Asbestos-Contaminated Streets Found in Vienna
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Greenpeace has found asbestos in the asphalt of 8 Austrian streets. Six of the streets are in Vienna, two of which are busy main roads. The environmental organization found suspicious materials at two locations in Vienna. After sending the samples to a laboratory, it turned out that both samples contained amphibole asbestos. This is one of the most dangerous and carcinogenic types of asbestos. Stefan Stadler, a spokesman for the Greenpeace inves…
Asbestos has been considered highly dangerous for decades. According to new findings in Vienna's streets, the question once again arises: when does contaminated asphalt become a health risk?
Asbestos is said to have been found on eight streets in Vienna and the surrounding area. The city of Vienna has initiated laboratory tests: all indications will be investigated.
Greenpeace is alarming. The environmental organisation has discovered asbestos in asphalt on eight roads in Vienna and the surrounding area – even on busy main roads. Vienna has a poison problem under its wheels. Greenpeace has discovered asphalt on eight roads in Vienna and in the Lower Austria region, which is contaminated with asbestos. Six of the roads are located in Vienna, two of them are not quiet side lanes, but heavily trafficked main r…
So far, Greenpeace has identified asbestos in eight streets.
It is suspected that this also came from the mine in Burgenland from which stones were also transported to Hungary.
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