Most immediate take home message: Zonolite (vermiculite) containing asbestos was apparently used in many homes across the US as insulation (70% of which came from the Libby mine up through 1990), so be very careful in those attics working with insulation, wiring or pulling out Christmas decorations. The comments section on the source site include a number from Libby or the area...
1 posted on
12/03/2010 1:21:48 PM PST by
Tirian
To: Tirian
Mining’s a rough business.
2 posted on
12/03/2010 2:03:03 PM PST by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, then writes again.)
To: Tirian
Most of us have that good old fish rap.
3 posted on
12/03/2010 2:04:30 PM PST by
Domangart
To: Tirian
Most of us have that good old fish rap.
4 posted on
12/03/2010 2:04:40 PM PST by
Domangart
To: Tirian
If even 1% of the attention paid to phony threats like ‘climate change’ were given to real hazards (e.g. the needle-like asbestos types found in Libby), it would be a step in the right direction.
5 posted on
12/03/2010 2:23:12 PM PST by
rfp1234
(Badgers? We don't need no stinkin' badgers!)
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