Several minutes aren't going to kill you, don't worry you'll live.

The GP-5 filter ALSO contains charcoal along with the asbestos. Four other laboratories confirmed their findings. In 2013 Dixon Information (as asbestos lab in Salt Lake City, Utah) discovered that the cotton layer of the filter was fused with ~7.5% asbestos. As for the GP-5 filter, I seriously wouldn't trust it. Even if it's leaking, wearing it for 15 minutes isn't going to instantaneously give you Mesothelioma. If only several particles fall out, then it's beginning to leak. If tons of tiny black particles dump out then it's leaking. To tell if they're leaking, what you do is get a piece of paper and shake the filter over the paper. Activated charcoal ( that contain chromium) are safe to breath through, as long as they're not leaking. Nearly all filters DO contain activated charcoal (some are fiberglass) and the ones that do contain charcoal almost always contain chromium, which is not nearly as dangerous as asbestos. It was undeniably used in many older filters, especially pre-1970, although it also depends on the region of manufacture, as different countries have different laws regulating the use of asbestos. I just typed up The Ultimate Filter Guide for Dummies.Īsbestos certainly isn't a myth.

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