Last week, a new study bythe Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, showed how asbestos fibres can move through sand and soil.[i]
The first phase of the study tested the long-held belief that asbestos waste piles are locked in place when topped with soil. The studydiscovered that when organic acids,from plants, fungi and bacteria,coat asbestos fibres, they tcan travel and move through sand and soil..
This obviously raises issues around the safety of asbestos waste piles within soil. Further research continues.