Posts Tagged ‘Montana’

Would you live in Libby, Montana?

I have a job offer there, but the asbestos issue has me concerned.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby,_Montana

http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/libby/background.html

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Asbestos Cleanup Relocating Residents Libby Montana 2004 Use


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…

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Asbestos Inspection And Sampling Libby Montana 2004 Usepa


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…

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Restoration After Asbestos Abatement Libby Montana 2004 Usep


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 …

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Asbestos Tragedy Libby Montana 2004 Usepa


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…

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Asbestos Outside Abatement Libby Montana 2004 Usepa


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…

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Trial Underway Against W.r. Grace For Asbestos Exposure In Montana Town. Democracy Now 4/22/09


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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Asbestos Interior Abatement Libby Montana 2004 Usepa


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…

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

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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

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