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		Accujack on April 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A photon-recycling incandescent lighting device Asbestos isn't toxic at all unless the fibers are airborne. Unless you disturb the nano tubes in the device in such a way that they become airborne, they're safe. Probably they're less dangerous than the mercury in the CFL tubes.

RedShift1 on April 15, 2023 [–]

Inevitably this stuff is going to end up in landfills, oceans, ... What if it's ingested?

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