The Sacramento Bee has a follow up to the El Dorado asbesto issue that is being widely discussed recently.
On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported that people, and especially kids, can greatly increase their exposure to this asbestos by playing at a popular park in El Dorado Hills.
Two weeks earlier, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry recommended doctors be notified by people who were likely to have been exposed, such as coaches and student athletes who use the open tracks and fields at Oak Ridge High School.
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Naturally occurring asbestos poses some legitimate questions. To date, most studies on asbestos have involved occupational exposure. Less is known about the threat to people who breathe these fibers periodically.
All the more reason to be prudent and proactive. Some fresh dirt on a ball field and other common sense measures are a small price to pay to prevent an outbreak of mesothelioma 30 years from now.
Click here to read our previous article on this subject.
