Asbestos Stomach Cancer

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This digital document is a journal article from International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, published by Elsevier in 2005. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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This epidemiological study was conducted to determine whether high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is useful to screen for pulmonary abnormalities in people exposed to vermiculite containing asbestos. During June-September 2001, we evaluated HRCT of 353 people in Libby, MT, who had been exposed to asbestiform minerals associated with vermiculite. Of these, 334 participants of … More >>

The usefulness of computed tomography in detecting asbestos-related pleural abnormalities in people who had indeterminate chest radiographs: the Libby, … Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health]

Local residents had to temporarily relocate so abatement work could be done. Processed vermiculite from the WR Grace Libby MT Mine contained tremolite, a form of asbestos, that was allowed to comt…

Extensive inspection and sampling for asbestos was conducted throughout the town before cleanup began. Processed vermiculite from the WR Grace Libby MT Mine contained tremolite, a form of asbestos…

This clip shows the restoration done after the removal in and around homes in Libby. Processed vermiculite from the WR Grace Libby MT Mine contained tremolite, a form of asbestos that was allowed …

Processed vermiculite from the WR Grace Libby MT Mine contained tremolite, a form of asbestos, that was allowed to contaminate local homes and has caused hundreds of cases of asbestos-related disea…

This clip shows the effort to remove asbestos contamination from the soil and areas outside of homes and buildings in Libby. Processed vermiculite from the WR Grace Libby MT Mine contained tremoli…

This clip shows the effort to remove asbestos contamination from inside homes in Libby. Processed vermiculite from the WR Grace Libby MT Mine contained tremolite, a form of asbestos, that was allo…

A Town Suffering for Generations: Decades of Asbestos Exposure by W.R. Grace Mine Leave Hundreds Dead, 1,200+ Sickened in Libby

We broadcast from Missoula, Montana, where an environmental crimes t…

A Town Suffering for Generations: Decades of Asbestos Exposure by W.R. Grace Mine Leave Hundreds Dead, 1,200+ Sickened in Libby

We broadcast from Missoula, Montana, where an environmental crimes t…

Environmental Crimes Trial Underway Against W.R. Grace for Widespread Asbestos Exposure in Montana Town

Government prosecutors called their final witness on Monday in their case against W.R. Grace…

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An Air That Kills is the horrifying true story of the decades-long poisoning of a small town and the definitive exposé of asbestos in America-all told by the prize-winning journalists who broke it.

This is the story of miners who were unaware of the toxins they took into their lungs, then brought home in their clothes-infecting their families. It is the story of the ongoing use of asbestos in products ranging from insulation to cat litter. It is the story behind the George W. Bush administration’s successful campaign to cover up the full extent of the post-9/11 asbestos problem in Lower Manhattan. But it is also the story of the townspeople and government workers who took on the government in Washin… More >>

An Air That Kills: How the Asbestos Poisoning of Libby, Montana, Uncovered a National Scandal