With the age of some buildings on campus, such as Marquette and Bobet Halls, comes some concern about asbestos.

Thomas Raymond, assistant vice president for Administration, initially submitted an advertisement in a previous issue of The Maroon alerting the campus of the Asbestos Compliance Act.

According to the Environmental Regulatory Code, the Asbestos Compliance Act is the identification, management, and abatement of asbestos-containing materials in schools and state buildings that may pose an unreasonable risk to students, school personnel and the public. This is used to describe the regulation in Louisiana schools from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.

According to Raymond, Loyola has been in compliance with this act since it was founded and has been modified throughout the years.

As for whether asbestos should be a concern on Loyola’s campus, Raymond said there is nothing to be worried about.

“Asbestos was a commonly used building material when some of the buildings on our campus were constructed. In its undisturbed state, asbestos poses no problems or health risks,” Raymond said. “We have removed asbestos-containing material in some buildings as they were renovated and in parts of buildings during partial renovations.”