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-----Original Message-----
From: Steven P. Allen <spallen@rolemail.ccis.edu>
To: mil-veh@skylee.com <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 1998 6:44 AM
Subject: Re: RE: [MV] old fire extinguisher
>
>It's always been my understanding that, barring chemicals like Carbon Tet,
>exposure to such stuff as asbestos, used oil, etc., was dangerous only
after
>long term exposure, that is, after constant contact after many years.
>Certainly, my father, who was an AF/ANG flight-line mechanic/chief for most
>of his professional life (as well as a shade-tree mechanic on the side) has
>never suffered from siphoning gas with his mouth, changing brakes, getting
>engine oil on his arms. He's about to turn 78, and his only real health
>problems are his back (broken in a car wreck) and his eyes.
>I wouldn't want to encourage anyone to eat asbestos or leaded paint (i.e.
>lead oxide--not the natural lead sulfate, which is insoluble in
water--about
>the only way to ensure lead poisoning) or bathe in engine oil, but I can't
>help but believe that the dangers of these substances as overblown.
>
>
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