https://padlet.com/leidengi/imv3ceafllja418t en-us 2024-05-30 14:04:23 UTC 2024-05-31 14:05:50 UTC hello@padlet.com leidengi https://padlet.com/leidengi/imv3ceafllja418t/wish/3014445415 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.

]]> 2024-05-31 13:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/leidengi/imv3ceafllja418t/wish/3014445415 leidengi https://padlet.com/leidengi/imv3ceafllja418t/wish/3014447396 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.

]]> 2024-05-31 13:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/leidengi/imv3ceafllja418t/wish/3014447396 leidengi https://padlet.com/leidengi/imv3ceafllja418t/wish/3014451346 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.

]]> 2024-05-31 14:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/leidengi/imv3ceafllja418t/wish/3014451346 leidengi https://padlet.com/leidengi/imv3ceafllja418t/wish/3014453877 This graph shows that not only are humans affected, but asbestos also has a deadly toll on animals as well.

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