Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Naturally Occurring Asbestos
What You Can Do
U.S. EPA has not promulgated regulations or guidance for minimizing exposures to naturally occurring asbestos, but we have published several suggestions in recent newsletters. These include avoiding areas of bare soil and mud, wiping soil off shoes outside, and wet-mopping and wet-wiping indoor surfaces. At the request of Oak Ridge High School, U.S. EPA provided this advice (PDF (2 pp, 20K).
The California
Air Resources Board Web site 
provides
several fact sheets on living with naturally occurring asbestos.
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