Asbestos applied science in the field III: BLM

Learn about asbestos, applied science and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

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NEWS UPDATE:

EPA is revising and updating the risk assessment for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA), an off road recreational area with naturally occurring asbestos deposits. Riders of all-terrain vehicles, motorbikes and sport utility vehicles are equipped with personal monitors to measure the airborne asbestos when riding on the off-road trails.

EPA has conducted 5 days of wet and dry season riding sessions and plans to do additional dry season runs. BLM has used the data collected by EPA in September 2004 to issue a notice that closes the CCMA for the dry season (from June to October 2005). The EPA risk assessment should be completed in 2005.

EPA has conducted nine days of activity-based personal monitoring simulating adults and children engaged in various outdoor sports(soccer, baseball and basketball) and recreational activities (running and biking on a trail) in an area containing naturally occurring amphibole asbestos deposits. A report was released to the public in May 2005. The report can be accessed on the web at http://www.epa.gov/region9/toxic/noa/eldorado/intro1.html.

Courtesy of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency