No, just blue, I think, which is why Christopher Booker gets all irate every
week in his column in the Sunday Torygraph about EU regulations being
interpreted too broadly, with massive additional clearing-up expense to
include the white stuff as well.
Robert
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tim Reynard
> Does all asbestos cause mesothelioma or is it just blue asbestos?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert Treharne
> Jones
> I was disturbed at my desk this morning by the noise of workmen digging up
> the path that runs down the side of our house. They were replacing two
lamp
> standards (a) because the old ones needed ladder access to maintain and
> 'ladders cause accidents' and (b) because the seal on the access panel
> contained asbestos.
>
> Does anyone know how much asbestos you have to inhale over what period of
> time to raise your risk of developing mesothelioma by X%? No, neither do
I.
>
> I was explaining all this to my 17 year old daughter, who asked me why
there
> was such public paranoia regarding the potential risks of asbestos
> inhalation, when people seemed quite content to stand next to others who
> were smoking cigarettes. I have to admit I had no answer on this one
either.
>
> Discuss.
>
> Robert
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