Sal, it's not fiberglass, it's kind of wool, cotton like glass sold for thermal insulation.Salsero wrote:Is that the same material we call fiberglass? How does it get into your blood, via inhaling? Surely not through the skin?betta wrote: I regret for the rest of my life for not being strict to him as well as himself.
There're different types of it, simply glass wool or in the form of safe glass wool.
Unfortunately safe glass wool isn't safe anymore when its surface is slightly disrupted.
It's practically almost invisible and can easily penetrate through skin into any blood vessels, giving like a severe allergic symptoms (massive red swollen+itchy). Inhalation is also fatal, but thanks to our nose filtration system to protect us.
Fiberglass isn't very safe either. I've heard the employee in a fiberglass company gets problem in their circulatory system because this fiber dust, which is stable, might deposit in the body through inhalation and improper skin contact. Problem arised after 10-12 years of daily work, most cases after they change their job.
MarshalN, I'm sorry for raising my tone.
I used to clean the entire pot with anything I can and pour hot water in it, let it sit for 2x24 hours.
The water is later checked with GC to see whether there's any leached heavy metal other than those normally present in water.
