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■ Monday, Oct. 7, 1990 Thm Dotty CoMegkm Pagm3 • • orkers remove toxic asbestos Carchogerrmayhave been exposed for more than a week < By Syed K»mil Zaheer COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Dangerous asbestos fibers may have become airborne during the construction of the new engineering building; a confidential source told The Dally Collegian Thursday morning. The source, an engineering student at CSUF. added that Harris Construction, the company assigned tobulld the new engineering building, broke up underground pipes used for water and storm drainage that were covered with asbestos and left them in big piles In the open for at least a week. The student- claimed that asbestos fibers could have become airborne. Susan Aldrich. director of Space and Falclll ties Planning, confirmed that asbestos was removed from the site by Groundwater Resources, Inc. of Bak- ersfield. but denied that asbestos par ticles could have become airborne. No one was available for comment Friday afternoon at the Ground Water Resources Inc. A truck driver who helped in the removal Thursday told a Dally Collegian photographer that they were excavating broken pipes which contained asbestos and the dirt around the pipes. Asbestos Is a general, commercial term for any of six hydra led mineral silicates that form rocks with fibrous charaterlstlcs. Most common In the United States is chrysoUle at white abestos. On breaking or crushing these rocks, asbestos fibers can be separated. These fibers can be spun and compressed and because they are Insulators of heat and resistant to flame, they are used for a host of commercial purposes. Threadlike asbestos fibers are known to cause lung cancer and mesothelioma |a precancerous condition that once contracted, can kill in a year] if inhaled for a long period of time." said chemistry and health science professor C.P Mitchell. Asbestos fibers are generally taken In by mHalatlon. ~ Asbestos Is used in building insu- laUon. brake linings, floor tiles, dutch facings and protective clothing. However, once It was found that exposure to asbestos fibers that were 'airborne* could cause cancer, the U.S. government ordered It removed from all government buildings. On Jury 7. 1972. the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgated a standard for occupational exposure to abestos of an eight-hour time-weighted average concentration exposure limit "It is not so simple" said Mitchell. As long as It Is In a matrix, he said. It Is not dangerous." He said removing asbestos Is an expensive process where the entire Building has to be sealed and specially- trained people need to remove it Microscopic asbestos fibers. If Inhaled, can pierce the pleura (lining of the lungs or chest). Breathing does not dislodge the fiber. A growth can form around fiber which over several years can become cancerous. Geology professor Bruce A. Bkackerby said. "Asbestos cannot be dissolved by breathing and can cause cancer." He said asbestos fibers "get caught In the lining of the lungs like splinters." However. In urBan environments otpoourctoasbcstoomayoccur.Areceiit study of street dust In Washington. DC. showed approximately 50.000 fibers per gram, mainly which appeared to come from brake linings. Recent opinion on this subject. according to Mitchell. Is that as long as asbestos is "fixed in a matrix * It should be left alone and when the need for removal arises, then It should be done In a safe manner by specialized people. FARM Continued from page 1 exoUcs for fun and for proOL" "People are starting to move- toward Tanchettes' and ralslngexotlcs for the fun of It and to make money." said Jeannette Warhert of the cooperative extension oince. Warnertsald that profit Is possible through breeding the animals and selling their offspring. Many different animals were on display at the showat Fresno's Bonadelll ranch, Including a African watusl cow. According to ranch manager Will Goldthorpe. this animal la in theGulness Book of World fcecords for having The largest horns in diameter, although he was not sure of the exact measurement Thecomblnedwelghtofthehomsofthe 11 1/2-year-old cow Is a healthy 130 pounds. • . Other animals at the symposium Included llamas, alpacas, ostriches, pigmy goats, potbelly and miniature plgs. exotic horses and donkeys, emus, rbeas and other large exotics. CAREER Continued from page 1 tlons. On Tuesday a workshop for students on how to prepare for interviews wUl be given by the Career Development and Employment Services. The workshop