Survey Finds Most Korean Schools Have Asbestos
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Investigators in South Korea have found asbestos is 99 percent of the schools examined by the Education Ministry. To allay public concerns about asbestos, the ministry has been conducting a full-scale inspection of all schools across the nation. Of 3,158 schools inspected to date, 3,138 contained asbestos, The Korea Herald, an English language newspaper reports. The material, which was widely used in construction materials and insulation, can cause serious illnesses if the microscopic asbestos particles become airborne and are inhaled.
Rep. Kim Choon-jin of the Democratic Party, who belongs to the National Assembly’s Education, Science and Technology Committee, said through a spokesman that he will work to rid schools of the asbestos hazard.
Korea Herald
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