Asbestos risk

A federal toxics team member wearing protective gear jogs along a dirt path in El Dorado Hills to test the dust and air for asbestos. Veins of naturally occurring asbestos lace the region. The community near Sacramento has uncomfortably found itself at the center of a debate over what to do.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / May 2, 2008

A federal toxics team member wearing protective gear jogs along a dirt path in El Dorado Hills to test the dust and air for asbestos. Veins of naturally occurring asbestos lace the region. The community near Sacramento has uncomfortably found itself at the center of a debate over what to do.

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