Asbestos found in N.O.R pool located adjacent to North High School

Asbestos found in N.O.R pool located adjacent to North High School

THAT THE NORTH OF THE RIVERRECREATION AND PARKS DISTRICT'SSWIMMING POOL WAS CLOSED DUE TOASBESTOS CONTAMINATION.23ABCS LEZLA GOODEN HAS MORE ONWHAT WE KNOW SO FAR.GOOD EVENINGASBESTOS ACCORDING TO THE UNITEDSTATESENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY OR E-P-A ISA MINERAL FIBER THATOCCURS IN ROCK AND SOIL.

IT CANBE FOUND IN SEVERAL PLACES-INCLUDING HOT WATER AND STEAMPIPES COATED WITHASBESTEST MATERIAL AND OTHERCOMMON PLACES.THE KERN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTSAYS A POOL LOCATEDADJACENT TO NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHAS SUSTAINED ANASBESTOS CONTAMINATIONON FEBRUARY 13TH... NOR NOTIFIEDKHSD THAT THE POOLWAS CLOSING FOR MAINTENANCE.NORTH HIGH AND FRONTIER HIGHSTUDENTS WERE MOVED TO THE KERNHIGH AQUATIC COMPLEXAND MCMURTREY AQUATIC CENTERWHILE THE NOR POOL REMAINSCLOSED.ACCORDING TO A STATEMENTRELEASED BY N-O-R IT STATES INPART " THE STAFF HAD BEENPREPARING THE POOL FOR THESWIM SEASON WITH ROUTINEMAINTENANCE WHEN THETHE DEBRIS WAS SUBMITTED TO ALAB FOR ANALYSIS AND IT WASDETERMINED THE DEBRIS CONTAINEDASBESTOS.

"ASBESTOS ACCORDING TO UNITEDSTATES ENVIRONMENTALAGENCY IS A MINERAL FIBER THATCAN BE FOUND IN ROCKAND SOIL..

WHICH CAN BE FOUND INCOMMON PLACES SUCH ASATTICS,HOT WATER AND STEAM PIPESCOATED WITHASBESTOS MATERIAL AND VINYLFLOOR TILES.NORS STATEMENT ALSO SAYSASBESTOS IS A NATURALLYOCCURRING MINERAL AND WAS ACOMMON CONSTRUCTIONMATERIAL AT THE TIME THE NORCOMMUNITY POOL WAS BUILT.THE DISTRICT IS ADVISED THAT NORIS WORKING WITHENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS TOADDRESS THIS SITUATION."THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OFDISTRICT STUDENTS ANDSTAFF IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THEDISTRICT, AND IT WILL WORKWITH NOR TO RECEIVE MORESPECIFIC INFORMATION,"THE DISTRICT SAID.ACCORDING TO AN AGENDA THE NORTHOF THE RIVER HELD ASPECIAL MEETING THURSDAYAFTERNOON AND IT DOES NOT APPEARTHIS ISSUE WAS A PART OF THEOPEN DISCUSSION.N-O-R SAYS IT CHECKS ANDMONITORS POOLS EACH WEEKDAY.23ABC HAS ALSO REACHED OUT TOTHE KERN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHDEPARTMENT WHO SAYS THEY THEYHAVE NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OFTHIS CONTAMINATION AND HAVE NOTRECEIVE ACOMPLAINT TO INVESTIGATE.

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