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actions taken or planned in the school; designating a contact person
to ensure the responsibilities of the local education agency are prop-
erly implemented; performing periodic surveillance of known or sus-
pected asbestos-containing building material; and providing custodial
staff with asbestos awareness training.
366.
In line 12 the word friable most nearly means
a. ability to freeze.
b. warm or liquid.
c. easily broken down.
d. poisonous.
e. crunchy.
367.
Which title would best describe this passage?
a. The EPA Guide to Asbestos Protection
b. Asbestos Protection in Public Buildings and Homes
c. Asbestos in American Schools
d. The AHERA—Helping Consumers Fight Asbestos-Related
Disease
e. How to Prevent Lung Cancer and Asbestosis
368.
According to this passage, which statement is true?
a. Insulation material contains asbestos fibers.
b. Asbestos in the home should always be removed.
c. The AHERA protects private homes against asbestos.
d. Asbestosis usually occurs in a person exposed to high levels 
of asbestos.
e. Asbestosis is a man-made substance invented in the 1970s.
369.
In line 23, the word ubiquitous most nearly means
a. sparse.
b. distinctive.
c. restricted.
d. perilous.
e. universal.
370.
Lung cancer and asbestosis are
a. dangerous fibers.
b. forms of serious lung disease.
c. always fatal.