“If it’s friable and it gets into your lungs you’re screwed,” said another MTA worker who is also in an asbestos monitoring program. “The only way they’re going to see it is if they get an X-ray of your lungs, and then see the lungs scar over years. Once it’s in your lungs, you won’t get it out. Asbestosis, mesothelioma. You’re screwed.”