tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post435488434036847970..comments2024-01-13T05:32:19.026-05:00Comments on just a conservative girl: Keeping the Pressure on the EPAJust a conservative girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982406297072353275noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-45013932235227411692011-04-28T23:31:11.328-04:002011-04-28T23:31:11.328-04:00Just a few points for consideratino. There are th...Just a few points for consideratino. There are those who believe the EPA's asbestos abatement program may have done more harm than good. Asbestos is fairly innocuous when properly applied and left undisturbed, but their prescription to disturb it through removal releases fibers into the air and unneccessarily exposing people. Many fly-by-night "abatement" companies sprang up and hired minimum wage and undocumented workers to remove the substance exposing a lot more people to the dangers. Removal costs have been estimated to well-exceed expected benefits. Not sure if they're right, but I've seen estimates of somewhere around $100-500 million per life 'saved'. There are estimates that the use of asbestos as a fire retardant may have saved more lives than does removal.Frank Kozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642206308922657591noreply@blogger.com