Mesothelioma and Asbestos

The Galveston Economic Development Partnership in Texas is looking into developing cleanup plans for the aged city incinerator as well as Falstaff Brewery. The city may be capable to take funding from federal Community Development Block Grants or economic development sales tax money for the cleanup. Members of the community possess been trying to get the brewery torn down for over 20 years, but the push to uncluttered up the incinerator site is still relatively recent.

The aged Falstaff Brewery building is contaminated with asbestos, as well as the surrounding soil is contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Both of these contaminants are known to cause cancer, making the site a health hazard for neighbors. The city has fined the intimate owners of the building every time a code violation is discovered, but the current owner is up-to-date on paying the fines, as well as more punitive action has not been used.

The aged city incinerator site is publicly owned as well as located in a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, making it easier to get cleaned up. The ground beneath the property was found to be contaminated with pesticides, semivolatile organic compounds as well as heavy metals, according to a 2006 study.

In both cases, environmental reports possess recommended encapsulating the contaminants.

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