Do you have any sources that support your claims that the risks and "remediation" are solved problems? Regardless of the content of the video I'm very curious if you have legitimate sources for how something like mesothelioma is a "solved problem", because I surely don't know any.
I've had clients in asbestos remediation (data science / management side), dealt with two personal real estate properties (one rural and one urban) that had asbestos issues, and grand parents on both sides of the family tree with black lung.
Mesothelioma is not "solved", but akin to pneumoconiosis and pulmonary fibrosis its risk profiles are well-known.
The risk profile is "exposed to asbestos" which - as the video correctly pointed out - was _never banned_ despite the well-known risks. It's a common misconception that asbestos was banned (because it seems like it should be) but it never was thanks to industry interests.
This is pretty normal on YouTube. YT added a feature to try different titles and thumbnails and provides analytics for each one to see what the engagement looks like.
The video description has chapter links; how about just skip to "should you be worried" at the end?
That's what I'm doing. This is not a new topic and I likely know almost everything already.
So the conclusion is that, no, asbestos is not a problem that is behind us. I knew that. It's still found in plenty of buildings. I mean, simple drywall compound contained asbestos as a filler until around 1980. If you're in a building built around 1980 or earlier, and it contains original drywall, assume there is asbestos: if not in the gyprock itself, then the joints.
The conclusion reiterates what I know: if you don't disturb the stuff, making filaments of asbestos airborne, you are almost certainly okay.
I stay clear of demolition sites. They use water to keep the dust down, but it still swirls up and spreads. If an old house is being torn down, my kids are curious about that, but I keep them well away. That dust is harmful even without asbestos.
No it's really not. Asbestos risks and remediation are known solved problems.
Sadly, these sorts of hyperbolic videos are the result of private equity investment https://www.electrify.video/news/electrify-completes-majorit... in this channel desperately trying to goose returns.
Do you have any sources that support your claims that the risks and "remediation" are solved problems? Regardless of the content of the video I'm very curious if you have legitimate sources for how something like mesothelioma is a "solved problem", because I surely don't know any.
I've had clients in asbestos remediation (data science / management side), dealt with two personal real estate properties (one rural and one urban) that had asbestos issues, and grand parents on both sides of the family tree with black lung.
Mesothelioma is not "solved", but akin to pneumoconiosis and pulmonary fibrosis its risk profiles are well-known.
Okay but do you have any sources on how the risks and remediation are "solved problems"? Anecdotes are cool but not what I'm after.
The risk profile is "exposed to asbestos" which - as the video correctly pointed out - was _never banned_ despite the well-known risks. It's a common misconception that asbestos was banned (because it seems like it should be) but it never was thanks to industry interests.
It was banned, the Trump admin wanted to unban it but didn’t.
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration...
I mean, it depends on whether it's the inclusive "we". I'm sure it is a bigger problem than the people who worked on the video thought.
First-person plural is the preferred pronoun for gods, monarchs, scientists, and CEOs.
Presumably, more than one person worked on this video.
I’m all for this. But I hate how the title and thumbnail for this video has changed about 5 times now.
This is pretty normal on YouTube. YT added a feature to try different titles and thumbnails and provides analytics for each one to see what the engagement looks like.
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Oh well, you tried asbestos you could.
Or did you?
The video description has chapter links; how about just skip to "should you be worried" at the end?
That's what I'm doing. This is not a new topic and I likely know almost everything already.
So the conclusion is that, no, asbestos is not a problem that is behind us. I knew that. It's still found in plenty of buildings. I mean, simple drywall compound contained asbestos as a filler until around 1980. If you're in a building built around 1980 or earlier, and it contains original drywall, assume there is asbestos: if not in the gyprock itself, then the joints.
The conclusion reiterates what I know: if you don't disturb the stuff, making filaments of asbestos airborne, you are almost certainly okay.
I stay clear of demolition sites. They use water to keep the dust down, but it still swirls up and spreads. If an old house is being torn down, my kids are curious about that, but I keep them well away. That dust is harmful even without asbestos.