Libby Montana
Asbestos Contamination
What
A product used in insulation and other construction materials.
Monokote is another product that has been used as fire proofing material used in the construction of the World Trade Center twin towers in New York.
When
1919-1963 EN Alley - Zonolite Company
1963-1990 WR GRACE and Company
Asbestos
Found in mine in Libby Montana
Asbestos Warning
Where asbestos can be found
Asbestos was used in hundreds of commercial products like insulation, fire proofing material and potting soil mix
Who
Ed Alley a local rancher and prospector bought the mine and started the Zonolite Company
WR Grace Company bought the mine and operated it from 1963 until closure in 1990
Why
Vermiculite was contaminated with asbestos which caused health complications
Effects of the Disaster
Lung cancer and cancer of the lung lining called mesothelioma, and restrictive lung disease which can be fatal