School in South Korea removed asbestos over the past few weeks. Now I am all paranoid.
Is this asbestos? Found these dime-sized chunks by my desk.
Higher resolution images are available here:
There should be 4 pics. If not clear enough let me know.
Is this asbestos? (South korea)
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No. That looks like polyisocyanurate:
Asbestos looks like any of these, depending on which form was used in what kind of location:
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Nobody can tell you whether or not that is ACM (asbestos containing material) by the pictures. You have to send it to a lab to know for sure.
Does it look like other ACM I have encountered? Yes
Will it hurt you if you wet it, bag it, and throw it away? No
Could it hurt you if you keep it laying around on your desk taking pictures of it and handling it? Probably not, but you should throw it away and stop stressing out
It takes time (think repeated/prolonged occupational exposure) for adverse health effects due to asbestos exposure.
Dust would be your biggest concern, especially for children. It is in what is called a friable state, meaning easily becomes airborne and inhaled. As a precaution, in the absence of lab results, it should be handled wet, like moistened with a water spray and mopped up while wearing a particulate respirator (a regular dust mask is not recommended). Alternatively, it can be vacuumed using a HEPA filter with the aforementioned respirators. Wear disposable coveralls (we use Tyvek™) and bag those and dispose as well. In the U.S.A., for confirmed ACM, this activity is regulated and may only be performed by specially trained and licensed personnel due to likelihood of repeated occupational exposure, and the waste is treated as hazardous.