I have a job offer there, but the asbestos issue has me concerned.
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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]
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Feb
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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 >>
Asbestos Cleanup Relocating Residents Libby Montana 2004 Use
08
Feb
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…
Asbestos Inspection And Sampling Libby Montana 2004 Usepa
06
Feb
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…
Restoration After Asbestos Abatement Libby Montana 2004 Usep
05
Feb
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 …
Asbestos Tragedy Libby Montana 2004 Usepa
04
Feb
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…
Asbestos Outside Abatement Libby Montana 2004 Usepa
02
Feb
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…
Asbestos Interior Abatement Libby Montana 2004 Usepa
27
Jan
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…
Thousands Dead Of Asbestos From W.r. Grace Mine In Libby, Montana-2/4
15
Jan
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…
Thousands Dead Of Asbestos From W.r. Grace Mine In Libby, Montana-1/4
13
Jan
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…
Thousands Dead Of Asbestos From W.r. Grace Mine In Libby, Montana-4/4
16
Oct
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…
An Air That Kills: How the Asbestos Poisoning of Libby, Montana, Uncovered a National Scandal
04
Oct
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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