AGREEMENT FOR RECOVERY OF PAST COST INCURRED AT THE SITE. THE THREATENED RELEASE AT THE NEW BUFFALO SITE WAS FROM DETERIORATING BAGS OF ASBESTOS IN AN IMPAIRED AND ABANDONED TRAILER. IF THE TRAILER COLLAPSED, IT COULD HAVE RELEASED ASBESTOS (A KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGEN), THEREBY EXPOSING HUMAN POPULATIONS TO A HEALTH RISK. EPA RESPONDED TO THIS THREAT BY COORDINATING THE REMOVAL OF APPROXIMATELY 1,200 TO 1,500 BAGS OF ASBESTOS FROM THE TRAILER AND THE CLEANING OF THE TRAILER, AS WELL AS OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES CONNECTED TO THE ASBESTOS REMOVAL.