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Named the pollutor of the month by the Department of Enviromental Protection (DEP), Harvard has been fined for the improper removal of asbestos during its summer renovation work on the Faculty Club building...
Harvard and two contractors were asked to pay a total of $50,000 in February for improper handling of the asbestos, said DEP officials. The lack of protective measures may have exposed nearby residents, construction workers and passers-by to asbestos, they said...
Eastern Demolition Contractors, one of thecontractors, detected asbestos in the ceilingwhile working on it and notified the DEP, saidLaurence H. Brady, the president of the company...
...DEP complaints leveled against Harvard allegedthat the asbestos was not removed beforedemolition, which released dry, crumbling asbestosinto the air; the construction area was not sealedand the debris was dropped down a chute into anopen dumpster...
Cambridge may be fined $19,000 by the DEP forits failure to notify residents of the problemquickly enough...