He’s been feeling bad for a few weeks now. He’s been in the hospital for two days. I’m worried that this could be related to the fact that he was ridiculously exposed to asbestos….but I’m not sure. Can someone help me out here?

No rude answers. I’m not in the mood.
I’m really concerned and I want to look at this medical bit before I go down and visit him.

I’m planning on visiting an old, rundown building with several friends. I’m concerned about asbestos exposure, as the risk of cancer and other lung issues are prevalent upon being exposed. I don’t intend on touching/burning/destroying anything in the building, so as to avoid releasing potential asbestos into the air. Does anyone have any other suggestions as to how I may protect myself? Is it possible to be exposed simply by walking through an old building?

Hello!

I have put a call into an Asbestos testing company, but in the meantime I thought I would see if anyone here could give me some input.

My neighbor has his own Asbestos Removal Company that he lists his home address as the business address. A few of my other neighbors who are home during the day had told me they have seen large hauling trucks back into his driveway and pick up "materials." I am wondering if this Asbestos guy is storing the Asbestos he removes from other homes at his property.

Should I be concerned since my property is right next to his? Could the Asbestos travel to surrounding homes? This is a residential area with lots of small children. I know that this guy parks his work van that he uses during the day in his driveway. Any experts on Asbestos give me some input? Thanks!
Thank you Larry E and Truth. I really appreciate your responses. I am going to check out the website link you posted now.

I have worked in a governmental facility for over a year now. During the past year, I have had the most severe, upper respiratory infections of my life, include one hospitalization and two emergency visits that required steroid usage to prevent my throat from closing from inflammation. I have also had the worse migraines/sinus headaches/sinusitis the entire time. I have missed a considerable amount of work (which looks bad because I’ve worked for less than a year). My medical records will show that I have never had any issues with allergens. I know that there is ‘contained’ asbestos in our building and there is a chance of mold. I was speaking with coworkers and they said people that have previously been in my office have had similar upper respiratory infections/problems.

I spoke with my supervisor about the consistency of my illnesses and am trying to see if the ducts can be tested or even cleaned, but are there any other options? As I mentioned, I have been off work off-and-on, one time for over a week, due to the severity of my illnesses. My physicians have been unable to explain why I have been getting so sick and it wasn’t until a coworker mentioned my office causing these similar problems that I thought it could be work related. I just want to try and validify my absences if possible, as I’ve gotten a warning about being gone so often, but I literally feel like I’m going to die when I do get sick, and its at least every 3 months. Its like I can’t get rid of it!

Advice?

I was reading about asbestos exposure in comparison to second hand smoke exposure. If your house siding/roofing is made out of asbestos, is that similar to being exposed to second hand smoke every day and just as deadly? Our house isn’t really deteriorating, but it is 50+ years old and they said weather can release asbestos such as heavy rain and snow. What is more dangerous? Also, is walking past smokers outside just as carcinogenic as sitting in a room with someone smoking?

I have this weird chest cramping/pain thing. It goes at both sides of the front of my chest. I thought it was something to do with the lungs but all medical exams show my lungs to be healthy.

I used to smoke (very lightly) but since this came up I quit. I also worked in asbestos removal for two months, VERY SAFELY of course (and there’s no evidence that this caused whatever I have- medical exams, chest x-ray, breathing tests, etc) yet I feel this thing is wrong, that it shouldn’t be there. I didn’t always have this….

Should I keep worrying or is this all in my head? What should I do?

My brother works for a company that installs some kind of communication wiring in ceilings of buildings. He came down sick about a month ago and doctors cannot find the cause. Nausea, heart palpitations, dizziness, fainting feeling, respiration problems etc. Doctors have ran all kinds of test and are unable to come up with anything.

My question is, could this be related to something he may have been exposed to while working, like mold or bat droppings, something along those lines? He does not fit the criteria for asbestos. I think there is a strong possibility of this. Where would he go to have this checked out? Doctors are not that interested in this theory, not that I am any way saying they are not doing their job, just that the doctors don’t seem to know how to investigate this, health wise. What test to run and all of that. Is there any agency that deals with this kind of thing? Where could he go for this?

I’ve removed about 1000 vinyl-asbestos tiles, without keeping them in tact (they were breaking)…

I hear that there is a risk when exposed to any amount of asbestos, but it was a one-time thing that lasted about 10 days…

I don’t know how much asbestos is contained in these tiles and the black adhesive under them, but I’m seriously starting to worry…

Will I be OK, or should I be worrying for the next 10-50 years of my life while an asbestos related illness begins to form?

I’ve removed about 1000 vinyl-asbestos tiles, without keeping them in tact (they were breaking)…

I hear that there is a risk when exposed to any amount of asbestos, but it was a one-time thing that lasted about 10 days…

I don’t know how much asbestos is contained in these tiles and the black adhesive under them, but I’m seriously starting to worry…

Will I be OK, or should I be worrying for the next 10-50 years of my life while an asbestos related illness begins to form?

I’m looking for a topic to write a paper about for my environmental science class. It has to somehow affect me and I’d like to write about something controversial or interesting, and possibly put some kind of spin on it so that there isn’t an obvious solution. Our ES text book has a few ideas that everybody else will be writing about but that’s really not what I want to do. The subject can’t be too broad. Here are some examples of the type of subject I’m looking for:
Lead poisoning
Radon
Cigarette smoke
asbestos
A specific nitrate or something in fertilizers

I don’t want my paper to be like everyone else’s so any help you kind folks can lend will be great.
I think the first guy means Dihydrogen monoxide…. Anyway, the other two are too general. If I was to do either of those I’d have to zero in on BPA or say, lead in the water. That’s exactly what everyone else will be doing and not interesting enough.

Any other ideas?