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Re:Forgetting the Asbestos: Or, how we lose knowledge and te... by echelon on Monday October 24, 2022 @06:40PM (#33323586)
Asbestos is still being used in industrial settings today.

In undergrad, we used it frequently in organic chemistry for thermal reactions like sodium fusion.

We don't see it being installed in places where it can be easily inhaled. But it absolutely still has uses.

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Re:Forgetting the Asbestos: Or, how we lose knowledge and te... by joshuanapoli on Monday October 24, 2022 @06:59PM (#33323759)
The EPA has an action to ban asbestos more completely. https://www.epa.gov/asbestos/epa-actions-protect-public-expo...
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Re:Forgetting the Asbestos: Or, how we lose knowledge and te... by larryliu on Monday October 24, 2022 @11:01PM (#33325667)
No, it's no longer produced anywhere in the world except Russia.

New industrial projects don't use asbestos. Existing installations are replaced with rockwool, fiberglass or kaowool once it need replacement.

Your undergrad professor wasn't up to date. Kaowool is a drop in replacement.

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