Alternative Asbestos Control Method Process

EPA scientists are studying an Alternative process technology whereby friable asbestos (capable of becoming airborne) is safely removed from a building and disposed of appropriately.

The remaining asbestos is then wetted with amended water (water with a surfactant) on the interior prior to demolition and on the exterior during demolition to control fiber release.

The resulting debris is disposed of at a landfill approved to receive asbestos waste and several inches of soil are removed from the site and disposed as asbestos containing waste. No water is allowed to leave the site.

Courtesy of EPA