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CED-82-114 1 (1982-08-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabdpt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: _,o o be released outside the General Accouni.E g 6 excpt an tho bais of specific approval Py the Office of Congressional Reatons* REPORT BY V THE1 US. RELEASED General Accounting Office Asbestos In Schools: A Dilemma Many of the Nation's schools are thought to contain asbestos, a mineral known to cause cancer in humans. Federal programs have imposed asbestos inspection and record- keeping requirements on States and local education agencies and have encouraged control actions. These programs, how- ever, have not resolved the dilemma school officials face in trying to distinguish be- tween hazardous situations needing to be corrected and those presenting relatively insignificant risks. Without Federal criteria, State and local officials' decisions on asbestos in their schools varied from no action in one locality to total asbestos removal in another. As a result, there is no assurance that school occupants are being adequately protected or that abatement actions being taken are necessary. U C'ou N 119423 GAO/CED-82-1 14 AUGUST 31, 1982 orq, A ' 13 ) q,