Asbestos has recently been removed from the Armory located in Rock Island, Iowa in order to make way for the new Armory Park. The demolition of the old building is now set to begin in the near future.

Asbestos is present in many older buildings due to the vast use of asbestos in building materials throughout the early twentieth century. The dangerous nature of the substance was not realized until many years after it was in widespread use.

Use of asbestos finally began to become regulated in the 1970’s when congress formed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Today those who work around asbestos-containing materials are required to wear protective gear in order to prevent exposure.

Exposure to such materials has been known to result in the development of a number of often fatal diseases such as lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis. Because of the generally long latency period associated with such diseases it is often very difficult to find effective treatment options for the diagnosed. In many cases such a disease will already be in its advanced stages of development by the time diagnosis occurs.

Valley Construction located in Rock Island has been hired to complete the demolition work.

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