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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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Autores principales: Vinikoor, Lisa C., Larson, Theodore C., Bateson, Thomas F., Birnbaum, Linda
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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