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New Tool Determines If Vermiculite Insulation Contains Asbestos
Apr 24, 2018 ... Vermiculite is a naturally occurring mineral that is perfectly safe when pure. Unfortunately, an estimated 75 percent of it came from Libby, ... -
Asbestos in Libby, Montana: What to be Aware of
Libby, Montana, is the site of one of America's worst man-made environmental disasters. Toxic asbestos dust from the vermiculite mines that helped the town ... -
South Carolina Asbestos - Vermiculite & Occupational Exposure
Vermiculite from Libby is now known to contain high concentrations of harmful asbestos. Before this was discovered, millions of tons of vermiculite were shipped ... -
Zonolite Insulation - Asbestos Risks, Lawsuits & Abatement
Zonolite insulation is a toxic vermiculite-containing product found in attics of millions of older American homes, posing a potential danger to residents. -
W.R. Grace & Co. - Trust Funds, Lawsuits & Products
made asbestos-containing products and owned an asbestos-contaminated vermiculite mine in Libby, Montana. Asbestos litigation forced it to file for bankruptcy in ... -
Court Reopens Case Linking Lawn Fertilizer to Mesothelioma
Mar 1, 2018 ... The vermiculite was then “trionized” by coating it with a polymer resin called urea. Scotts contends that even if asbestos fibers remained after ... -
Asbestos Mines - Vermiculite Mining & Asbestos Exposure
The mining industry is known for asbestos exposure. Miners can develop mesothelioma if they inhale asbestos fibers released from mineral deposits. -
Asbestos Insulation: Types, Brands & How to Identify
Unlike many other insulation products of the time, Zonolite was never actually intended to contain asbestos. The vermiculite used in the product came from a ... -
Types of Asbestos | List of the 6 Forms of Asbestos
Tremolite and actinolite are not used commercially, but they can be found as contaminants in chrysotile asbestos, vermiculite and talc. These two chemically ... -
Asbestos Exposure Risks by State | Is My State at Risk?
Some of the vermiculite was used to make Zonolite insulation. This insulation found its way into an estimated 35 million homes across the country. The Agency ...