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The year 2007 has revealed an increase in the number of people with mesothelioma occurring between the ages of thirty and forty years.
Massive amount of asbestos was released when a truck hit through the wall of Northampton Primary School earlier this year destroying a classroom. The truck caused asbestos discharge, wasting 20 years’ work of a teacher. Each and every item in the classroom has to be replaced as it was contaminated with asbestos and was dangerous for the pupils. The teacher burst into tears when she came to know about her hard work being wasted.
Dealing with asbestos contaminated buildings can surely put a damper on construction and renovation business. Also, it is very risky to deal with such buildings, as they can cost up to the entire small town’s budget not to mention the health hazards they possess to the population. "It was dangerous, but we couldn't afford to do anything with it. It was mind-boggling," said Mayor Jim Johnson.
Boston Mayor Tom Menino has instructed to conduct an extensive inspection for the city’s steam pipe system. The city’s steam pipes are about 22 miles long, which are old and unregulated.
According to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the US, the half-acre site beside Nashua River, next to the city library, has been cleaned up after digging 95 tons of asbestos contaminated soil. It took almost three week to clean asbestos completely from the riverside soil. Some special type of cloth and at least six inches of fresh soil was used to cover the area after the cleanup.