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CED-82-114 1 (1982-08-31)

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General Accounting Office


Asbestos In Schools:

A Dilemma




Many of the Nation's schools are thought to
contain asbestos, a mineral known to cause
cancer in humans. Federal programs have
imposed asbestos inspection and record-
keeping requirements on States and local
education agencies and have encouraged
control actions. These programs, how-
ever, have not resolved the dilemma school
officials face in trying to distinguish be-
tween hazardous situations needing to be
corrected and those presenting relatively
insignificant risks.

Without Federal criteria, State and local
officials' decisions on asbestos in their
schools varied from no action in one locality
to total asbestos removal in another. As a
result, there is no assurance that school
occupants are being adequately protected
or that abatement actions being taken are
necessary.


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