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[#2] Posted: 04/23/2012 - 8:28:36 PM |  |  |
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vermiculite
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[#3] Posted: 04/23/2012 - 8:29:22 PM | | |
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Vermiculite. Really hit and miss whether or not it contains asbestos. It depends on where in the mine it came from.
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pu...ion.html
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[#4] Posted: 04/23/2012 - 8:37:52 PM | | |
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Thanks fellas, and for that link.
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Marc, I too have seen vermiculite in one bay only. I put it down to homeowner's lunacy, but maybe there was a perceived fire hazard there? Vermiculite is extremely fireproof.
It was sold in convenient sacks, so maybe somebody acquired just one sack.
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[#6] Posted: 04/24/2012 - 06:12:13 AM | | |
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The trade name was "Zonolite". Maybe they thought it should only go in one zone.....
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[#7] Posted: 04/24/2012 - 12:34:57 PM | | |
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Someone likely bought a bag to use for potting plants and then didn't need the rest so they dumped it in the attic.
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[#8] Posted: 04/24/2012 - 1:23:28 PM | | |
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Last time I saw that stuff, the guy had been taking it out of the attic in small quantities and selling it to the neighbor ladies for their gardens.
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[#9] Posted: 04/24/2012 - 10:30:24 PM | | |
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Mark,
Don't worry about the asbestos you inhaled on that attic inspection, it will probably take 15 to 20 years before it starts eating into you lungs.
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