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LAS14

(13,783 posts) Wed Mar 13, 2019, 08:37 PM Mar 2019

Did anyone see the newshour report on asbestos??????

It certainly answered one of my questions, which was "how come they're still running mesothelioma ads when they banned asbestos decades ago?" Turns out they didn't. At least not completely. And, of course, Trump is making the situation even worse. It was mind-blowing.

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Did anyone see the newshour report on asbestos?????? (Original Post) LAS14 Mar 2019 OP

Heard most of it. elleng Mar 2019 #1

It's everywhere! procon Mar 2019 #2

elleng

(130,964 posts)

1. Heard most of it.

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Wed Mar 13, 2019, 08:38 PM

Mar 2019

procon

(15,805 posts)

2. It's everywhere!

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Wed Mar 13, 2019, 10:42 PM

Mar 2019

I'm remodeling my whole house and the original structure was built in the early 50s and there is asbestos flooring and pipes. A later addition just tiled over the old flooring, and drywalled over the old pipes so we never knew we were living with astestoes until we discovered it during the rehab and had to pay as company to come in and dispose of it.

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