Stupid question . .

How much can asbestos harm you if it's winter?

 

My dad used to have 'snowball' fights with the stuff back when he first joined the Navy. He's fine. I'm sure you'll be fine.

 

sweet

 

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Its 100x more toxic in the winter due to the cold windchills and greenbelts.

 

Sounds like a serious question to me

Were you exploring some place you shouldn't have been? I'm unaware of asbestos being any less harmful because of the outdoor temperatures/weather but I have no training or understanding of it all so my post is pretty much useless.

 

ugh fuck don't tell me that

 

What's a greenbelt?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos

 

I have a photography assignment that has to do with decay/dilapidation and we were gonna hit up that old hospital again.. but fuck.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos

Doesn't look good.

 

Beat me to it!

 

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A carbon chemical that is more potent in the winter time and counteracts with asbestos.

 

Well I'm cranky now.

 

Yea if you even suspect that building may contain asbestos I would say avoid if don't have the training and equipment to deal with it. There are plenty of other asbestos free sites around that you could use.

www.uer.ca

 

Get a proper mask with filters and have at it.

 

I never thought of places like the prince of whales fort and stuff. Thanks a lot!

And Getson...
I dunno. I think I'll just avoid it. I've already been escorted out of there before which is another reason I'm hesitating.

Thanks a lot guys.

 

X2...you'll be fine.

 

I worked with sheet asbestos in neon sign shops for almost 10 years starting in Jr. high. It was used as pattern material for bending the glass letters/shapes. Eventually it was replaced by a fibreglass substitute but I've never had any side effects considering the amount of loose fibres that were floating in the air as we handled the often-brittle patterns.

 

It can cause lung-cancer later on in life.

 

Do you post / lurk over there?

 

its only bad if you were really stiring it up

 

My theory is that the asbestos is more 'still' during the deep cold of winter. I'd like to think I'm breathing in less toxins when I'm in a frozen abandoned building as opposed to a damp, moldy abandoned building in the spring/summer.

I've always meant to wear my respirator in the old hospital but both trips I left it out of my bag by accident.. I know I've left there totally contaminated.. But I'm still alive

 

+ long term exposure, typically

 

Which hospital?

 

PM'd

the link won't work, it came along with the copy/paste

 

Saw the title of the PM.

I'd stay out.

Going to read it now.

 

I know people who've been caught up there. They were about 3 seconds away from sending dogs in to flush them out when the decided to come of hiding and surrender to police. Let off with warnings but still... And its dangerous..! And not healthy! Not for amateurs, imo.

 

Before the entire place was shut down, one big section was closed because of the asbestos problem. Like, no one had gone in there for years.

Why risk it?

 

Although I can probably get you keys to the locked parts if you want them Kayla

 

where is this?

 

Yeah, I'd use a respirator for sure if you're going to go in any place like that. Asbestos, however, isn't all that dangerous without longterm exposure. Breathing in any amount of airborne toxins is bad though. Wear a mask. A GOOD mask.

I've never found a locked door

 

With all the fucking shreiking and screaming that went on when it was open, I dare say I'd be too terrified to go in there now

 

Been through the entire thing, all wings/buildings?

 

dont make me ask again




where is this?

 

Not answering just to make you ask one more time lol