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The incident happened when a mining company in Montana exposed the town to dangerous amounts of asbestos, which is a mineral fiber that can lead to different types of cancer and death. They produced vermiculite wich is a mineral used in gardening, but it was exposed to asbestos.

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The Libby asbestos mining incident occured in Libby, Montana. It took place over several of decades, starting in the early to mid-20th century and continuing until the early 1990s.

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The residents of Libby, near where the mining was taking place, were heavily affected. The effects of the exposure included serious health issues like lung cancer, mesothelioma, and other respiratory diseases. There were more than a few fatalities due to the incident.

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This graph shows that not only are humans affected, but asbestos also has a deadly toll on animals as well.