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Selasa, 23 Oktober 2018
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Maine has the nation’s highest rate of asbestos-related deaths, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency found that between 1999 and 2015, the annual mortality rate from malignant mesothelioma in Maine was approximately 22 per million people.
The CDC study focused on occupational asbestos exposure through high-risk industries such as construction and shipbuilding.
Maine’s housing stock is among the oldest in the country, with more than 30 percent of units built before 1950. Many schools, homes and offices still contain asbestos building materials, putting occupants at risk for exposure if the products are damaged.
Concerns over asbestos abatement costs played a factor in the decision to consolidate two aging middle schools in South Portland, Maine.
The Middle School Facilities Committee recommended in a Nov. 9 meeting that the city build a new $50 million school consolidating students from Mahoney Middle School — built in 1922 — and Memorial Middle School, built in 1967.
Other options included renovating and expanding Mahoney or building a new Memorial Middle School at the existing site. But school officials feared asbestos and lead paint abatement issues would drive up costs because of the age of the buildings. According to The Forecaster, Memorial will likely be demolished, while Mahoney, a historic building, will likely be preserved, although not as a school. Just across Fore River in Portland, voters in November overwhelmingly decided to borrow $64.3 million to renovate four elementary schools. The schools have outdated heating systems and a variety of structural problems, including exposed asbestos materials. “You can’t have a strong city without strong schools,” Emily Figdor, a leader of the four-school campaign, told the Portland Press Herald. “We’d like to get started as soon as possible. The problems are urgent and they need our attention right away.”
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