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people that worked at the asbestos plants describe almost nonstop contact with it

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things could grow on top of asbestos

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There were a lot of change over time in downtown. By the late 1990s, there were a lot of new shopping malls, businesses, and new theater in downtown

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Last year, Ambler jump-started some investigations for soil containing asbestos. They wanted to try the idea of fungus to stabilize
the soil and break down asbestos fibers so they're nontoxic

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built old K&M Boiler House into bigger and better building for 16 million. Start of the rebuilding

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Most of the people living around the BoRit site are afraid of asbestos and what it might do, but a few are fine with it and think that it's no harm to their lifestyle.

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The asbestos is still buried. And can be re-introduced to the community from uprooted trees, burrowing animals, and flood conditions.
It is so damaging, the EPA spends 25 million dollars on trying to keep it contained.

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Asbestos waste is buried underground, it is threatening to be unearthed. The EPA spends a lot of time and money to keep it down. The Ambler Asbestos Piles site is uninhabitable due to the amount of asbestos. Sharon McCormick protests this action.

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People living near the BoRite asbestos site feel violated and at risk of the asbestos.

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They are making treatments for Mesothelioma.
There is no safe exposure to Asbestos.

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People had different beliefs on whether or not growing trees would harm the environment or help it.

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Mesothelioma killed 3.1 times more people in Ambler than in the rest of Pennsylvania

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Children were playing on the piles and around and could get very sick.

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Ambler changed from nothing to having little shops and crowds that show up (mainly on weekends) Redevelopment of old K&M plants has costed over $6 million. The Boiler House is powered by geothermal energy. There's a railroad behind the new developments that leads straight to central Philadelphia.

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The town has changed a lot over time from when asbestos took over.

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People that worked at the asbestos plants describe almost none stop contact with it.

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People wanted to get rid of Asbestos because it caused mesothelioma, but it also was a big part of the economy in Ambler.

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The banning of asbestos led to economic decline for ambler

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Asbestos was where the kids would play and the kids/people around there would get sick and possibly die from cancers from asbestos.

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Ambler went from a near ghost town to a great little town:)