Yesterday the City Council of Marion, Illinois voted on bids for both asbestos removal and the demolition of the Marion Memorial Hospital. Members of the council approved bids for the work to be done by two individual companies. The company that will be conducting the asbestos abatement work is Champion Environmental Services and is based out of Gilbert, Illinois.

Asbestos is present in many older buildings due to the fact that the substance was used in a number of building materials before its dangerous nature was realized. It wasn’t until the 1970’s when congress formed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that the government began to regulate the use of asbestos.

Today law requires that all asbestos-containing materials must be removed before the demolition of a structure takes place in order to limit the risk of exposure.

Exposure to such materials has been known to result in the development of a number of asbestos-related diseases which include mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. Because such diseases typically have a latency period lasting anywhere from twenty to fifty years it is very difficult to find effective treatment options for those diagnosed. In most cases an asbestos-related disease will already be in its advanced stages of development by the time it is discovered.

According to city officials the total for the entire project is approximately $301,000.

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