Asbestos has been removed from schools in Leonia, New Jersey, reports northjersey.com. The abatement work was conducted in preparation for the school year.

Although asbestos has been removed from the schools, it still may be uncovered. New heating ventilation units are being installed at the Anna C. Scott Elementary School and the Leonia Middle School.

Such construction work may uncover additional asbestos. "If found, it [asbestos] will be removed safely and in conformity with all necessary regulations," noted Superintendent Bernard Josefsberg. If additional asbestos is discovered, parents will be notified.

Asbestos is a highly hazardous material, found in many older homes and buildings. When disturbed, the material can pose a serious health risk to those exposed. For the airborne particles are easily inhaled, and can lodge themselves in the lungs.

Such exposure has been known to cause several diseases, including mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer. Mesothelioma is a rare disease, known to form from the mesothelium.

Symptoms of the asbestos cancer, such as shortness of breath and chest pain, lie dormant for 10 to 50 years. Because of this extended latency period, doctors struggle to diagnose patients in the early stages of their disease, and mesothelioma treatment efforts are simply palliative.

"We plan to be very open with our communication using our website to provide frequent updates and principals will be using their e-blasts capabilities to get the word out," Josefsberg said.

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