Worker alleges asbestos problem at Smithsonian museum

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 02:14 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A National Air and Space Museum worker who suffers from a lung disease has filed a federal complaint claiming that asbestos in the 33-year-old building is not properly contained. An ill museum worker alleged Tuesday that the Smithsonian Institution didn't properly contain asbestos-laden dust from construction at the National Air and Space Museum and penalized him after he complained.

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