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Article: Radiographic abnormalities and asbestos exposure: Libby, Montana.(Correspondence)
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- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
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Peipins et al. (2003) described the study conducted by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR 2001, 2002a) to analyze the association between the prevalence of radiographic abnormalities and asbestos exposure pathways for residents of Libby, Montana. Although Peipins et al. presented many detailed results, they failed to explicitly state the obvious conclusion of their analysis: excess risk of asbestos-related disease for Libby residents is a consequence of occupational exposure, and risk associated with low-level exposure is negligible. This finding is extremely important for guiding future public health assessments of exposure to vermiculite from the ...