Tomser wrote:
You are right that I'm by no means an expert in that matter; but when one uses silica sand as a filler for sandbags , he's not working with it, it is kept in a tightly sealed container (sandbag) all the time.
If the bag is leaking sand, in a photo studio, you will do something about right away, trust me.
Which is why I also wrote the following:
Granted, the level of exposure is many times greater than what I presume would occur with incidental usage in sandbags, but let's just put it this way--there are equally effective and less hazardous materials available, so why not use those instead?
Selectively quoting my post and then making a statement that I had already made but you omitted does not mean you rebutted what I said.
sjms wrote:
oh by the way the bags don't need to be able to hold a human body submerged.
In that case, cured concrete with the body encapsulated in the cement. Works real well for building foundations and basement floorsl Straight from Uncle Looie.
Tomser wrote:
So does the air in any major city, what's your point ?
Seriously, you are plain wrong, unless you do sandblasting for a living.
We have an outfit called the EPA that does actually make sure the air is pretty clean. Now, snow actually stays white, instead of turning a dark gray the next day like it used to.
