Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Vermiculite Consumer Products

Background

Vermiculite is a naturally occurring mineral compound composed of shiny flakes, resembling mica. When heated to a high temperature, flakes of vermiculite expand as much as 8-30 times their original size.

Historically, much of the world's supply of vermiculite came from a mine near Libby, Montana.

The Libby mine also had a natural deposit of asbestos, and the vermiculite from Libby is contaminated with asbestos. The information below describes possible health hazards posed by products made from asbestos-contaminated vermiculite.

Courtesy of The ATSDR

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