so im trying to understand what the doctors keep saying about friable asbestos. i was around alot of pipe insulation back in my plumbing days and im wondering if thats the bad kind.
from what ive read it means the asbestos crumbles easy right? like you can break it apart with your hands or it falls apart on its own. thats different from like tiles or cement that stays together.
the thing is friable is way worse because the fibers get into the air easier and you breathe them in. thats how people get sick. non-friable stuff is more stable so unless you mess with it the fibers stay put.
most of the insulation i worked with in boiler rooms was definitely friable. it would dust up when we handled it. nobody was careful back then. we didnt know.
if anyone else dealt with that kind of stuff and got diagnosed, id be interested to hear what your doctors told you about it