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How to Sense Low Levels of Asbestos in
Your Daily Environment
By Rick Raymond
My discovery came to me by accidentally removing an
asbestos
material in my home. The resulting condition of the whole
house
after this accident left me with a sore chest, dry and
unbearably iching skin and eyes. My wife complained of extreme thirst and my
oldest son, age 14, developed severe
asthma. This
all continued for five to six months. During this time I
tried
desparately to determine if we were living in an unsafe
level of asbestos. The material that I had removed was tested and found
to
contain 20% crysitile asbestos. Air sampling proved to be
unreliable because the area had been ventilated so well. But the furnishings,
carpets, walls and all other personal belongings
were covered the remnants of the demolition.Everyone wanted
to play down the seriousness of the situation, but, to me it
was
obviously not a healthy environment.
So, I set out to try to logically deduce, with a knowledge
of the physical properties of asbestos,when I encountered the substance as I
attempted to clean every surface and item in every room of the
house.
That was fifteen years ago. During that time, as I
learned
more about where we all encounter asbestos materials on a
daily basis. I made mental notes concerning my and others'
reactions
to these encounters. Many situations have arisen ranging
from
sore throats and
skin conditions(acne and basil cell skin
cancer) to asthma, pneumonia and death. I don't have
clinical
proof of these claims I've made, except to say "if it looks,
walks and sounds like a duck it probably is a duck". Many times clinical trials are verified by producing the same
results in subsequent testing. Deductive reasoning can also be
verified
in the same way. If the same results are observed again and
again after low level exposure to these remnants then that is
proof to me.
Without writing a book, I wouldn't have the space to detail
every observation I've made during this period, but I can assure you that no
contact with asbestos is without a possible adverse health consequence.
Asbestos is a very lightweight chrystal-like material
with highly static electrical properties. It often produces a
static
discharge like when one is shocked by touching the metal
switch plate or door knob in their home. It often leaves a bitter-salty taste in
your mouth. It can stay airborne for
days at a time. It absorbs moisture and produces a very dry environment (which
only makes the static electric situation worse.)
The loose material may be accidentally contacted in a number
of
building types and situations.
Many buildings built before 1977 have vinyl asbestos floor
tile. No one can avoid walking on this, if they enter the building. This is fine
if the floor is well maintained. Look out for broken or worn and never waxed
tile. This applies to any
location in the building, commercial or residential. Closets
are
very seldom waxed. Items stored there will accumulate
certain
amounts of this substance.
Anytime an older building is renovated the possibility
exists
for a number of materials containing asbestos to be
encountered.
The contractor does't always do the right thing. In many instances
it is cheaper to pay the fine if he is caught. So he just tears it out and
throws it in the dumpster or hauls it to the dump himself. As a consequence,
many newly renovated stores
have a certain amount of this dust on the shelves and new
merchandise in the store.
There are many more instances of contact for which I don't have
the time to detail here, but basically, with the characteristics of the
material, knowledge of where you may encounter the substance and many hours of
observation (I've been in construction over thirty years), you too can make the
same
deductive conclutions that I have made.
In subsequent articles I intend to go into detail on the unique
physical properties of asbestos and how this promotes detection in your hair and
clothes. In future articles I would also like to expand on the many other health
effects I've noticed, such as acne, which could benifit many young adults and a
number of people who continue with this complexion problem into
adulthood.
For more information on this subject see these
sites:
Rick Raymond has been a construction electrician for thirty five
years. He has been married for thirty three years with three children. Science
and trouble shooting have always been a welcome challenge to
him.
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