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Vermiculite Reading
EPA refuses to warn homeowners about asbestos exposure from insulation |
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05 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 10:19 AM on 05 Oct 2007 If you happen to be reading through the U.S. EPA website -- which you no doubt do every day -- you might come across a warning that some 35 million homes nationwide contain insulation processed with asbestos-contaminated vermiculite from infamous Libby, Mont. If you ask the agency about it, they'd be happy to send you a pamphlet -- but they're sure not going to come right ... |
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| Topics: Government Accountability Office, green living, health, insanity, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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