What will EPA test for?
EPA will test for asbestos in the indoor air after the cleanups are completed (and in residences where people want testing without cleaning). The Agency will assess the testing results using a health-based benchmark that assumes a thirty year exposure. This means that if a population of 10,000 people is exposed to a level of asbestos above the benchmark for a period of thirty years, there could be one additional case of cancer beyond what that population would normally expect to experience.
