<div dir="ltr">Hello Colleen<div><br></div><div>We had the exact same issue here. My research found that the cost of proper disposal is over $1000. But, as our, and presumably your specimen is in raw form the risk is not as high as say, insulation asbestos. We were advised to carefully place it into an air tight container, properly labled and stored.</div><div><br></div><div>
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<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 11:38 AM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bcma@lists.vifa.ca" target="_blank">bcma@lists.vifa.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hello and help! <br><br></div>I was just going through a box of rock samples that I haven't set sight on for years and came across a ample of Asbestos about the size of a small deck of cards. The attached card says it came from Italy. At the present time its in a plastic see through bag. <br><br></div>How do I handle this or potentially get rid of it?<br><br></div>Appreciate all your feedback. <br><br></div>Cheers, Colleen<br><div><div><div><br><br clear="all"><div><div><br>-- <br><div class="m_-6741343662979202783gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B0tCClHYV62jV1Y4Q1RUVWN3VEk&revid=0B0tCClHYV62jZDdvYWNpWG01MFVpL0lYcUVWRXdLTy9mTWVVPQ" width="200" height="50"><br>Colleen Palumbo<br>Museum and Archives Manager<br>Box 992<br>Golden, BC<br>V0A 1H0<br><br><a href="mailto:museum.golden@gmail.com" target="_blank">museum.golden@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://www.goldenbcmuseum.com" target="_blank">http://www.goldenbcmuseum.com</a><br></div><div>@MuseumGolden<br><br></div><div>250-344-5169<br></div></div></div></div></div>
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