From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "EPA halts asbestos removal method," by Andrew Schneider--
The Environmental Protection Agency reversed course Friday and permanently banned the use of a controversial demolition method near Lambert Field that critics say increased the risk of exposure to potentially deadly asbestos fibers.More than 260 homes and eight buildings had been torn down using the untested demolition process, dubbed the "wet method" because water is sprayed on the structure as it is torn down rather than first removing asbestos by hand.
The EPA said in a 51-page report obtained by the Post-Dispatch that it had reviewed air samples taken at about a tenth of the destroyed property - all the samples the airport could provide - and could reach no conclusion on whether neighbors or demolition workers were exposed to asbestos fibers.
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