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Environmental Health
EPA orders end to 'wet method' asbestos removal at airport project
September 5th, 2004
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an order barring use of the so-called "wet method" to remove asbestos from buildings being demolished to make way for a new runway at Lambert Airport. The EPA concluded that while the wet method was "generally effective in controlling the release of large fibers and dust," the agency lacked data to say with certainty that it was completely safe in keeping individual asbestos fibers from becoming airborne. As a result, EPA rescinded an administrative order granted in May 2003 and extended in March, allowing the wet method. Use of the method at the project was halted in June, pending the EPA study. ...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2004-09-05)
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