Word: epa
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Once regarded as a magic mineral for its fireproofing and insulating properties, asbestos was severely restricted by the EPA in 1973 after high doses of its fibers were found to scar the lungs, causing cancer and other diseases. But by that time, 30 million tons had been wrapped around heating pipes and furnaces, sprayed onto girders and mixed into tiles at a cost of 25 cents per sq. ft. Now property owners are often spending 100 times that amount to remove it, cover it with a sealant, or enclose it with materials like Sheetrock...
Knowledge of the whole refuse cycle is imperative. Of the more than 48,000 chemicals listed by the EPA, next to nothing is currently known about the toxic effects of almost 38,000. Fewer than 1,000 have been tested for acute effects, and only about 500 for their cancer-causing, reproductive or mutagenic effects. Funding must be increased for such research...
Garsd is suing the University for more than $100,000, charging that it fired him unjustly. But the complaint he filed in Massachusetts Superior Court in June 1987 does not mention the EPA study...
Concerning the EPA study, Spengler said Garsd's criticism of the whole project's integrity should not carry any weight...
Bruce C. Jordan, a spokesperson for the EPA,said yesterday that he knew of no problems withthe project, known as the Six City Study...