I think i breathed in a little bit of brake dust when changing my flat tire... If i could recall, there are still asbestos found in brake linings... Even if i did breathe in a little, will it effect me in anyway in the long run?
2007-05-09 20:52:00 · 3 answers · asked by Aaron Y 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
A single exposure probably won't harm you. The old brake mechanics from the 50s and 60s only have a moderately worse cancer rate than the general public and there is far less asbestos in modern brake linings than back then.
2007-05-10 01:14:55 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll be fine, today's brakes are not supposed to have asbestos in them anyways.
2007-05-10 08:17:59 · answer #2 · answered by wheeler 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Prolonged exposure causes the trouble.
2007-05-10 13:03:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