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Asbestos fibres (SEM picture) |
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Asbestos |
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Asbestos |
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Asbestos particles lodged in the lungs. |
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Fibrous asbestos on muscovite |
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Structures containing asbestos are marked |
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Lung asbestos bodies after chemical digestion of lung tissue. |
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Chrysotile asbestos |
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Asbestos fibers |
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Scanning electron micrograph of asbestiform amphibole from a former
vermiculite mining site near Libby, Montana. Source: U.S. Geological Survey
and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Denver, Colorado |
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A vermiculite mine in Libby, Montana. Asbestos has been detected in
vermiculite from this mine. |
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Bagged asbestos awaits disposal in a landfill. |
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Sample of vermiculite ore mined in Libby, Montana |
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Raw (right hand) and popped (left hand) vermiculite
(Photo source: U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 8, Denver, Colorado) |
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Tremolite Asbestos. |
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Close Up of Vermiculite Insulation in an Attic
(Photo courtesy of EPA) |
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Different Grades of Vermiculite
(Photo courtesy of EPA) |
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Attic Containing Vermiculite Insulation
(Photo courtesy of EPA) |
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