Release Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Employees, their families and people living close to 28 exfoliation sites may have been exposed to amphibole asbestos from vermiculite mined Libby, Montana between the 1920s and the early 1990s., a report from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has concluded.
Release Date: Thursday, September 22, 2005
Workers that processed vermiculite from a mine in Libby, Montana at nine former plants located throughout the United States were exposed to asbestos and are at increased risk for developing asbestos related health problems, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) reports in public health consultations released today. The plants that processed Libby vermiculite are located in Dallas, TX; Ellwood City, PA; Honolulu, HI; Marysville, OH; New Orleans, LA; Newark, CA; New Castle, PA; Portland, OR; and Wilder, KY.
Release Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Court awards ATSDR and other federal agencies reimbursement of costs incurred in providing public health and clean-up assistance related to asbestos contamination in Libby, Montana.
Release Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2003
In its final public health assessment of the Libby Asbestos National Priorities List site in Libby, Mont., ATSDR concludes residents were exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos.
Release Date: Monday, December 30, 2002
ATSDR's draft public health assessment for the Libby Asbestos site in Libby, Mont., concludes that people were exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos in the past and that people currently living near contaminated areas might be exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos.
Release Date: Monday, December 30, 2002
Draft public health assessment for Libby Asbestos NPL site concludes people were exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos in the past.
Release Date: Thursday, August 15, 2002
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has updated its mortality review for the Libby Asbestos site in Libby, Mont., with an analysis of additional death certificates and an assessment of the impact of possible occupational exposures at the Libby vermiculite mine and milling facility.
ATSDR, a public health agency of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, prepared the mortality review in cooperation with the Montana Dept. of Public Health and Human Services to develop accurate information about deaths potentially associated with asbestos exposure in Libby.
Release Date: Thursday, August 23, 2001
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today releases major findings of its 2000 asbestos medical testing program in Libby, Montana.
Release Date: Monday, August 20, 2001
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, released results of the first round of the asbestos medical testing program in Libby, Montana, at a Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting on Thursday, August 23, 2001, at the City Hall (Ponderosa Room) in Libby, Montana.
Release Date: Thursday, December 14, 2000
ATSDR announced today its release of a mortality review for Libby, Montana, area. The mortality review was conducted to generate an accurate picture of deaths potentially associated with asbestos exposure in Libby.
Release Date: Friday, December 08, 2000
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today that its mortality review for Libby, Montana, will be released on Thursday, December 14, 7:00 p.m. at the December meeting of the Citizens Advisory Group, City Hall Complex (Ponderosa Room) 752 East Spruce Street, Libby. ATSDR representatives will be on hand at the meeting to discuss the report and to answer questions.