How bad is it to breathe in the crap from ceiling tiles?

[Windogg]

I was doing some work in the office and when I opened one of the ceiling tiles about 5 pounds of the stuff fell on my head. I must've breathed in a whole bunch too. I;m still coughing.

Question is how bad is that stuff for me? I know it's not good but what potential stuff could it cause?

Windogg

 

[Clinotus]

Depending on the age of the building you might have some cause for concern, but with most buildings nowadays up to stringent code(asbestos): Don't worry. But call the company listed on the back of the tile, or ask the janitor/maintainence man for peace of mind.

 

[skywhr]

You should have been wearing a dust mask or a respirator
Depends on what the material was

 

[Russ]

Windogg,

If it were really a problem, I'd already be dead. I've swapped out several hundred of them over the years.

Russ, NCNE

 

[Azraele]

I wouldn't worry too much about it Windogg.



After a minor flood in the house, the ceiling tiles in one room had to be replaced. They got shuffled out to the back yard for disposal, and I got the unenviable job of shovelling them up. Dusty work, but I'm still around so it hasn't killed me yet.

 

[ignorus]

It wasn't fiberglass insulation was it?

 

[PermaPhrost]

itll just hurt your nervous system thats all
i hope you like twitching

 

[zmatrix]

<< I wouldn't worry too much about it Windogg.



After a minor flood in the house, the ceiling tiles in one room had to be replaced. They got shuffled out to the back yard for disposal, and I got the unenviable job of shovelling them up. Dusty work, but I'm still around so it hasn't killed me yet. >>



Oh man, I know how it is taking that stuff out, especially when they get wet. I had to clear out an entrire basement full of that stuff where half of it was soaked due to a leakage in the pipes. It was plain dusty, musty, and mushy.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

probably not any worse than the radiation from your monitor, or the chemicals in your food, or the contaminates in your drinking water, and so on and so on...

 

[hoihtah]

drink lots of water.

 

[technogeeky]

Pop a few benadryl down and call me in the morning.

-tg

 

[Darein]

You can never be too safe, better sue now incase you get cancer later.

 

[Windogg]

Thanks everyone.

The tiles are made from that foam stuff that crumbles really easily. The building was fully renovated about 5 years ago so I'm not concerned about aesbestos.

Windogg