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Does asbestos covered by wood stop the fibers?
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Yes: Asbestos fibers if inhaled are very dangerous. If the fibers are not airborne, they pose no real danger. The hoopla over the "dangers of asbestos" from the 1980s was driven by politics and big money made in asbestos removal, as even the government eventually recognized.
Answered 1/4/2013
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