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She said it depends on how much was released into the air and how much was inhaled.

"The problem is that it’s hard to determine what the health risks are," she said.

Once asbestos fibers are lodged in the lungs, they’re there to stay.

A chest X-ray can detect early signs of the lung diseases caused by asbestos, according to the EPA.

DLC Management won land development approvals in 2002 to build a mall on the former site of the 1950s-era Levittown Shopping Center.

Only three of the site’s 31 possible stores have been constructed.

Last year, the borough council voted to give Ifshin a two-year extension on his development agreement, a deal that will run out in early 2008.

In a meeting with Galloway on March 2, Ifshin told the state lawmaker he would meet with him again within 30 days with a "major announcement" regarding the future of the shopping center.

That date has since passed.

Last week, Beth Pirolli, president of the borough council, said she was "pretty confident" the shopping center would be completed.

Pirolli preferred not to comment Tuesday night because she was not fully informed of issue.

Also last week, Czyzyk said if Ifshin did not meet his June 2008 deadline for the shopping center, the council should consider taking the property through eminent domain.

"[Ifshin’s] got to go," Czyzyk said Tuesday.

"Once the d...

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