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Uncovering Hidden Asbestos: The Removal Process in Zurich

Once heralded as a miracle material, asbestos has been banned in Switzerland since 1989. How much of it is still lurking in Zurich houses is not known.

Piece by piece, specialists remove the asbestos-containing Eternit sheets from the roof of the Zurich Opera House.

Annick Ramp

Dressed in full-body protective suits, with gloves and breathing masks, they stand or sit high above the Sechseläutenplatz in Zurich. At first glance, one might think it was an operation by the Forensic Institute. But no murder has taken place on the roof of the auditorium of the Zurich Opera House, and no film is being shot either.

2023-07-30 04:31:08
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