Researchers raise health concerns about off-road vehicles and inhalation of asbestos

[rangerrebew]

Researchers raise health concerns about off-road vehicles and inhalation of asbestos
August 30, 2017

Preventing injuries may not be the only reason children shouldn't use off-road vehicles (ORVs).

In a new study, public health scientists raise concerns that people who use ORVs in many regions of the country may face exposure to hazardous mineral fibers. These include naturally occurring asbestos and erionite - an asbestos-like material that occurs in sedimentary rocks of the western United States.

Most of the deposits are located along the Appalachian Mountains and ranges in the West and Southwest, especially California.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-08-health-off-road-vehicles-inhalation-asbestos.html

[Oceander]

Are you kidding me?  Don't play outside in the dirt kids, 'cause you might inhale a little naturally-occurring asbestos. 

How in God's name did the human species ever survive before the invention of hermetically sealed living spaces and HEPA filters?