U.S. EPA Experts Visit Cement Manufacturing Plant in Nahariyya, Israel
To better understand Israel’s asbestos problems, EPA risk expert Chuck Nace and EPA asbestos inspector David Eppler first traveled to Nahariyya, a town in northern Israel close to the Lebanese border.
Nahariyya is home to a former cement manufacturing plant that operated between 1952 and 1997.
The plant produced cement products that contained asbestos, and these products were then used as construction materials throughout Israel, and waste products were used as fill material in the surrounding community.
Courtesy of The EPA
EPA asbestos expert visits manufacturing plant in Nahariyya, Israel