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Asbestos Composite Drinking Water, Sewer Pipes Still Found in Northwest Arkansas

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TIM NYANDER / CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE
Unearthed 50-year-old asbestos cement pipe protrudes from a pile of construction debris.

Mineral asbestos, a hazardous material, was commonly used in the mid-20th century for commercial and industrial purposes, including to manufacture concrete amalgam municipal and domestic drinking water and wastewater pipes. In many older towns and cities, remnant sections of deteriorating asbestos-cement pipelines remain in place and Fayetteville is no exception.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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