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risk inflated By Rebecca Kolberg UnrtedF^ess lnternatiorial,ti~* '*' Dr. B.T. Mossman of the Vniversi*. . ty:fcf Vehitont^M^i&PSchobl arid"! poses little risk for lung disiasef^nd "asbestos panic" may be leadfrig-to costly and unnecessary' removal efforts, scientists said Thursday:*':i Ifl a Stlldv nilhlicKAH in fhi* innmal vu iccn u* UlC IctlCSl scientificdato?pnak&fbs; Thi study didriiotfrfec^y^ifuhdiHg from ' the * asbestos industiy-they said.-.*' o . *-^best^. a'fibrwis 'mineral' used !", for' insulation' abd"- firepfoefing^be- ; ;- --vfTryHEIjTfIMfE..SyrcUN-I.O. NJ . .' Albany. N.Y.. Friday, Jan. 19,1990 }fpanic if asbestos is found :.> buton ;- thatdoesoot threatenbealtiL' 7, _the other hand to write it off as an-- Robert Percival,. a professor of insignificant risk is misleading, be- Environmental law at the University C&itfnu^Jrvi^-^^^ - i.. cause titejrisjksare there." of Maryland, said the Science article wM be phased in oyer seven years! : lefth&C kUd/'^isonie''.'research has - 'contains "the same LoldTarguments Mossman's team argues EPA:ac tions hive failed to take tatoaocount-*; studiedbhat' indicate different fin#'" of asbestos may" have 'differing: power to cause disease.; The. sden-... tists said most lung diseases appear,.,! linked to a typetof! asbestos called amphibole, whichflakes aff-inrod- . hinted - at differences , in^ "cancerW.'that haye been made by a.lot of. the causing potential among! .varit^l; ak>ck6s.toaiis]|i^fc^^g;l3mt":. types' of i-asbesios. ;Etatrtive7JEPAe^; qifid&saltf"nd^stbd/ias proven.any.^asbestos ^li^/governm^ type to be totally harmless, so;i^fc^cpo^ode^sdientific evidence was consider them all.hazardous."': ; #.,|!'npt'strpng.gibugh to back op claims : Gee- and his coQ^g^^(to^^'tIthne. form of'asbestos is safer asbestob should not be ripped out or.' .; th^;ancfthCT,:he'sald:j' . like fibers, rather than a type called covered up simply because it .fr:';'friErcrv^^ for <Kya5til4':'''w8ii;''pp5ilSrf'3cifty crumbling, .but tests toould be:corit *-jafestdsW unreliable 1 > . pirticles.that-tbey. sajd-appearv less;- ducted to withA&mc^toribg EPA relies mainly on visual ipspbcr ; readjngTthat makes''joo. think the tions-of-asbestos,to determine :if it>is - Af^ia aafe, andtwo minutes later, slidf'r.^ineytiibes^bbt ^yJlfcYthei ijf'.tbe'saipe: place,1 yod-can,,get,' a asbestos'yob ^nd in Amertoabthe': !cbst3bf' removing ''asIrbi. estos ' nwniUldtilfy/Idttifffiewraennt tMre9a<4drning*,"V.baeosflaMi-d . benign {harmless) form/*7^ from .the-^tiinatod 730,000 'pubfic r -.!;Pe^ conceded .-' there * have JlThe study noted the' chance a child,:% and commercial buildings -. contain^, been * inkances in .which ' .risk of exposed , to. asbestos for flve iyears *togit ranges from tSO lHllibn tp'-jlSO'. asbest<vexposure- has been/over- will, eventually .die of asbestos*. ; UmotCthe'sdentbb1"*. !7- related'disease is at leak 300 times .L'iSbme'..pebple:-;have! 'argubd'.',ihat less than; hiff. risk . of drowning'Tpr;! S^siiig, asbestos actions on. air. tests t&ng Utbyararbeforeag^lt. ^rf ^ rather!tiian. visual checks would take iCharies . EMns^ director. afcfrthe; ' ttoVimucH'work.- But'-Gbe ,kald"be EPA's Officefrif Tbiic Subkancesi'J thinks it is' more foolish to spend But he added asbestos.remains-a serious threat because rib one has found a safe exposure level, and "all asbestos becpmes.a,-health, hazard.at some point because it all eventually said: "We agree people should not* time and.money containing asbestos deteriorates." meeting between the.mayor and an on his schedule at the hotel Thursday .............. r '--* *-- /irtnmtnafrt niffhL . -- ..... HWBUI0005016