What are the conclusions of the health consultation?

We encourage former workers and household members (people who lived with them, including children) to learn more about asbestos and to see a physician with expertise in asbestos-related lung disease.

People who worked at the Western Mineral Products plant in Omaha when it processed vermiculite were exposed to asbestos levels that exceeded workplace health standards. Household contacts (people who lived with the former workers) were also exposed to fibers carried home on workers’ hair and clothing.