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Skepticism Surrounds Steam Blast Cleanup
by Fred Mogul
NEW YORK, NY July 20, 2007 —Cleanup workers around Grand Central are taking extra precautions after debris samples from Wednesday's steam pipe explosion showed the presence of asbestos. So far, air samples show no signs of the carcinogen.
But not everyone believes that. Joining us now to discuss that skepticism and the difficulty of getting rid of the toxins is WNYC’s Fred Mogul.