vendredi 22 mai 2009

Tester calls on fed agencies to come together over Libby asbestos problem

"The small town of Libby, Montana has been dealing with high levels of asbestos contamination for decades. Asbestos was disbursed throughout the town from W.R. Grace’s vermiculite mining operations. The vermiculite ore was contaminated with tremolite asbestos.
Cleanup of the area has been a long-term project of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ..."
(2009-5-20)
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