University of Wyoming demolition “exposed public to asbestos”.
Demolition work at the University of Wyoming scattered a material containing asbestos and might have exposed the public to the carcinogen, state officials said.
The project at the Bureau of Mines Building on the main campus in Laramie caused suspect materials to be “scattered all over the outside of the building where the public could be exposed,” according to the violation notice issued Sept. 28 by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.
The notice siad the university failed to conduct an asbestos inspection, provide notification and remove a regulated asbestos-containing material before demolition. The university also failed to use trained personnel to remove the material and didn’t adequately wet it down or place it in leak-tight containers ahead of disposal, the notice states.
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