I just learned that asbestos can hide in oven gloves and other materials and I am kind of getting paranoid. I have an old couch that is covered with some suspicious material. Is this asbestos?
There was some older oven gloves made with asbestos for obvious reasons. Never heard of a couch being made of asbestos. The couch looks as if it was made way before asbestos was banned anyways.
It does not matter if there is asbestos in it nore does it matter if the oven mits are made entirely of asbestos.
The product itself is not hazardous. Friable (airborne) fibers may cause a health issue if a person is exposed to high airborne concentrations of the fibers over an extended period of time.
This type of fear is nothing short of paranoia.
Check with the EPA. The issues are well explained.