ATSDR Agency Report on Asbestos-Containing Vermiculite

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On October 29, 2008, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released a report on 28 U.S. sites that received asbestos-containing vermiculite from mines in Libby, Montana.

The ATSDR selected sites for evaluation on the basis of whether the EPA required further action at a site based upon contamination and whether a site processed more than 100,000 tons of vermiculite from the Libby mine.

Exposure to asbestos is known to cause serious diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer and asbestosis.

The 28 sites are located in the following states:

Arizona: Glendale; Phoenix
California: Los Angeles; Newark; Santa Ana
Colorado: Denver
Florida: Tampa
Hawaii: Honolulu
Illinois: Chicago
Kentucky: Wilder
Louisiana: New Orleans
Maryland: Beltsville
Massachusetts: Easthampton
Michigan: Dearborn
Minnesota: Minneapolis
Missouri: St. Louis
Montana: Libby
Nebraska: Omaha
New Jersey: Edgewater; Hamilton Township
New York: Weedsport
North Dakota: Minot
Ohio: Marysville
Oregon: Portland (N. Harding Avenue and N. Suttle Road)
Pennsylvania: Ellwood City; New Castle
Texas: Dallas
Washington: Spokane

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