Folsom Hall renovation project will involve remopval of asbestos tiles

Asbestos floor tiles, installed around the campus in the 50's, 60's and 70's, is being removed from Folsom in this renovation. "Asbestos floor tile poses no danger. It's only a problem when it becomes friable, when it breaks up and goes into the air," St. Peter explained. "The stuff that could pose a danger, around boilers and spray-on insulation, was removed years ago when the legislation came out," Bonin confirmed.

This is why, in accordance with State Legislation, the school has hired a contractor to remove the tiles. County Abatement, Inc., is responsible for safely removing, transporting and storing all of the asbestos tile that is removed from the building. Air samples were taken before and after the tile was removed from the first floor at the end of February. They will be taken again over the upcoming spring break, when the tiles from the second and third floors are removed. Asbestos tiles still remain on campus, in parts of Emerson Hall and Wieden, but they are in excellent shape and pose no threat of air contamination.

Courtesy of http://www.umpi.maine.edu/utimes/content/view/415/6/

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