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Asbestos
NatureLover11
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I’ve moved into this council owned property a number of years ago now. Since I’ve been here the council have come out at least twice to remove buried asbestos from the garden, just the asbestos and assured me there were no more. Yet after doing extensive gardening , I have more asbestos under the shed , buried if a huge mound of dirt at a corner as well as under gravel in the back garden. I’m getting very concerned for my family’s health who have to use the garden and carry out gardening. I will be asking the council to remove the asbestos (which I can see) yet again but I’ve read that the fibres can be all in the soil too. Ideally I would like the council to remove the “contaminated land” by removing all the soil in the back garden and front although I’m sure they will not do this. Are there any rights or help or advice I can have about the asbestos problem with asbestos keep being unearthed or found around the garden. The asbestos is form the previous tenants.
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