Officials in Des Moines, Iowa have recently taken environmental samples in an area in Bondurant, Iowa alleged to have been used as an illegal waste dumping site by a local recycling company. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources the Environmental Reclamation and Recycling company dumped ground-up construction waste containing asbestos at a site located on Grant Street.

The positive testing for asbestos has led to concern regarding asbestos exposure. Such exposure may result in the development of any one of a number of asbestos-caused diseases including lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma.

Because these types of diseases tend to not show on diagnostic tests for up to fifty years it is often to late to find effective treatment options for those who have fallen victim to such a disease. In most cases those diagnosed only live for a short time after discovery is made.

Officials from the Department of Natural Resources have stated that the company owes them a considerable amount of fine money for failing to cleanup the 14-acre piece of land and are contemplating filing a lawsuit against the company. This spring the Department hopes to gain approval from citizens to send records related to the issue to the Attorney General’s Office.

The recycling company is now owned by former heads of Regency Homes.

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