Demolition began in the Weeping Willow Motel in Bay Shore, New York. The motel, built in 1956, has seen better days, and after changing a haven motel use of social services, construction was abandoned. In 2009, the State acquired the property for $ 1.5 million and hopes to use the land for future development once the old motel is demolished.
Demolition is not as simple as one might think. Because the motel was built in the mid-nineteenth century, there is asbestos in some building materials. Demolition of a building containing materials to create an environment and health risks that toxic asbestos fibers released into the air.
Asbestos is a natural mineral, but carcinogenic. Inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause lung cancer and mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the protective membrane of the lungs, heart, chest and abdomen. It is almost exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos. It is usually diagnosed late in its development, leaving the majority of patients with a prognosis of mesothelioma over 18 months.
Because of these dangerous consequences, the use of asbestos as a building material was banned in 1989, even though the buildings were built before that date still tend to contain mineral mixtures. You can avoid all exposure to asbestos or asbestos pollution in the province has begun to act before the demolition of concrete begins. Costs are on the move for a total of about $ 112,450.
Demolition is not as simple as one might think. Because the motel was built in the mid-nineteenth century, there is asbestos in some building materials. Demolition of a building containing materials to create an environment and health risks that toxic asbestos fibers released into the air.
Asbestos is a natural mineral, but carcinogenic. Inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause lung cancer and mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the protective membrane of the lungs, heart, chest and abdomen. It is almost exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos. It is usually diagnosed late in its development, leaving the majority of patients with a prognosis of mesothelioma over 18 months.
Because of these dangerous consequences, the use of asbestos as a building material was banned in 1989, even though the buildings were built before that date still tend to contain mineral mixtures. You can avoid all exposure to asbestos or asbestos pollution in the province has begun to act before the demolition of concrete begins. Costs are on the move for a total of about $ 112,450.
