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By Kyeland Jackson —
The university will pay $5,425 after breaking code in renovating the Natural Sciences Building last summer.
First reported by WDRB.com, the Metro Air Pollution Control District cited asbestos concerns in the building. The APCD said removing the building’s drop ceilings disturbed asbestos pipe insulation, workers improperly removed these contaminated materials and they were not trained on handling asbestos.
U of L spokesperson John Karman assured the infraction was from a paperwork error.