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:: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 ::
EPA Permits Violation of Asbestos Safeguards By Jordan Barab, Confined Space
Hazardous Technique Used For Years to Remove Asbestos
This sordid story began with an article in the NY Times last week about a controversial request from the city of Fort Worth, Texas to demolish the Cowtown Inn, and abandoned dilapidated hotel, using the 'wet method.' Instead of using the more costly method of removing the asbestos before tearing down the building, the 'wet method' involves soaking the building with water, then tearing it down with bulldozers and cranes, under the theory that wet asbestos won't become airborne. The city maintains that the wet method is just as safe as asbestos removal and wants to use the demolition fo the Inn as an experiment to show the safety of the method that could then be used for additional demolitions. EPA has in the past occasionally permitted the wet method to be used if the building is in danger of collapse, for example after an earthquake, but had not yet made a final decision whether to approve the Forth Worth 'experiment' or not, but it doesn't look likely.------------------------------------------- posted 6:40 AM :: reference link ::
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