wu| include a panel of recruiters from companies and a panel of graduates that used the employment services to talk about what to expect in interviews and what recruiters are looking for. All of the events held by the Career Development and -EmpJoyroeni Servr Ices are In addition to their regular programs and workshops. Some of the other programs Include personality testing, goal setting, computerized assessment programs ana decision making. Students can get more information about these programs by calling the Career Development and Employment Services at 278-2381. KENNEL BOOKSTORE ' Take A Break From the Textbooks-Read A Magazine! -. THE COVER PRICE of your favorite magazine when you use this application to subscribe i Triple Money-Back Guarantee" See ■ lower Introductory otter ao your purchase and m wS r*/uod tripUtbedtflerenceincasiit ^ < "Satisfaction Guarantee" If you order a magazine and lit not quite to your lildng, cancel it . Well send i full refund on alllasuce I r.o« ytl milled -no questions asked! "ich-up >out subscription cards irom Kennel Bookstor Customei Service Counter or any Bookstore Cashii-r. Diagnosis: HIV+ Ian is m an far HIY. lui tm an titsMHS) option. n» UKIHN fasts** Matttry. puaHisd by Ha A ii iilisi ftaasa.ii tor MPS assadi (AaHl). I o oiadt to ltd U rang, of oapmea and natreasrea rraoftaann. A ona-yeor aaniansn la Ida Davit*? (4 son) a oaiy $30.00. h aanta, or to mala o tontiibufai. serai rowdwJctoAmfU. /s kmtmhmktmhiUK ', Haw fork, NT 10036 Mn*"*"iaajia—1 a%»i>a«'«tii»»iiiT*«" 'aaytr oats at Maai m Uaaaaa JK'Urffll WIHII Dr. Arun Ma ni la I Ga n d h i, grandson of the martyred Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi, will lecture at the CSUF Satellite Student Union on October 2, 1990. His topic will be global racism and is based on a book he has recently written comparing racism and discrimination in South Africa and India. TiH'Sffciv. Ocfohcr 2. 7:.'»0|>m S.-iiHIifr Siml, in I ..ion ;ii 4 .s.l .1 . S:j I SI I M.ulnil.
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Title | 1990_10 The Daily Collegian October 1990 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1990 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. : BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Assocated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
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Title | October 1, 1990, Page 3 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1990 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. : BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Assocated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | ■ Monday, Oct. 7, 1990 Thm Dotty CoMegkm Pagm3 • • orkers remove toxic asbestos Carchogerrmayhave been exposed for more than a week < By Syed K»mil Zaheer COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Dangerous asbestos fibers may have become airborne during the construction of the new engineering building; a confidential source told The Dally Collegian Thursday morning. The source, an engineering student at CSUF. added that Harris Construction, the company assigned tobulld the new engineering building, broke up underground pipes used for water and storm drainage that were covered with asbestos and left them in big piles In the open for at least a week. The student- claimed that asbestos fibers could have become airborne. Susan Aldrich. director of Space and Falclll ties Planning, confirmed that asbestos was removed from the site by Groundwater Resources, Inc. of Bak- ersfield. but denied that asbestos par ticles could have become airborne. No one was available for comment Friday afternoon at the Ground Water Resources Inc. A truck driver who helped in the removal Thursday told a Dally Collegian photographer that they were excavating broken pipes which contained asbestos and the dirt around the pipes. Asbestos Is a general, commercial term for any of six hydra led mineral silicates that form rocks with fibrous charaterlstlcs. Most common In the United States is chrysoUle at white abestos. On breaking or crushing these rocks, asbestos fibers can be separated. These fibers can be spun and compressed and because they are Insulators of heat and resistant to flame, they are used for a host of commercial purposes. Threadlike asbestos fibers are known to cause lung cancer and mesothelioma |a precancerous condition that once contracted, can kill in a year] if inhaled for a long period of time." said chemistry and health science professor C.P Mitchell. Asbestos fibers are generally taken In by mHalatlon. ~ Asbestos Is used in building insu- laUon. brake linings, floor tiles, dutch facings and protective clothing. However, once It was found that exposure to asbestos fibers that were 'airborne* could cause cancer, the U.S. government ordered It removed from all government buildings. On Jury 7. 