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Posted by uz on June 15, 2006, 2:01 pm
EXT thanks for yet another reassuring reply. I didn't go to school in
the 50s but i also remember using asbestos sheets over burners for
chemistry experiments in the late 70s in school. I guess I worry more
because of my baby and what I may have put him through but you're right
so many people up until a couple of decades ago were exposed to it
before they decided it was bad for us.
thanks again for the reassuring words.
EXT wrote:
> I went to school in the '50s. We were given loose asbestos powder to mix
> with water to make modeling material for art class. I can also remember
> removing an old gravity hot air furnace from our house and stripping off all
> the asbestos paper that the pipes were wrapped in.
>
> I am still alive, 65, with good lungs. Don't worry, if you have cleaned up,
> vacuumed and generally kept a clean house there is nothing to worry about.
> The floor covering MAY have had asbestos but it would have been sealed in
> the vinyl, nothing to escape. The duct may have released some, but your
> cleaning would have removed the dust. Don't fret about the baby, we all
> lived through much worse before they decided it was bad for you.
>
> > DK wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>We remodelled our bathroom (home built in 73) last year in june. There
> >>>was linoleum flooring in the bathroom about 24 square feet that was
> >>>removed as well as the ductwork that we cut a piece of that contained
> >>>asbestos. We didn't know at that time and therefore no precaution was
> >>>taken. After a month or so i found out that the the duct work contained
> >>>asbestos and the linoleum may also have so i had some professionals
> >>>come in and vacuum my house with a HEPA vacuum. I'm now so scared that
> >>>the asbestos may still be in my house, on my clothes in my closets, on
> >>>our beds etc. I have a two year old in the house and I'm scared to
> >>>death. I feel I have jeapordized his health. I'm literally obsessed by
> >>>these thoughts and can't think of anything else. My husband is totally
> >>>oblivious to this. Even last year when I got the house vacuumed he
> >>>thought i was over reacting to the situation. What should I do now? is
> >>>my house totally contaminated? I need help!!!!!!
> >>
> >>
> >> I'd cover every surface with new paint, tile or whatever. I'd wash
> >> all clothes and I'd dry clean those that can't be washed. I'd buy a
> >> good hepa filter - about $400.
> >>
> >> Then, I'd relax and enjoy what little life I may have left.
> >>
> >
> > Did you go to school in the 1950s? Every school had asbestos pipe
> > insulation and some even had asbestos in the ceiling tiles. Like radon,
> > asbestos is one of those scare words that makes otherwise sane people
> > freak out and do foolish things.
> >
> > Since we're not dying by the millions from asbestos-related lung diseases,
> > I suspect the threat from this substance is highly exaggerated. IOW, quit
> > worrying, be happy.
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