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Illegal asbestos dumping: the slow-acting bomb
For some of the thousands of people who at any given time are renovating a home, the discovery of asbestos comes as a nasty shock. Possums in the roof or termites in the floor might be preferable. The thought of having lived with such a toxic substance is only slightly less disconcerting than the sudden urgent need to dispose of it