Asbestos Poses Risk in Schools Nationwide

Asbestos.com by Travis Rodgers

Several schools in the U.S. are dealing with recent asbestos discoveries. Exposure concerns are causing disruptions just as students are back or heading back to school across the country, with delays, remediation efforts and safety fears. 

In Maine, the discovery of asbestos at Bowdoinham Community School has delayed the school year. North Carolina is conducting a statewide inspection of 3,100 schools and 5,700 daycares for asbestos and lead contamination as part of a $26 million EPA initiative. 

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