1972. the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgated a standard for occupational exposure to abestos of an eight-hour time-weighted average concentration exposure limit "It is not so simple" said Mitchell. As long as It Is In a matrix, he said. It Is not dangerous." He said removing asbestos Is an expensive process where the entire Building has to be sealed and specially- trained people need to remove it Microscopic asbestos fibers. If Inhaled, can pierce the pleura (lining of the lungs or chest). Breathing does not dislodge the fiber. A growth can form around fiber which over several years can become cancerous. Geology professor Bruce A. Bkackerby said. "Asbestos cannot be dissolved by breathing and can cause cancer." He said asbestos fibers "get caught In the lining of the lungs like splinters." However. In urBan environments otpoourctoasbcstoomayoccur.Areceiit study of street dust In Washington. DC. showed approximately 50.000 fibers per gram, mainly which appeared to come from brake linings. Recent opinion on this subject. according to Mitchell. Is that as long as asbestos is "fixed in a matrix * It should be left alone and when the need for removal arises, then It should be done In a safe manner by specialized people. FARM Continued from page 1 exoUcs for fun and for proOL" "People are starting to move- toward Tanchettes' and ralslngexotlcs for the fun of It and to make money." said Jeannette Warhert of the cooperative extension oince. Warnertsald that profit Is possible through breeding the animals and selling their offspring. Many different animals were on display at the showat Fresno's Bonadelll ranch, Including a African watusl cow. According to ranch manager Will Goldthorpe. this animal la in theGulness Book of World fcecords for having The largest horns in diameter, although he was not sure of the exact measurement Thecomblnedwelghtofthehomsofthe 11 1/2-year-old cow Is a healthy 130 pounds. • . Other animals at the symposium Included llamas, alpacas, ostriches, pigmy goats, potbelly and miniature plgs. exotic horses and donkeys, emus, rbeas and other large exotics. CAREER Continued from page 1 tlons. On Tuesday a workshop for students on how to prepare for interviews wUl be given by the Career Development and Employment Services. The workshop wu| include a panel of recruiters from companies and a panel of graduates that used the employment services to talk about what to expect in interviews and what recruiters are looking for. All of the events held by the Career Development and -EmpJoyroeni Servr Ices are In addition to their regular programs and workshops. Some of the other programs Include personality testing, goal setting, computerized assessment programs ana decision making. Students can get more information about these programs by calling the Career Development and Employment Services at 278-2381. KENNEL BOOKSTORE ' Take A Break From the Textbooks-Read A Magazine! -. THE COVER PRICE of your favorite magazine when you use this application to subscribe i Triple Money-Back Guarantee" See ■ lower Introductory otter ao your purchase and m wS r*/uod tripUtbedtflerenceincasiit ^ < "Satisfaction Guarantee" If you order a magazine and lit not quite to your lildng, cancel it . Well send i full refund on alllasuce I r.o« ytl milled -no questions asked! "ich-up >out subscription cards irom Kennel Bookstor Customei Service Counter or any Bookstore Cashii-r. Diagnosis: HIV+ Ian is m an far HIY. lui tm an titsMHS) option. n» UKIHN fasts** Matttry. puaHisd by Ha A ii iilisi ftaasa.ii tor MPS assadi (AaHl). I o oiadt to ltd U rang, of oapmea and natreasrea rraoftaann. A ona-yeor aaniansn la Ida Davit*? (4 son) a oaiy $30.00. h aanta, or to mala o tontiibufai. serai rowdwJctoAmfU. /s kmtmhmktmhiUK ', Haw fork, NT 10036 Mn*"*"iaajia—1 a%»i>a«'«tii»»iiiT*«" 'aaytr oats at Maai m Uaaaaa JK'Urffll WIHII Dr. Arun Ma ni la I Ga n d h i, grandson of the martyred Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi, will lecture at the CSUF Satellite Student Union on October 2, 1990. His topic will be global racism and is based on a book he has recently written comparing racism and discrimination in South Africa and India. TiH'Sffciv. Ocfohcr 2. 7:.'»0|>m S.-iiHIifr Siml, in I ..ion ;ii 4 .s.l .1 . S:j I SI I M.ulnil. |