Re: Asbestos in electronic components


"Richard the Dreaded Libertarian" <eatmyshorts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:pan.2006.03.08.16.03.04.848578@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:34:27 +1300, Ken Taylor wrote:
"Deefoo" <nonono@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

You may have heard of the problems the French government has with the
scrapping of their obsolete aircraft carrier Clemenceau because of
asbestos.
Now everybody is afraid of asbestos.

People have been afraid of asbestos for a long time, and with good
reason.

Oh, bull*** and bull***. Unless you're so young that to you, "10 years
or so" is a "long time". As recently as 30 or 40 years ago, whole theater
curtains were made of asbestos, and they were proud of it - if there's a
fire in a crowded theater, you don't want the curtain contributing!

The asbestos hysteria has the same roots as all the other boogeymen,
like global warming, the ozone hole, smoking, terrorism, drugs; anything
they can scare children with.

But it has nothing whatsoever to do with common sense.

Here is a quote from a paper which is written to _support_ the continuing
uses of chrysotile asbestos:

"All types of asbestos, if inhaled at sufficient doese, can cause the three
main serious health disorders: asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma."



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