To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] fiberglass
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 14:27:08 -0700
Fiberglass isn't toxic - and it doesn't burn readily, it prefers to melt.
Inhaled fiberglass particles damage the lungs in a way similar to asbestos.
But, fiberglass won't become particulate and start spreading itself around -
it needs help for that...
Stephen Sadler, Ph.D.
USDA 9, AHS heat zone 8,
Sacramento CA - Mediterranean climate
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After burning, wouldn't there still be glass in the ash? And other
than being bad to breath, and irritating to the skin, is fiberglass all
that toxic? I would think that in a landfill, fiberglass would sit
fairly benignly, neither escaping into the nearby air/water/soil not
especially damaging anything else. I've never thought of fiberglass as
an especially potent or dangerous toxin.