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Report: Early Warning Report: Use of Unapproved Asbestos Demolition Methods May Threaten Public Health

Report #12-P-0125, December 14, 2011

What We Found

The Office of Inspector General received allegations that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has authorized the use of unapproved methods to demolish buildings containing asbestos.

Report Materials

Full Report (pdf) (128.47 KB)
EPA Response to Report (initial) (pdf) (240.73 KB)
IG Comment on EPA Response (initial) (pdf) (344.21 KB)
EPA Response to Report (second) (pdf) (1.46 MB)
IG Comment on EPA Response (second) (pdf) (154.58 KB)