Northeast Minneapolis Tremolite Asbestos Site
Site Information
- Minneapolis, MN (Hennepin County)
- Alias(es): Western Mineral Products Indoor Air Assessment
Contact Information
Community Involvement Coordinator
Cheryl Allen (allen.cheryl@epa.gov)
312-353-6196 or 800-621-8431, ext. 36196
Community Involvement Coordinator
Don de Blasio (deblasio.don@epa.gov)
312-886-4360 or 800-621-8431, ext. 64360
On-Scene Coordinator
Anita Boseman (boseman.anita@epa.gov)
312-886-6941 or 800-621-8431, ext. 66941
Repositories
(where to view written records)
Minneapolis Public Library Northeast
2200 Central Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, MN 55418
Links
EPA Superfund Home Page
Region 5 Superfund
Superfund glossary
Superfund Frequent Questions:
Superfund Information Systems Frequent Questions
For information on asbestos, visit www.epa.gov/asbestos
Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
Minnesota Dept. of Health
Background
Having cleaned up asbestos from the yards at more than 260 northeast Minneapolis homes, EPA Region 5 now wants to find out if air inside of these homes contains asbestos fibers from the former Western Mineral Products plant, also known as the Grace plant. Many Logan Park-area residents referred to this as Libby asbestos. EPA expects to test the air inside of 30-50 of these homes that had an outdoor asbestos cleanup. This assessment will begin on September 24, 2008, and will take about two weeks to complete. The tests will show if asbestos fibers are present, and if they are from the WMP plant, which operated at 1720 Madison St. N.E. from the late 1930s until the late 1980s.
Public Meeting
EPA will host a public meeting on the indoor asbestos sampling assessment.
6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Logan Recreation Center Gym
690 13th Ave. NE
Minneapolis, MN
If you need special accommodations to attend this meeting, contact Don de Blasio
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Site Updates | News Releases | Fact Sheets || Public Meetings
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Site Updates
News Releases
Fact Sheets
- EPA to Test Homes for Libby Asbestos in N.E. Minneapolis - September 2008
Public Meetings
- EPA hosts public meeting on indoor asbestos sampling assessment Tuesday, September 16, 2008