Study Says Asbestos May Escape Burial Sites, Broadening Exposures

A recent study says “millions of people” living near asbestos-contaminated sites could be more exposed to the toxic fibers than was previously known, based on new findings that it can migrate to groundwater even after being buried and covered with a soil “cap” -- a common method of cleaning up the material at Superfund and other waste sites. “People have this idea that asbestos is all covered up and taken care of,” Jane Willenbring, an associate professor of geological sciences...