Asbestos in Asphalt: City of Vienna Implements Emergency Measures
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Dozens of suspected areas have been examined for weeks, and now the first confirmation is officially confirmed. Greenpeace had informed the authorities – they react without delay and immediately protect the affected sections from the release of the carcinogenic material. The outcry a few weeks ago was great. The cancer-gift asbestos was apparently also installed in Vienna's streets. Now the laboratory results are available – and the suspicion is…
Comparing foreign trade and tax authority data, it appears that if Austrian stone or gravel was transported somewhere, it most likely came from mines contaminated with asbestos.
The suspicion concerns the Anton-Freunschlag-Gasse, Bertégasse, Wernergasse and Stieglergasse in Vienna-Liesing, as well as the Rosenhügelstraße, which runs from Meidling via Hietzing to Liesing.
Laboratory results confirm asbestos in road surfaces, which are now to be sealed quickly. Controls have also been tightened.
According to findings of asbestos-containing rock material, the city of Vienna takes immediate measures in individual road sections. This was reported by the Magistrate Department (MA) 28 for road administration and road construction on Friday by dispatch. The affected areas are precautionarily sealed with an asphalt coating or a cover layer. Independent laboratory investigations had thus confirmed indications from the environmental NGO Greenpea…
VIENNA. The City of Vienna seals several road sections after independent laboratories have confirmed asbestos findings in asphalt.
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