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[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (14 children)

Asbestos generation laughing at the Romans and their use of lead

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago (10 children)

Makes me daydream of what new horrible thing the next generations are going to poison themselves with

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

My bet is Hardi board will be the next one. Concrete dust causes silicosis. In industrial construction allowable concrete dust is basically zero. Residential construction people are sawing and grinding this concrete siding all the time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Eh. You should be cutting that with a wet saw, like any other masonry product. The problem is that a lot of contractors are trying to go fast, since time is money, and they skip wetting stone and masonry products while cutting.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah it's not as bad as asbestos. I think it will be similar to lead paint. Bad for you, but not downright dangerous.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

It's pretty bad. IIRC Australia has banned/is banning stone composite countertops because of how many workers were getting silicosis from breathing the dust, and they were getting silicosis at really young ages. Like, mid-20s. Silicosis isn't bad in the same way as mesothelioma, but it's its own kind of hell.

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