Now, Manosh is looking to pack up the materials and truck asbestos nearly 100 miles to Groveton, N.H. — a plan the EPA is on board with.
The goal: To extract about 75,000 cubic yards per year of the 25 million to 50 million yards — 30 million tons —of asbestos tailings and transport them to Groveton. There, the material would be put through an energy-intensive process to convert it into chemicals for use in manufacturing, specifically magnesium oxide and hydroxides.
A number of barriers stand in Manosh’s way, but he’s removing them one by one. | More…
