US Dept. of Health and EPA to Study Effects of Asbestos in Libby, Montana
Concern concern over asbestos exposure in Libby dates back to the 1950s, when mining corporation W.R. Grace & Co. knowingly exposed workers to asbestos and kept the dangers hidden from their workers and the general public. The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services and the EPA have been working closely with scientists, health professionals and Libby residents since the mid-1990s. Now, funded by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease, they are set to study the lingering effects of
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