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West Virginia receives EPA grants for asbestos cleanup

Two West Virginia cities are receiving grant money from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to clean up former industrial sites. All told, the EPA is providing $600,000 to help the cities of Weirton and Moundsville clean up Brownfield sites. Brownfields are former industrial sites designated by the EPA. The sites contain pollutants from the former industrial land owners that must be cleaned up in order to make the sites safe for use again.

Weirton will receive $400,000 in EPA grant money, which will be used to study the potential environmental hazards on a property formerly used by Weirton Steel. Chemicals and metal debris are currently contaminating the site. If the city wanted to redevelop the property, a cleanup project would be vital.

The city of Moundsville will receive $200,000 in stimulus funds, which will be used to clean up the former Fostoria Glass Plant site, which is known to be contaminated with deadly asbestos. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was very popular for decades in building materials, cement, insulation, and other items. It is now known to be a carcinogenic material, linked to the rare cancer mesothelioma. When asbestos fibers are inhaled, they become permanently embedded in the soft tissues of the lungs, leading to cancers or asbestosis, a chronic inflammation of the lungs relating to scarring by asbestos fibers.

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