From my Gen Z understanding, asbestos was found out to be really toxic and damaging, but how did we purge it like we did lead in most products? I know with other hazardous waste we have to bury it for the foreseeable thousands of years, or it turns into a superfund site. What methods did we manly use to get rid of asbestos? I have also checked search, and search engines extensively to see similar queries but I have found none. So, I see this to be OC if that makes sense, or an original question.
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Asbestos is really only toxic if you breathe in the dust, so generally the rule is that you have to bury it like you do most landfills, but you have to keep it damp the whole time and you can’t allow it to dry out and be exposed to the air where it might get blown away. It’s not so much that there’s anything *chemically* dangerous, it’s mostly that the particles get stuck in your lungs and cause inflammation.
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