Asbestos in Schools: How Effective Is the Law?.

Swartzman, Arlene

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ERIC Number: EJ445243

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Asbestos in Schools: How Effective Is the Law?

Swartzman, Arlene

PTA Today, v17 n5 p24-25 Mar 1992

Discusses the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) and how effective it is in the schools. The article describes a 1991 evaluation of AHERA which found that it had been generally successful (with notable exceptions). It also considers the school reinspection process which will be completed by July 1992. (SM)

Descriptors: Asbestos, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Standards, Federal Legislation, Hazardous Materials, Public Health, School Safety

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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