Due to major flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa there are a number of buildings that have been taken down and still many more left to be demolished after they were destroyed from the floods but the remainder of the buildings will still have to stay standing until the winter season is over. This is because the debris from the buildings is being treated as asbestos-containing material and must be sprayed down before removal can begin.

In order for workers to spray the materials the temperature must be above the freezing level. By spraying the materials the likelihood of asbestos exposure is diminished for those in the surrounding area who may breathe in the particles otherwise.

Asbestos exposure may cause any one of a number of potentially deadly diseases including lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis. These and other asbestos-related diseases have a long latency period which in many cases leaves the diagnosed with very few effective treatment options by the time diagnosis occurs.

Due to the fact that many of the houses are to unsafe to go into crews have not been able to go in and properly check for and remove asbestos. For this reason the materials have to be wet down before demolition as a precautionary procedure to prevent exposure to residents.

Twenty-five structures in the flood ravaged area have already been torn down. Seventy-one structures still remain and will be eventually torn down as well.

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