Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site sdchema.sdchema.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdchema!gino From: gino@sdchema.UUCP (Eugene G. Youngerman) Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: Re: DREAM KITCHEN Message-ID: <395@sdchema.sdchema.UUCP> Date: Thu, 30-May-85 18:50:57 EDT Article-I.D.: sdchema.395 Posted: Thu May 30 18:50:57 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 1-Jun-85 23:26:25 EDT References: <5346@tekecs.UUCP> <277@unc.UUCP> Reply-To: gino@sdchema.UUCP (Eugene G. Youngerman) Organization: Chemistry Dept, UC San Diego Lines: 27 >Third, my mom dug up several slabs of that black stuff that covers >the tables in high school chem labs. (anyone know what it is?) They >were used as counter tops. One slab was near the range, the other >near the oven. Hot containers could be placed directly on top. Yeah that stuff is a concrete like stuff that contains ASBESTOS I put that in capital letters so that you would all know and be scared. Asbestos is really scary shit. Now, in a solid form, it is no problem at all. The only problem is breathing the little fibers or particles. From what I can determine, the danger point of the little fibers in air tends to increase, every time somebody thinks up a new way to measure them. Basically, if they can detect 10 parts per million, then the safe level is 10 parts per million. If the detection level is 1 ppm, than that is the safe level. (Disclaimer: Those are not accurate numbers, but just examples.) On the other hand, if you could get the solid stuff, and have somebody cut it to size, where they were properly equipped to cut it, then it would be nice. But don't think of ever drilling holes in it, or modifying it by saw drill or file. Disposing of it in ten or twenty years time could also be a problem. GINO