people say that houses roofed using asbestos pose a grave danger to the people. what is this danger?
481352
Asbestosis. Small particles get into the lungs & eventually kill you. If you want it removed from your roof, it MUST be done professionaly.
906242
Its all about the age and looks of the property and whether putting stone cladding and double glazing on it would ruin the effect of the neighbourhood, and parish councils have a say in it too. And we all know about them, family run committees who think they have the right to tell people what to do with their own property. People who think their more important than the rest of the village, you know, nosey gits
308160
From what I understand, radon won't kill you over instantly like chlorine gas or anything. It is radioactive & breaks down releasing alpha, beta, & gamma particles. Simply inhaling & exhaling the gas won't do anything. It is when it attaches to dust particles in the air that it can stick in your lungs & cause the most damage. It sits there banging off these particles into your lungs thereby increasing your chances of getting cancer.\n\nIt becomes dangerous when exposed to higher levels for longer periods of time.\n\nRadon comes from the break-down of Uranium in certain types of rocks.\n\nIt can come into houses through cracks in the foundations & leak into basements.\n\nRadon can also be in water.\n\n:)
703896
Because they pose a danger to civilization.
690220
That's because it is no game or recreation to talk about these things, as you said they are catastrophes and they affect many people in the world. Yes people like you or me can die or have their famillies/friends killed or worse vanished from the surface of the earth and whoever thinks it's funny or is to laugh about must be ashamed of hin/herself!
493417
All new carpet offgasses as does paint and many other common building materials. Have you heard of "sick building syndrome"? Some people are more sensitive to chemicals than others. See the links below.
197815
Get out with your family members and pets if at all possible.  Call 911 from a neighbors.  Lives are more important than saving a structure.
397329
Let's straiten this out.  Second hand smoke is only harmful to people who for a lifetime are stuck in a home with a smoker.  You getting a whiff of somebody else's smoke from the sidewalk is not going to kill you.  Exhaust from all the cars we drive and radon and CO2 will kill you way before cigarette smoke will.
785883
Speaking from personal experience mold can be extremely dangerous to someone's health. I lived in a basement that had mold and I had problems breathing and I swelled up several sizes. I also became very depressed. I didn't connect everything until months later.\n\nIt can be even more dangerous for small children- there is even some evidence that certain types of mold are linked to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)\n\nI know there are lots of different kinds of mold but if you have any in your house it would be well worth the expense of getting it professionally removed.
608464
people weigh up the pros and cons, they do not necessarily have the means to move anywhere else anyway.\nits all about subconsciously determing the probabilities. we quite happily leave ourt houses everyday despite that fact that there are numerous dangers that could kill us, but we reason from our own understanding and experience that the chances are slim. \nthe chances of these extreme natural disasters proving fatal to a particular individual are also slim and so they do not feel as threatened as we may think they should.\nhow many times do we get the headline: "Everything is fine in Indonesia today, no earthquakes, volcanoes or tsunamis", i think the answer is never and yet this is 99% of the time they live there.
474959
Yes, by making sure that everyone on Earth has a bunker with provisions to last as long as an asteroid impact winter, earthquake-proof walls, fallout-proof roofs, and anything else that you know the Earth cannot afford to provide 6,500,000,000 people. Lets face it, it is nearly impossible to prevent the unknown. People are going to die anyway. If one happens, lets help the survivors and find ways to somewhat reduce the death toll next time. If not, stay on alert. People will always be killed, no matter what preventions we have for the disasters.
843805
That's very serious. They're endangering your health and they could start a fire. Make an anonymous report to your State Labor Bureau.
702739
The main dangers are from the poop and dust from which you can get various diseases and conditions. You should report this company to the health authorities because they are also putting their customers at risk
93429
An Iranian woman was presented with a medal and cash award in 2004 for an invention using 100% cotton as insulating material in place of (dangerous) asbestos.  See the link.  As with most countries, there is no shortage of bright minds there despite a government that likely does not reflect the true will of the people because many candidates for elective office are excluded for political reasons by those in power.  Let's hope that one day the Iranians will be free, and soon.
509029
The threats are disturbing.  Consult the police and be very very careful.  People like that carry out their threats.
893915
No, I never let my kids play with their food.\n\nYou should know there are a bunch of morons on this site. Half of them will probably start playing with asbestos now.
455600
You have the right to get fired, moved sideways or downsized. Treating a building for mould probably isn't cheap. Watch your back.