If you attended Montana’s Libby High School between 1950 and 1999, and then moved away, asbestos researchers are looking for you.
Researchers are asking these people to submit to tests to help determine the extent of contamination caused by asbestos mining and processing in the northwestern Montana town. Libby has emerged as the deadliest Superfund site in the nation.
The study by the Center for Asbestos Related Disease will focus on low-level childhood asbestos exposure, compare exposure of Libby asbestos to that of more common commercial forms, and examine the presence of autoimmune disorders like lupus.
Other potential disorders include asbestosis and mesothelioma.
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