On 8/13/2015 1:53 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:


The risk factor with asbestos is often overblown. Left alone, it is an
inter material and will do you no harm. You can touch it, lick it, wear
it, jump on it. Just don't cut it without precautions.

It itches, it's not bouncy and it taste like ****.

The danger from asbestos in inhaling the fibers that will get into your
lungs. There was a drive to rid the world if it, but common sense has
mostly prevailed now. In commercial and industrial buildings that have
asbestos pipe insulation they now recommend painting over it to seal in
the fibers. Siding and roofing is just left alone unless it has to be
removed.

There are test kits for asbestos. You send a sample of the material and
send it to a lab. Starting about $10.


There are test kits sold at the major hardware stores also. How reliable
are they? I don't know.