Hello, Charles - -
-=> CHARLES ANGELICH wrote to ROBERT SAYRE <=-

 CA> Hello Robert -

 CA>> Any comment about what all that asbestos was doing in an
 CA>> office building in 2002 when that is supposedly illegal?

 RS> According to the architect (on PBS) asbestos was legal when
 RS> the building was started and about half way through
 RS> construction they were forced to change to a less effective
 RS> fire retardant. The architect said that the building would
 RS> have lasted hours longer if asbestos had been used
 RS> throughout as designed.

 RS> I think that the risk by trying to remove the asbestos is
 RS> much too great in comparison to leaving it be. If it's not
 RS> disturbed, it's fairly safe.

 CA> Sounds reasonable but they tore down a perfectly good High
 CA> School (large one) here in Michigan because the cost to remove
 CA> the asbestos was too great. No mention of just 'leaving it
 CA> there' at the time.

Over the years, asbestos was used in a large number of ways in the
building construction industry.  Since you now seem to be a bit of
an asbestos guru, I'll ask if the asbestos used in the spray-on steel
fireproofing at WTC was the same application and the same types of
asbestos fibers as were installed in that torn-down high school?
I'll wager a dime to a donut - - not.

- - -  JimH.

... Inquiring minds want to know. - Bubba
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