Re: Subject: [alfa] Asbestos

[TWFAUST@xxxxxxx]

Not an expert, but I understand that asbestos need only be a concern when it 
is "friable," or loose as dust. Consequently, the shingles present little 
hazard. It is the dust created in removal. That is probably why it is fairly 
easily disposed of. Not here, however. A friend (commercial contractor) had 
$50,000.00 held back until he could prove "lawful disposal" of a trash bag full of 
asbestos. 
     A little humor (without revealing what Commonwealth I am in) the local 
EPA office was recently closed because asbestos was found there. The state EPA 
director hired another friend (plumber) to replace his heating system. When he 
was given the price for "lawful disposal" of the asbestos, he was shocked. He 
asked "How did you guys do it in the old days?" He was told that the asbestos 
was hosed and peeled off as goo. A week later my friend was called back, and, 
wonder of wonders, the asbestos was gone.
Tom Faust
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