Is vermiculite cancerous? The rents are re-renovating my house, (it was built in the fifties)...
The rents are re-renovating my house, (it was built in the fifties) and we found some vermiculite within the attic. We know that they used it for insulation, but we want to remove it. I was wondering if it was cancerous. And if it is, if within are any safe ways of removing it?
Answers: This is from a Material Safety Data Sheet for vermiculite.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES- MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND INJURY
AS A FOREIGN BODY. SKIN- NOT HARMFUL. INHALATION- DUSTS MAY BE
IRRITATING AND HARMFUL. INGESTION- TOTALLY INERT, NON-TOXIC.
Effects of Overexposure:REPEATED EXPOSURE TO DUSTS WITHOUT THE USE OF
NUISANCE DUST PROTECTION MAY RESULT IN RESPIRATORY IRRITATION,
PULMONARY INJURY OR DISEASE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN OR EXPECTED.
hope not. when i was a bricklayer, we dumped it down foundation block slightly often to insulate. that was contained by the late 90's. i would have to utter no the only hazard is bane of your existence dust. use a good quality dust pall when handling it and bag it up in trash heaps.