The city of Bozeman, Montana, has taken the next step toward cleaning the asbestos contamination at the current site Superfund near Bozeman public Library. The area around the public library was once used to store and process the asbestos ore Gallatin County and then distributed to other regions. The area has been used for this purpose during the first half of the twentieth century. The current proposal by the city is actually an addendum to the voluntary cleanup plan that was adopted in 02.
After receiving the proposal cleaning Bozeman, Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) began to seek public opinions regarding the area. The new plan includes the excavation of soil contaminated with asbestos near the library, implementation of eradication efforts the appropriate asbestos landfill Bozeman, adequate training of city officials and employees in concerning the asbestos removal and cleaning, and restriction of property deed containing asbestos. This remains asbestos cleanup could cost up to $ 438,000, a figure that will be repaid to the city by the DEQ.
These efforts will hopefully help ensure the safety of current and future residents of Bozeman, such as exposure to asbestos has been known to cause several diseases, including asbestosis, cancer lung and terminal cancer, mesothelioma. Exposure to asbestos has also been known to cause gastrointestinal and colon cancers. The period of asbestos disease latency makes the diagnosis of conditions such as mesothelioma difficult and often too late to begin treatment.
The addendum proposed by the city will be extended to unhedged properties in the first voluntary cleanup plan. Many of these areas are heavily contaminated with asbestos. Superfund is the federal program to clean up hazardous waste uncontrolled sites of the nation, which began there projects Bozeman years. Montana DEQ is pleased to work with residents and the city to finalize efforts to clean the city and control asbestos exposure among residents.
