University Daily Kansan, June 26, 1985
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KU calling for bids to treat 4 asbestos problems
By Jill Ovens Staff Reporter
The University of Kansas is calling for bids to treat asbestos-related problems in four sites, two KU officials said Monday.
The four projects probably will be handled together by one outside contractor after Monday when funds for the fiscal year 1986 budget will be available for completion of the work, said Bob Porter, assistant director of physical plant maintenance for facilities operations.
One of the projects is the removal
of a boiler at the Child Research Laboratories, 1043 Indiana St.
Another is the removal of asbestos material and its replacement with non-asbestos material around a boiler in the Sudder House basement. Architectural services is based in Sudder House.
The third project is the removal of all asbestos materials from another boiler in the power plant and the fourth is the removal of loose asbestos material and encapsulation of all other asbestos material in the basement of Strong Hall.
KU has not conducted a survey to determine the location of buildings containing asbestos materials because the risk to building occupants is not considered high. The greatest potential for harmful exposure occurs on everyday maintenance, said Rodger Oroke, director of support services.
Encasement involves building a box around asbestos material. For example, a box may be built around boxes insulated with asbestos material.
Orke said the University mainly was dealing with asbestos-containing materials by encapsulation or enation of these materials, toolve covering the asbestos material.
asbestos, for example, by spraying specially designed substances over the materials containing asbestos.
Encapsulation is the sealing of
However, a Lawrence engineer who specializes in asbestos removal, or abatement, said the University should be wary of employing temporary methods to deal with crumbling or loose asbestos.
Dave Kimbrell, president of Hall-
Kimbrell Environmental Services, 946 Tennessee St., an environmental engineering and testing firm that specializes in asbestos removal across the country, said encapsulation could be more expensive than abatement in the long run.
"Encapsulation is a Band-Aid measure," Kimbrell said. "The material used to cover the asbestos can be broken up, and the asbestos can burn out. We don't even deal with encapsulation except in rare cases."
Encapsulation and encasement are regarded as temporary measures because the material containing the asbestos is still in the building and is not being titaminating the building environment at a future time, Kimberrell said.
Porter said the only solution to the asbestos problem was total removal. But that would be expensive and would require extensive preparation of the work area — for example, by sealing the building containing the asbestos material.
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