Asbestos will soon be removed from the old city hall building in Berkeley Lake, Georgia in preparation for the construction of a new building. Saturday ground was broken for the new project at 11:00 a.m.

An amount of $3,000 was approved by the city council on Thursday to be used for the testing, and abatement of the small amount of asbestos located in tiles of the city hall flooring. Following the removal air quality testing will be conducted as well in order to ensure that no asbestos fibers are present in the air prior to demolition.

Asbestos-containing materials must be safely removed in order to limit the chance of exposure to dangerous asbestos fibers. Exposure to asbestos fibers has frequently resulted in the development of a number of often fatal diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. Because such diseases typically have such a long latency period, mesothelioma cancer treatment options for the diagnosed are often very limited. In many cases such diseases are already in their advanced stages of development by the time a diagnosis is made.

Asbestos exists in a number of older buildings due to the extensive use of the substance throughout the early twentieth century. The dangerous nature of asbestos was not discovered until the 1970’s.

The demolition of the old city hall building is expected to begin approximately one and a half weeks following the abatement of the asbestos.

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