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5 * _ III zIpUlllllul H'li e *- 2 ^ *5!'si! S| nmfill*! i*ii|!f ttl* "O4) vi NLW I PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT DUP-1383 ! DUp l 110933 DU 054927 New plan is outlined for asbestos Gaaattl News Stmet NEW YORK - Tto Envtrtmmew- ul Proteettau Agency will recommend nest month that school diatneta faced with potential prob1-- with nhtim ui tbalr building* Ignore the only federal safety guideIum available uxt utilise now pregram instead. Tit EPA also is planning to div erodit thd kind of test ter airborne ufw that had ban relied on in ddy public bcitdtugi ntesMiagtadaral safety guide- Uani tar aataww ta the air were eetabltshed by tto Occupational Safety and Kaaith Admiaistration (OSttAl Mama Kant*. coordinator of the ERA'S procram to set national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, told the Poughkeep sie (N Y ) Journal Wednesday that school districts aeuouwtde toon will be told to ignore these limits because they apply only to indus trial condition* Asbestos is a carcinogen that can casat lung disease or several types of cancer when inhaled or ingested. It was s popular building material imad rauuaeiy hetweau the itMt sad esrty lTa as a fireproofing, acoustic and mediating agent Thousands of public facilitiea across the nation are believed ta contain asbestos materials. Several school districts have determined that their conditions ere tale, baaed on ambient air testa conducted by a New Jersey firm that relied on OSKA standards in its assessment. In this tea. air borne asbestos is measured in an area using vacuum pump and fil ter ever a specific penod of Ume. Last month,however. Martin Rut- Ceettaecd an Page I--Cat. I Asbestos program outlined stem, ehairmaa of the geology department at the New Yert State Untvemtty ChUtfe in New Palts. challenged the firm's findings baaed oa his own lasts ttlBg a-different method. His findings laltutly were critic ned by the setae! superintendent there, but he succeeded In convinc ing the board of education thatxon- ditions posed a potential health threat to dtudeets mod stall. The board since has voted to repair the ceilings Preliminary cost esti mates have run as high as $100 000 Kami said Ratateins's so-called "bulk" method of tsetiag. m which samples are taken from a potential asbestos source end esanuned microscopically, should be used rather than the ambient iir last methods. In captaining the EPA's dtamwal of air taming methods and theOSHA standards, he said. "It would bo more useful tor school beards to ignore these standards sine* there are so many uncertainties sur rounding asbestos. "We're not dealing with gray areas here - these are black areas of understanding. The simple fact is that asbestos is a csreinogeu. sad there are no kaowa safe levels. Unnecessary espooure should be eliminated while neces sary exposure should be mini mized." He said that the only "necessary exposure would be in places where school districts are too poor to underwrite the co ol remedial measures Solutions (or districts lacinc asbestos problems will not be cneap Kantz said, adding that the EPA regards seating of damaged asbestos surfaces or installing drop ceilings beneath such surfaces a> only m temporary solution L'ltiwidely, removal may well be railed for " he said DUP 1110934 DU 054928