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  • Remediation of a building material may be necessary if it releases significant amounts of volatile PAHs inside an inhabited building. Nevertheless, experience shows that such situations are rare nowadays in the canton of Geneva.
     
  • Consequently, the risk of contamination is highest during renovation and demolition. Therefore, protective measures must be taken to avoid exposing people and contaminating the surroundings.
     
  • A cantonal directive defines the minimum requirements for the canton of Geneva (www.ge.ch/lc/directives-subst)