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Record Nr.

UNINA9910696239103321

Titolo

Hazardous materials [[electronic resource] ] : EPA may need to reassess sites receiving asbestos-contaminated ore from Libby, Montana, and should improve its public notification process : report to Congressional requesters / / United States Government Accountability Office

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2007]

Descrizione fisica

ii, 71 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Asbestos abatement - Montana - Libby

Asbestos mines and mining - Montana - Libby

Vermiculite - Environmental aspects - Montana

Libby (Mont.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 12, 2007).

"October 2007."

Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Acountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

"GAO-08-71."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

GAO was asked to (1) describe the status of EPA's and other federal agencies' efforts to assess and address potential risks at the facilities that received contaminated Libby ore and (2) determine the extent and effectiveness of EPA's public notification efforts about cleanups at sites that received Libby ore.