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On 2023-11-18 by InspectApedia Publisher (mod) - advice on how to judge the reliability of an article?

@j,

I would first see who wrote the article, what are their credentials, what are possible conflicts of interest, who paid the authors, and then I would see where the article was published, what is the publisher's review process, where there outside impartial expert reviewers, and similar criteria.

But the simplest and first place to look is for a conflict of interest: an article describing a hazard, or a not-hazard, that is written by someone who profits from that article's conclusion is in my OPINION a red flag.

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On 2023-11-18 by j -

@InspectApedia Publisher, Can I get some advice on how to judge the reliability of an article?

On 2023-11-17 by InspectApedia Publisher (mod) - do some car brake or clutch parts present an asbestos hazard?

@Lee,

No, not of the asbestos is undisturbed and intact. It's not like a radioactive substance. It does not emit harmful particles as long as it's left alone.

When asbestos containing brake pads, shoes, or clutch pads were common in cars and workers on those vehicles used compressed air to "blow clean" the parts that were being worked-on there was certainly a possible asbestos hazard.

But watch out: Vague questions like "do some x have y" are simply too speculative to be useful or reliable.

Sorry. There are at least 60 car manufacturers around the world and dozens of new models each year. Sweeping questions and speculation are misleading and can make us unnecessarily worried or worse, can lead us to throw money in an ineffective direction.

However I agree that aftermarket automotive and other products, particularly when there are origin may not even be known, is an open question. However again unless you have specific product identification and study and test results all of this sort of asbestos content question discussion is too speculative to be useful.

Please review ASBESTOS PRODUCTS BANNED vs PERMITTED U.S. 2023

https://inspectapedia.com/hazmat/Current-Asbestos-Containing-Products-US.php

to answer more specifically for any individual product requires finding current, reliable, expert sources and test reports.

On 2023-11-17by j

also some said they are not in the any OEM parts today, but aftermarket is the worry.

do new cars after 2000 contain asbestos? been seeing comments on Quora saying asbestos are still used in clutches.

did you guys ever inspect the after market brake product if it contains asbestos? do most of them have it?

On 2022-08-07 by InspectApedia-911 (mod) - What kind of protection is needed for removal of solid floor tiles?

@Janice Smith,

Take a look at

https://inspectapedia.com/hazmat/Asbestos-Floor-Removal.php

ASBESTOS FLOORING REMOVAL GUIDE

On 2022-08-07 by Janice Smith

What kind of protection is needed for removal of solid floor tiles? The basement leaks and rain has started lifting the tiles.

On 2018-02-18 by danjoefriedman (mod) - is it dangerous to be close to asbestos?

Lee

It might be helpful to think of asbestos in this way. It's not a radioactive material. It doesn't emit harmful Rays or particles.

Asbestos can be harmful if it is soft, friable, AND when it is being damaged, disturbed, made into dust, AND made airborne.

So if the asbestos in your location is intact, undamaged, prorected, and covered, there's no measurable hazard.

On 2018-02-18 by Lee

Recently moved into a rental house and the boiler and pipe are asbestos. Is there any harm being close to it?

On 2017-05-11 by danjoefriedman (mod) - it okay just to leave old tiles down even if they are breaking and peeling

- Thanks for asking, Steve: it's such an important and frequent question that we have prepared a detailed article on this question. Please see

ASBESTOS FLOORING HAZARD LEVEL - at https://inspectapedia.com/hazmat/Asbestos_Floor_Hazard_Level.php and let me know what you think and what questions remain.

About leaving down old breaking up floor tiles: the problem depends on what you're using to cover the floor. For example covering an old vinyl asbestos floor tile (VAT) floor with sheet flooring will not work very nicely if there is loose uneven debris below.

And I would not leave a fragile, broken-up VAT floor in use without protection.

Daniel

On 2017-05-11 by Steve

Is it okay just to leave old tiles down even if they are breaking and peeling

How dangerous is this floor tiles that have asbestos in them my whole house is done with it

On 2015-11-27 by danjoefriedman (mod)

John, if you removed intact tiles and didn't make a dusty mess by breaking, grinding, sawing the tiles, AND if you similarly didn't make a dusty mess of tile mastic, the risk is considerably lower. The tiles themselves are not friable.

On 2015-08-28 by John

Hi I'm a floorlayer and have lifted these tiles many times over the years. How big a risk is there, as I have been told risk isn't high.

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