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Exposure to Asbestos-Containing Vermiculite Ore and Respiratory Symptoms among Individuals Who Were Children While the Mine Was Active in Libby, Montana
BACKGROUND: Libby, Montana, was home to the largest vermiculite ore mine in the United States. The processing, use, and transport of the ore, which was contaminated with amphibole asbestos, led to generalized contamination of the community. The mine closed in 1990. OBJECTIVES: We examined the preval...
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920904/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20332072 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0901680 |