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| Asbestos Exposure in Kansas Prison Under Investigation |
| By claimsjournal.com |
| Published: 02/16/2010 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether inmates and employees at the Topeka, Kan., women's prison were exposed to asbestos during building renovations, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported. Kansas Department of Corrections spokesman Bill Miskell said the EPA's attention is focused on the renovation of one building in 2005. The Capital-Journal reported that former employees involved in asbestos abatement at the prison stated improper exposure occurred during rehabilitation of several structures. Exposure to asbestos increases the risk of developing diseases including lung cancer. Miskell said the department is "cooperating fully'' with the EPA. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment received a request in November from a Topeka lawyer to examine whether regulations were followed when Topeka Correctional Facility staff members and inmates used mechanical grinders to pulverize asbestos-laced flooring into a powder. Read More. |
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