, as i said a while back, there is a very very
> high percentage of lung disease with `smokers` that
> work with asbestos. hmmmm,
>
> non smokers are almost exempt, or very hard to find.
> mel
> from: minnetonka, mn
Lee Love on sun 11 oct 09
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 11:34 AM, David Hendley wrote:
> Mel, asbestos water pipes is not (or, rather, was not, 40
> years ago) uncommon.
My house (built in 1917) once had an asbestos insulated furnace and
also asbestos siding. The house was enclosed in a giant bag and both
were removed about 15 years ago by a company specializing in asbestos
removal. It also has new copper plumbing.
--
Lee Love, Minneapolis
"The tea ceremony bowl is the ceramic equivalent of a sonnet: a
small-scale, seemingly constricted form that challenges the artist to
go beyond mere technical virtuosity and find an approach that both
satisfies and transcends the conventions." -- Rob Sliberman
full essay: http://togeika.multiply.com/journal/item/273/
Eva Gallagher on sun 11 oct 09
There are often mutiplicative effects rather than just additive when
exposed to two or more carcinogens simultaneously. If I remember corrrectly
if you are a smoking asbestos worker your chance of developing lung cancer
is approximately 15 times greater than if you are just a smoker or a
non-smoking asbestos worker and your risk were just added individually. Not
sure if I explained that properly.
Eva Gallagher
Deep River, Ontario
http://stevenhilljourneyworkshopjuly2008.blogspot.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "mel jacobson"
To:
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 7:49 AM
Subject: john h's post on health
> interesting.
>
> when i was talking to the fellows at a water
> department along lake superior, the one fellow
> said.
> `i wonder how a tiny bit of asbestos that you would
> drink, would get into your lungs?`
>
> and, as i said a while back, there is a very very
> high percentage of lung disease with `smokers` that
> work with asbestos. hmmmm,
>
> non smokers are almost exempt, or very hard to find.
> mel
> from: minnetonka, mn
> website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
> clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
> new book: http://www.21stcenturykilns.com
>
>
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