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What to do if i broke a single asbestos floor tile, should i be concerned?
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No: The idea that "even one asbestos fiber is intolerable" from the 1990's was politics rather than science. We all need to get used to living in a world in which intimitesimal risks can't be eliminated.
Answered 7/17/2014
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