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Information Regarding Naturally Occurring Asbestos

News and Updates

ATSDR Health Consultation for Public Comment for the El Dorado Hills Asbestos Site,

March 29, 2010.  Written Comments from the public will be accepted until June 30, 2010.


EPA Letter re Scientific Basis for Evaluating Asbestos, October 17, 2007


EPA Letter re Preliminary Assessment & Site Inspection Report, August 2007

EDCOE Letter to Senator Inhofe (Testimony) including attachments: Letters from Aeolus, Inc and CSP

U.S. Geological Survey Report - Mineralogy and Morphology of Amphiboles/El Dorado Hills, CA (download will take a few minutes due to large file size)

EDCOE Letter to US EPA - Request for National Study, December 12, 2006

EPA Response to EDCOE Letter of July 25, 2006


EDCOE Letter to EPA, Region IX, July 25, 2006

EPA Response to RJ Lee Report, April 20, 2006

Letter from the Director of National Center for Environmental Health/ Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, March 31, 2006 (pdf)

EPA Response to DQA Letter of March 10, 2006 (pdf)

Data Quality Act Letter to EPA, March 10, 2006 (pdf)

Network Environmental Systems, Inc. (NES)

Employee Exposure Air Monitoring for Asbestos Summary Report - EDHCSD
Dr. Wayne Berman's Review of RJ Lee report

March 1, 2006, Meeting, El Dorado Community Services District

RJ Lee Presentation by Drew Van Orden (pdf)

NES Presentation by Jennifer Bailey (pdf)

May 6, 2005, ATSDR/EPA Meeting, El Dorado Hills, CA

Testimony - Dr. Vicki Barber, El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools

May 11, 2005, Joint Senate Health and Environmental Quality Committee Information Hearing

Testimony - Dr. Vicki Barber, El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools
Testimony - Helen Baumann, El Dorado County Supervisor

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association

R.J. Lee Group, Inc.

Response to EPA Region 9

July 7, 2006

Table of Contents

1)    The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's Position on Naturally Occurring Asbestos

           a)     Photographic comparison - asbestiform minerals vs. ordinary rocks with same chemical composition
           b)     Contrasting characteristics of asbestiform minerals and ordinary rocks
           c)     Map illustrating that geologic formations where naturally occurring asbestos may possibly be found exist in all 10   EPA Regions, and that this is a national issue, ot a regional issue

 

2)     NSSGA's Response to EPA Region 9's Requests for Detailed Information

  a)     Photomicrograph pairs contrasting optical images vs. SEM images of IRIS asbestos samples
  b)     Cover Letter - Dr. Wayne Berman
  c)     Evaluation of the Approach Recently Proposed For Assessing Asbestos-Related Risk in El Dorado County, California - Dr. Wayne Berman

 

3)     RJ Lee Group's Response to EPA Region 9's Requests for Detailed Information

a)     Regarding Evaluation of EPA's Analytical Data from the El Dorado Hills Asbestos Evaluation Project

   i) Lab/Cor Photographs of Particles (document not presently available)
   ii) TEM and FESEM Particle Images and Data
   iii) Particles and Their Related Extinction Angles

b)     Response to Mr. Meeker's Letter
c)     Response to EPA Region 9 (Meer) Letter

4)     The Asbestiform and Prismatic Mineral Growth Habit and Their Relationship to Cancer Studies - A Pictorial  Presentation

5)     Science Reviews

a) Cellular Toxicity
b) Animal Toxicology
c) Epidemiology

6)     Curricula Vitae

a) John Addison, BSc F.Min Soc.
b) D. Wayne Berman, Ph.D.
c) John F. Gamble, Ph.D.
d) Graham W. Gibbs, Ph.D.
e) Arthur M. Langer, Ph.D.
f) Richard J. Lee, Ph.D.
g) Ernest E. McConnell, DVM, MS
h) Brooke T. Mossman, Ph.D.
i) Malcolm Ross, Ph.D.
j) H. Catherine W. Skinner, Ph.D.
k) Ann G. Wylie, Ph.D

 

Information Regarding

Naturally Occurring Asbestos

As compiled by the El Dorado County Office of Education
January 4th, 2006
(*All documents are in Adobe PDF format)

Table of Contents

1. Briefing Information Regarding Naturally Occurring Asbestos

2. RJ Lee Group Evaluation

3. Reviewer's Letters

4. Science Review Papers

5. Government Documents

6. Photos and Maps

7. Pictorial Presentation

8. Materials Provided by RJ Lee

Resources

American Lung Association, California Chapter: www.californialung.org
California Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov
California Department of Toxic Substance Control: www.dtsc.ca.gov
California Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.calepa.ca.gov
El Dorado County Environmental Management Department, Air Quality: http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/emd/apcd/
El Dorado County Public Health Department: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/publichealth
          Practical Approaches to Dealing with Naturally Occurring Asbestos
El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce: www.eldoradohillschamber.org
El Dorado Hills Community Services District: www.edhcsd.org
United States Agency for Toxic Substance & Disease Registry: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov
          Summary: Asbestos Exposures at Oak Ridge High School
          Health Consultation: Asbestos Exposures at Oak Ridge High School
          Limiting Environmental Exposure to Asbestos in Areas with Naturally Occurring Asbestos
          Asbestos Related Disease: An Overview for Clinicians
          Asbestos and Health: Frequently Asked Questions
          Asbestos: Health and Prevention- Presentation May 7, 2005      
United States Center for Disease Control (distinction between naturally occurring asbestos and industrial asbestos issues): http://www.cdc.gov
United States Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/

Garden Valley Information

California Department of Toxic Substance Control, Garden Valley Discovery Project: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/sitecleanup/garden_valley/index.html
California Department of Toxic Substance Control, Fact Sheet-DTSC Recommends Resurfacing of Serpentine Gravel Roads- Garden Valley Study: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/sitecleanup/garden_valley/garden-valley_FS_asbestos-study_0405.pdf