"Peter HK" wrote:


"Bil" wrote in message
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On Feb 7, 2:06 pm, druid wrote:

And for some reason, picking at and eating the asbestos behind the heater
didn't kill me or my sister...

Give the situation time to develop. Mesothelioma generally has a 20 -
50 year incubation period.

Cheers

And generally occurs from breathing in the (aerosolised) fibres rather than
swallowing chunks of the stuff.

I'd say the risk is pretty low.

Yes the risk is fairly low, but picking bits off would aerosolize the
fibers. Actually since asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral,
sometimes there is enough in the soil to make a roadworks project have
hazardous levels of asbestos in the air.