Q&AGlass wool

A person living one year in a room completely insulated with mineral wool products is exposed to a accumulated dose evaluated at 0.0004 msv *(millisieverts, unit to measure biological absorption of radiation).
In comparison, and taking into account natural terrestrial radioactivity:

  • A two-week skiing holiday at an altitude of 2000 m is equal to 0.2 msv** ;
  • Living one year in a granitic region such as Brittany produces exposure to a dose evaluated at 1.3 msv** ;
  • An x-ray of the lungs is equal to absorbing 1 msv;
  • An abdominal scan is 150 times more (150 msv)***.

Mineral wool can therefore not be considered to be a radioactive product.
*source: Isover, Algade
** source: ISPn institut pour la protection de la sûreté nucléaire (institute for nuclear safety)
*** Andra: Agence nationale des déchets radioactifs (radioactive waste agency)

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