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To: Red Badger

Funny thing about asbestos, it is a mineral mined out of naturally occurring rock... I bet there are places where it outcrops and you can just bend down and break a piece off of the rock face. Does that make that property a Superfund site?


6 posted on 07/18/2011 10:30:43 AM PDT by Clay Moore (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left. Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: Clay Moore

In 2006, 2.3 million tonnes of asbestos were mined worldwide, in 11 or 12 countries. Russia was the largest producer with about 40.2% world share followed by China (19.9%), Kazakhstan (13.0%), Canada (10.3%), and Brazil (9.9%)

None in USA...........

7 posted on 07/18/2011 10:33:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (PEAS in our time? Obama cries PEAS! PEAS! when there is no PEAS!..........................)
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