Comment on Magic Mineral

• ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The current one we are poisoning ourselves with is … disinformation and delusion

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  • chemicalprophet@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    We’ve also swept psychotropic drugs in the drinking water under the rug…

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    • Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Can’t be that bad if you don’t even bother elaborating.

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      • chemicalprophet@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        That logic sounds suspect and I’m not sure what you’re on about…

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  • TachyonTele@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    That too. But micro plastics have been found in almost every living thing so far. That’s a far greater danger.

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• pahlimur@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  My bet is Hardi board will be the next one. Concrete dust causes silicosis. In industrial construction allowable concrete dust is basically zero. Residential construction people are sawing and grinding this concrete siding all the time.

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  • HelixDab2@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Eh. You should be cutting that with a wet saw, like any other masonry product. The problem is that a lot of contractors are trying to go fast, since time is money, and they skip wetting stone and masonry products while cutting.

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    • pahlimur@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yeah it’s not as bad as asbestos. I think it will be similar to lead paint. Bad for you, but not downright dangerous.

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      • HelixDab2@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It’s pretty bad. IIRC Australia has banned/is banning stone composite countertops because of how many workers were getting silicosis from breathing the dust, and they were getting silicosis at really young ages. Like, mid-20s. Silicosis isn’t bad in the same way as mesothelioma, but it’s its own kind of hell.

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  • TachyonTele@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Hardi board

    That’s a good one. I haven’t heard of that before. It even checks off the “fireproof” box

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