philz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoI feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movementmessage-squaremessage-square298fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareI feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movementphilz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square298fedilink
minus-squareReasonable_Guy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoMost lab tops today are not asbestos based. There’s plenty of 40 plus year old ones still around that are and as long as you don’t break them they’re perfectly fine. But newer tops are all either epoxy or phenolic resin based.
minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoThat’s probably the case. It’s been a while since I’ve been in a chem lab, and even then the tables and equipment weren’t exactly “new” lol
Most lab tops today are not asbestos based. There’s plenty of 40 plus year old ones still around that are and as long as you don’t break them they’re perfectly fine. But newer tops are all either epoxy or phenolic resin based.
That’s probably the case. It’s been a while since I’ve been in a chem lab, and even then the tables and equipment weren’t exactly “new” lol