>>11480164The "good" thing is that the particle that destroyed the alveoli it comes to rest in is "usually" trapped there, and gets twisted into the scarring that will occur. The lung has a good system to where it scars over anything that the macrophages can't get rid of, and "supposedly" fiberglass dissolves. But the truth, at least in my opinion, is that only now are we seeing actual dissolvable, bio-degradable fiberglass. This is due to heavy lobbying in the billions of dollars over the past fifty years from corporations that do not want their income destroyed/smaller. Much like how the asbestos companies spent hundreds of millions to try and preserve their foothold in the economy, the fiberglass companies do the same. There are certain brands of fiberglass from ten years ago that introduced the present day commercialized bio-degradable versions of fiberglass, but these are often not the ones you see go into homes. Fiberglass is spun glass, and the chemical makeup of these particles are often R heavy and above a macrophages ability (viscus) that your body cannot do anything against them, and scars over the particle. Fifty to one hundred years from now most homes will have more healthy insulation options, including even "fiberglass". But millions upon millions of people will die from exposure over time, all due to our insulation in our homes.
As for your question - yes, but only to a certain point. The lungs don't flush out "everything", it scars over anything it can't get rid of (bio viscus). Formaldehyde for instance will go into the bloodstream and poison you (minute amount because it's a fucking particle). Even further than that though is fiberglass particles finding their way into the bodies route to the brain, and you now have glass particles floating around in your head. That's a hoot.
