Department of Health | Environmental Health | Zonolite, Hamilton, Mercer County

Zonolite, Hamilton, Mercer County

Public Health Consultations and Citizen’s Guides

Public Health Consultation: March 2005 (evaluation of cancer incidence in three municipalities near the site [pdf 142k]
Citizen's Guide to the March 2005 cancer incidence health consultation [pdf 20k]
Public Health Consultation: March 2005 (evaluation of potential exposures to the site, and recommend health follow-up activities) [pdf 2.70m]
Citizen's Guide to the March 2005 potential exposures consultation [pdf 40k]

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Other Resources for Citizens

National Asbestos Exposure Review (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [ATSDR]: the national project to evaluate sites that received vermiculite from the Libby, MT
Vermiculite Overview (ATSDR)
Asbestos Exposure and Your Health (ATSDR) includes a summary of asbestos-related diseases, diagnosis and treatment
Asbestos ToxFAQs (ATSDR) a two-page fact sheet on asbestos
Asbestos Public Health Statement (ATSDR) a brief summary of the ATSDR Toxicological Profile on asbestos

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Resources for Health Care Providers

Cases Studies in Environmental Medicine: Asbestos Toxicity (ATSDR) for health care providers treating patients with possible asbestos exposures
Toxicological Profile for Asbestos (ATSDR) a review of the toxicology and health implications of exposures to asbestos
Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Taking an Exposure History (ATSDR), to aid health care providers in the evaluation of potentially exposed patients
Taking an Exposure History (Form only)
Asbestos Disease: An Overview for Clinicians (summary of exposure, risk, and clinical evaluation)
Clinical Screening Guidelines for Asbestos-Related Lung Disease (includes criteria for medical screening)
The National Asbestos Exposure Review (a fact sheet on the National Asbestos Exposure Review project)

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