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Son given a box (not dusty) of fishing tackle from garage the asbestos roof had collapsed slept with it in room for 2wks. is he in any danger ?cancer
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Abestos: Very unlikely. Bigger risk is being around folks who smoke.
Answered 2/7/2018
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