Asbestos in Libby, Montana: What to be Aware of
2024年4月24日 · Decades of mining exposed workers and residents of Libby and Troy, a nearby town, to toxic asbestos. The asbestos-contaminated mines in Libby, Montana, have been responsible for hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses.
Libby Asbestos – Montana Department of Justice
Vermiculite from Libby was contaminated with a toxic and highly friable form of asbestos, often referred to as Libby Amphibole asbestos. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began investigating the site in 1999 in response to public concern over exposure to …
Run Like Hell: The Libby Asbestos Story - Intermountain Histories
In 1999 the EPA began to investigate claims that an alarming number of residents of Libby, Montana were experiencing health problems from exposure to asbestos. This was linked to nearby mines and Libby was placed on the superfund list in 2002.
State officials headed to Libby to talk natural resource work
2024年12月31日 · The state of Montana and the bankrupt company agreed to an $18.5 million settlement for cleanup of the mine site and for natural resource damage claims in 2023.
Libby, Montana Asbestos Disaster: 20 Years Later
2019年12月18日 · Libby, Montana Asbestos Catastrophe Overview. Gold miners first discovered vermiculite in Libby in 1881, but it wasn’t until the 1920s that the Zolonlite Company began mining the substance.
Libby, MT Tragedy | Residents Still at Risk of Asbestos Cancers
2024年5月1日 · Asbestos-Related Deaths in Libby, Montana. Researchers reported asbestos exposure from the Libby mine led to about 400 deaths in the 1990s. Related deaths have continued through the 2000s and are still happening today. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry collected Libby mortality data from 1979 to 1998. It retrieved causes of ...
In October 2002, the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site was added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Priorities List. The site has eight separate areas or “operable units” (OUs). OU3 includes the former mine and surrounding forested land that is impacted by LA.
Lessons from Libby: Understanding the impact of asbestos …
2024年1月8日 · Twenty years ago, Libby, Montana, became known as ‘the town left to die’ after a series of articles appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer exposing asbestos-related deaths linked to one of the largest vermiculite mines in the world.
Libby Asbestos - CARD in Libby, MT
Decades of mining exposed workers and residents of Libby and Troy, a nearby town, to toxic asbestos dust. When W.R. Grace & Company took over operation of the mines in 1963, it knew the vermiculite was contaminated with asbestos and that it caused health complications.
Major Section of Libby Asbestos Superfund Cleanup Completed
2022年8月23日 · The vermiculite and the entire Libby mine, which was bought by W.R. Grace in 1963, was contaminated with a highly toxic type of asbestos called tremolite, which was spread across the entire region through the mining operation and the dust it produced.