The Virginia middle school that closed earlier this week due to elevated levels of asbestos in the air has reopened today due to additional testing that proved that the air was clear of asbestos. The ten additional air quality tests that were conducted at the Crestwood Middle School in Chesapeake, Virginia yesterday led to the decision to reopen.

Exposure to asbestos particles has been known to lead to the development of a number of asbestos-related diseases which is why the school district relocated the 620 students attending Crestwood to the nearby Oscar Smith High School until further testing could be conducted.

The diseases caused by asbestos which include mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer typically have an extended latency period lasting anywhere from twenty to fifty years. For this reason those individuals who have such a disease are often left with very few mesothelioma treatment options. In many cases such a disease is in its advanced stages of development by the time it’s found.

The school was in the process of undergoing a renovation in its heating and air system when tests for asbestos in the air came back positive. Asbestos was used in many older buildings in insulation as well as other building materials. It wasn’t until the 1970’s that the material began to become more regulated upon congress’s formation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. All tests of the air quality taken yesterday at Crestwood showed no asbestos in the air.

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