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Asbestos Exposure: the Long Term Legacy of Katrina?

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The destruction caused by last summer's hurricanes along the Gulf Coast is in turn spawning another disaster: those engaged in the cleanup, and even the public at large, are being exposed to dangerous levels of asbestos because regulations are not being followed. 
 
Workers and advocacy groups are telling the local media that the way in which buildings and debris are being processed and disposed of does not adhere to their asbestos training and causes the dangerous material to become airborne. When asbestos is inhaled it is a known carcinogen. Diseases such as mesothelioma and other lung cancers can take 20 or more years to develop after asbestos exposure. 
 
The report says that government agencies including OSHA admit they are not monitoring the situation and are passing the buck back to the contractors, who are motivated by profit rather than public conscience.

Workers: Asbestos danger

Biloxi Sun Herald - 5/30/2006 4:09 AM

The health of laborers and the public are at risk because companies are skirting asbestos-handling laws while regulators look the other way, say workers engaged in the Coast's cleanup.
 
Current employees of contractors spoke to the Sun Herald. They refused to use their names for fear of retaliation or dismissal
 
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