Asbestos found in Korean subways.Inspectors with the Seoul Metro Seoul Metro is a public corporation which runs the Seoul Subway Lines 1 to 4. During 1970-2006, it was called Seoul Metropolitan Subway Corporation. See also
subway Underground railway system used to transport passengers within urban and suburban areas. The first subway line, 3. in South Korea found asbestos in passenger-accessible sections of 17 of 30 subway stations they inspected in the winter of 2006. This follows a January 2004 Environment International study that found that Korean repair workers were being exposed to chrysotile chrysotile: see serpentine. chrysotile Fibrous variety of the magnesium silicate mineral serpentine; it is the most important asbestos mineral. Individual fibres are white and silky, but the aggregate in veins is usually green or yellowish. and tremolite tremolite: see amphibole. fibers in the subway. Asbestos was used in the construction of the stations to absorb noise and vibration from trains and is mainly present in ceiling tiles and insulation. Seoul Metro issued a statement on 22 January 2007 that it will remove the asbestos, though experts in Korea say the lack of trained asbestos removal specialists in the country will make it difficult to complete the job safely and effectively. |
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