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What's New?
The Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB) announces two public teleconferences of the Libby Amphibole Asbestos Panel, to discuss the panel's draft review report of EPA’s toxicological review of Libby Amphibole Asbestos (August 2011 draft). The public teleconferences will be held on May 1 and May 8, 2012 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (EDT). Any member of the public wishing further information about the teleconferences may contact Dr. Diana Wong, Designated Federal Officer of the SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at 202-564–2049 or by email at wong.diana-m@epa.gov. More information is available at the EPA SAB website at www.epa.gov/sab.
We are holding an open house on Tuesday, May 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Ponderosa room, Libby City Hall, at 952 E. Spruce Street. For more information call 406-293-6194.
EPA is always looking for ways to improve the Libby Superfund website. Have feedback or ideas you'd like to share? Tell us about them at www.epa.gov/libby/feedback.html
Are You New to Libby?
Since November 1999, EPA has cleaned up the major source areas of contamination around town. EPA is now cleaning up smaller sources found in a variety of places such as around homes and businesses. EPA conducts stringent clearance sampling after cleanup and has begun some targeted sampling to measure the effectiveness of cleanup several months later. EPA is also working on long-term plans to ensure that the cleanup remains protective and human health risks continue to be reduced over time. EPA's ongoing cleanup efforts continue to make Libby a safer place to live, work, and visit.
Until the cleanup is finished, disturbance of vermiculite is the most likely source of exposures to asbestos. So, learn what it looks like and where it is likely to be found—then leave it alone!
Contact the EPA Information Center (406-293-6194) for the latest information on the work being done by the Environmental Protection Agency in Libby. The staff will answer your questions or direct you to the appropriate resource. You can find out if your property has been screened for asbestos and if any cleanup work was done. Also, you can see samples of vermiculite in various forms and you can pick up a number of informative flyers and brochures.
Please visit the links in the box above, right for tips and information about vermiculite, asbestos, health information and resources, and EPA activities including sampling and cleanup, community involvement, updates and contacts.
Background on the Libby Asbestos site | Map of the Libby Asbestos site boundaries (PDF) (1 pg, 384K, about PDF)