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 Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:16 pm Post subject: High asbestos levels found on trains |
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/11/117_55576.html
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Traces of asbestos, a grade-one carcinogen, were detected in heating systems installed in Mugunghwa and Saemaeul railway trains, the Korean Railway Workers' Union and the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement claimed Monday.
Since the ventilation is poor, the potential impact on the human body could be critical, the groups said, questioning KORAIL's claims that the amount was not big enough to be considered a heath hazard.
According to the workers' union, out of 28 heating and interior material samples collected from 21 carriages, 43 percent were found with traces of asbestos of varying densities but, in some cases, dangerously high.... |
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