Are modern insulation products as dangerous as asbestos?
On One Hand: Not As Far As We KnowAccording to the Mayo Clinic, asbestos is so dangerous they named a disease after it: asbestosis, a condition similar to black lung. No modern insulating materials have been so conclusively linked to disease, according to the Inspectapedia website, a building code and inspection clearinghouse.On the Other: We May Know Better Later OnThere was a time when people believed asbestos to be safe. Future discoveries might bring to light a connection between one or more modern insulating materials and cancer or some other disease.Bottom LineToday’s science indicates that modern insulating materials are nowhere near as dangerous as asbestos.
