alt.hn

2/19/2026 at 7:32:16 PM

Asbestos is a bigger problem than we thought [video]

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMx139eTxoc

by lisper

2/19/2026 at 11:54:13 PM

No it's really not. Asbestos risks and remediation are known solved problems.

Sadly, these sorts of hyperbolic videos are the result of private equity investment https://www.electrify.video/news/electrify-completes-majorit... in this channel desperately trying to goose returns.

by calmbonsai

2/20/2026 at 12:35:04 AM

Do you have any sources that support your claims that the risks and "remediation" are solved problems? Regardless of the content of the video I'm very curious if you have legitimate sources for how something like mesothelioma is a "solved problem", because I surely don't know any.

by yladiz

2/20/2026 at 12:53:42 AM

I've had clients in asbestos remediation (data science / management side), dealt with two personal real estate properties (one rural and one urban) that had asbestos issues, and grand parents on both sides of the family tree with black lung.

Mesothelioma is not "solved", but akin to pneumoconiosis and pulmonary fibrosis its risk profiles are well-known.

by calmbonsai

2/20/2026 at 1:05:36 AM

Okay but do you have any sources on how the risks and remediation are "solved problems"? Anecdotes are cool but not what I'm after.

by yladiz

2/20/2026 at 12:58:23 AM

The risk profile is "exposed to asbestos" which - as the video correctly pointed out - was _never banned_ despite the well-known risks. It's a common misconception that asbestos was banned (because it seems like it should be) but it never was thanks to industry interests.

by dccoolgai

2/20/2026 at 4:15:19 AM

I mean, it depends on whether it's the inclusive "we". I'm sure it is a bigger problem than the people who worked on the video thought.

by wavemode

2/20/2026 at 9:32:43 AM

First-person plural is the preferred pronoun for gods, monarchs, scientists, and CEOs.

by RupertSalt

2/19/2026 at 11:36:58 PM

I’m all for this. But I hate how the title and thumbnail for this video has changed about 5 times now.

by whycome

2/20/2026 at 4:40:29 AM

This is pretty normal on YouTube. YT added a feature to try different titles and thumbnails and provides analytics for each one to see what the engagement looks like.

by foxyv

2/20/2026 at 12:12:57 AM

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by 486sx33

2/19/2026 at 9:52:35 PM

tl;dw

by mathfailure

2/19/2026 at 10:04:45 PM

Oh well, you tried asbestos you could.

Or did you?

The video description has chapter links; how about just skip to "should you be worried" at the end?

That's what I'm doing. This is not a new topic and I likely know almost everything already.

So the conclusion is that, no, asbestos is not a problem that is behind us. I knew that. It's still found in plenty of buildings. I mean, simple drywall compound contained asbestos as a filler until around 1980. If you're in a building built around 1980 or earlier, and it contains original drywall, assume there is asbestos: if not in the gyprock itself, then the joints.

The conclusion reiterates what I know: if you don't disturb the stuff, making filaments of asbestos airborne, you are almost certainly okay.

I stay clear of demolition sites. They use water to keep the dust down, but it still swirls up and spreads. If an old house is being torn down, my kids are curious about that, but I keep them well away. That dust is harmful even without asbestos.

by kazinator