I wrote about mining asteroids a week ago in which I mentioned in passing the hazards of moon and asteroid dust:

https://steemit.com/steemstem/@procrastilearner/two-nifty-ideas-for-mining-small-asteroids

and user @effofex mentioned he would write a post on the topic.

I pleased to see someone beat him to it because I was interested in an in depth assessment of this issue.

It looks like it will be a major problem for the future.

I can see the lawsuits already.