Last year, there was testing for people who thought they may have been exposed. Tonight, dora miller tells about the health risks. Reporter asbestos is usually neen for causing cancer. So how much is too much exposure and what risk do people face. I probabay just got a little bit in my lungs. Im sure i got some sort of exposure. Reporter the Iowa Department of p plic health sayay breathing in a little is expected. The worry comes after longterm exposure. Its a very naturally occurring material so were all exposed to some level. That have higher amounts and that is not safe. Typically the highest levels in construction zones where they have a very poor management of materialing and dry, dusty situations for expended periods of time. Reporter people are given the option to be tested. So some people took advantage of going to the doctor to do that and likely some did not. They need to be talking to their Health Care Provider to look at monitoring. Reporter sympathy tolls can includudshort
Weve got you covered, lauren moss. Kwwl news. Rand is being held at the Franklin County jail awaiting his first court appearance. Many people in eastern iowa are trying to dry out after a rainy weekend. Lets go to storm track seven chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg now for your first forecast. From the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. See the screen stormtrack 7 weather team as one larre and soggy storm moves away tonight. The clouds to our northwest and not have much moisture for iowa. Temperatures remain mild so a wednesday. Thursday through saturday will be dry and colder with highs in the upper 20s and thisisinter. As one large and soggg storm moves away tonight. The clouds linger. We northwest and not have much moisture for iowa. And forced several roads to close Kwwls Jessica Hartman talking with waterloo public works about this unusual problem for december. Flooding causing the department to close shaulis road between hwy 18 and the casino, ranchero road, and fletcher avenue