In January, 2001 the air monitoring equipment was removed from site. The community was advised at the January 24 PRC meeting that 'all the asbestos has been removed'. Based on this photograph taken early in April 2001, one might conclude that this was not the case, although a large pile of broken transite pipe and other material had apparently escaped the notice of any of the regulators or inspectors upon whose vigilance the community relied.
And based on the laboratory analyses of material removed from the site in April - after it was brought to the attention of MOE inspectors who were unable to find it (over an area of about 200 square metres) - it isn't clean yet! Following is the City of Toronto's "Manson Update".
Manson Project Update: April 6, 2001
On April 3, 2001,during a site visit to the South Park Block B (formerly part of the Manson Site), an inspector from Peto MacCallum Ltd. (City's Peer reviewer) obtained from the surface of the fill material, samples of material that was suspected to contain asbestos. The test results show asbestos content of 15% to 35% in these samples and the detected asbestos is considered to be friable.
As a precaution, City staff has secured the subject area with tarp covers.
Toronto Public Health notes that the situation does not pose a risk to public health. MOE and MOL were also immediately advised of the test results.
Notwithstanding whether the site is clean ... here are images provided by Bernard Moore of Candec Consultants showing various activities that were part of the demolition and clean-up.
These images range in size from 20 to 40 kilobytes (7-15 seconds download with a 28.8 kb modem). Click the eye icon to view any picture.
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Removal of asbestos insulation in office area |
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Compartmentalization of factory area in order to effect asbestos removal |
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Close up of FAM unit |
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Washing of the interior of the factory building after the removal of asbestos |
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Loading of asbestos waste on trucks while wetting with water (view 1) |
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Loading of asbestos waste on trucks while wetting with water (view 2) |
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Panorama of site showing sorting of structural steel |
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Panorama of final stages of clean-up inside factory building |
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Initial stages of clean-up at pump house |
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Partial demolition of pump house |
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Tank removed from the area of the pump house |
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Removal of bridge and tracks on west side of site |
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Wetting down of asbestos impacted soil during excavation and stockpiling |
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Panorama of partially excavated area to the south of building |
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Excavation in progress on the east side of the building |
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Continuing excavation in the southern region of the site |
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Roving hi-vol sampler being set up |
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Roving hi-vol sampler in use |
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Removal of asbestos waste from sewer easement |
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Washing down of truck prior to it leaving site |
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Mechanical cutting of structural steel member during demolition |
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Cutting and sorting of structural steel (view 1) |
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Cutting and sorting of structural steel (view 2) |
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Loading of waste during winter months |
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Final stages of building demolition |
