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Asbestos Site Proposed for Superfund List  Release Date:
09/03/2008 Contact Information: Roy Seneca (215) 814-5567
PHILADELPHIA (September 3, 2008) -- The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency today proposed the addition of the Borit
Asbestos Site in Ambler, Pa. to the Superfund National
Priorities List (NPL).    The Borit asbestos site was used to
dispose of asbestos-containing material from the 1930s to the
1970s that came from a nearby asbestos-manufacturing plant. The
site is divided into three parcels: an asbestos waste pile owned
by Kane-Core Inc., a reservoir owned by the Wissahickon
Waterfall Initiative and a former park/playground owned by
Whitpain Township.  The waste pile covers approximately two
acres of the six-acre parcel, and is about 20 feet above the
ground surface. The berm of the 15-acre reservoir was
constructed of asbestos shingles, millboard and soil. Asbestos
product waste, such as piping and tiles, is visible surrounding
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