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		literalAardvark on Feb 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The toxic tide of ship breaking They're probably putting it in climbing chalk or something.

83 on Feb 24, 2023 [–]

Theyre still allowed to put it in brake pads in the US.

literalAardvark on Feb 24, 2023 | | [–]

Wow, that's been banned for two decades here...

rascul on Feb 24, 2023 | | [–]

From what I understand, auto manufacturers are not using asbestos anymore but the cheap Chinese replacement brake pads might.

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