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Officials in the town of Dundee, New York, are assuring residents a ball field located adjacent to the International School there is safe for young people to play on, despite an asbestos abatement project underway inside the nearby buildings. A Wiffle ball field was recently created on the site when residents in a nearby town objected to the commotion from an existing field near their houses, according to a report in the Greenwich Post.

When signs were posted announcing the asbestos abatement project at the school, parents were concerned, and recent visits to the ball field found it empty. However, town officials insist that the park is safe.

The Post says the asbestos abatement project is being done under the direction of Environmental Assessment and Solutions Associates, a professional abatement company, and that all asbestos levels are being monitored.

Asbestos exposure is a cause for concern, because inhaling the microscopic fibers can lead to serious lung diseases including asbestosis - a scarring of the lungs - and mesothelioma, a deadly cancer of the lining of the lungs and/or the abdomen.

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Tags: asbestos, asbestosis, mesothelioma

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