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JACOBSON:Ill try and hunt it out. I was actually, I was looking for it this morning and Ill try to -. I found it off an American Cancer Societysite, and well try to give -. SMITH:Well, it gets me quite confused because cement and concrete aggregates are two different animals. So I need to have that clarified. JACOBSON:Ill do what I can to produce that study. SMITH:Thank you. JACOBSON:I regret I dont have it today. SPRINGER:Thankyou.Mr.Jacobson,youtalkabouttheneedofsuchlanduse in the district of Ka u. Do you haveany alternative sites in mind? JACOBSON:Well, hopefully, itll be at some distance from populated areas. I would not want to put it in an area where we having more subdivisions, or much less where subdivisions currently exist. Theres a bit of open space. Im not going to try and tell you where they have to have it. The landowners may -. But I think at least five to six miles away from anybody, because these small particles tend to migrate very easily and nobody knows what theyre like. Hopefully, they would be down wind from where large concentrations of people are, because the wind is very prevalent in Ka u. It just never stops. SPRINGER:Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. That opinion that youre holding about the distance is based on this American Cancer Society report? JACOBSON:Yeah, that was new to me. I only recently read this. I had no idea it was that kind of distances that were involved; and it shocked me. SPRINGER:Thank you. Commissioners, any questions for the testifier? JACOBSON:And I will try to provide the report that I read to the Commissioners. I think thats a perfectly reasonable request. SPRINGER:Thank you. Dr. Schulz, are you, would you like to make a comment? SCHULZ:I would like to add to Mr. Jacobson, what he said about the asbestos. There are studies available, but were not aware of this type of rock. I have no idea of what kind of rock youre talking about here in this quarry. But definitely what youre saying is correct. There are studies from, as far as asbestos related to rock- crushing, there are studies available. 14