Many of you live or visit New York
City and continue to breathe the dust
and fiber of mankind's worst evil.
Please exercise caution.

Terra T. Emet asked that this be posted:

terra_emet@... wrote:

As a former occupational health and safety
profeesional I must tell you the dust masks DO NOT
PROTECT YOU FROM ASBESTOS FIBERS. They are two small,
you need a FULLFACE respirator (halfface MAYBE) with
hepa cartridges for PARTICULATE the dust mask os for
dust meaning large particles. Asbestos is dangerous
because it > 0.3 microns and will go into the avioli
and form scare tissue of even enter the body; a dust
mask does not stop those small particles.

PLEASE NOTE THIS - remember a dust mask will only keep
out those partilces which are not inhaleable
anyway........home depot or sears sometime have these
filters and masks the cartridges are PURPLE or MAGENTA
and you must check to make sure the mask fits by
covering the filts and breathing in (check for leaks)
and then the exhalation valve (check for leaks)
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Robert Cohen
http://www.notmilk.com