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Reconnaissance study of the geology of U.S. vermiculite deposits: Are asbestos minerals common constituents?
Unusually high incidences of asbestos-related mortality and respiratory disease in the small town of Libby, Montana, have been linked to amphibole mineral fibers intergrown with the vermiculite deposits mined and milled near the town from 1923 to 1990. A study conducted by the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry concluded that mortality due to asbestosis in Libby mine and mill wo
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Bradley S. Van Gosen, Heather Lowers, Alfred L. Bush, Gregory P. Meeker, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Isabelle K. Brownfield, Stephen J. Sutley
Whole-rock and glass major-element geochemistry of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, near-vent eruptive products: September 1994 through September 2001
This report presents major-element geochemical data for glasses and whole-rock aliquots among 523 lava samples collected near the vent on Kilauea's east rift zone between September 1994 and October 2001. Information on sample collection, analysis techniques and analytical standard reproducibility are presented as a PDF file, which also includes a detailed explantion of the categories of sample inf
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Carl R. Thornber, David R. Sherrod, David F. Siems, Christina C. Heliker, Gregory P. Meeker, Robert L. Oscarson, James P. Kauahikaua
Environmental studies of the World Trade Center area after the September 11, 2001 attack
This web site describes the results of an interdisciplinary environmental characterization of the World Trade Center (WTC) area after September 11, 2001.Information presented in this site was first made available to the World Trade Center emergency response teams on September 18, 2001 (Thermal hot spot information), and September 27, 2001 (maps and compositional results).The Airborne Visible / Inf
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Roger N. Clark, Robert O. Green, Gregg A. Swayze, Greg Meeker, Steve Sutley, Todd M. Hoefen, K. Eric Livo, Geoff Plumlee, Betina Pavri, Chuck Sarture, Steve Wilson, Phil Hageman, Paul Lamothe, J. Sam Vance, Joe Boardman, Isabelle Brownfield, Carol Gent, Laurie C. Morath, Joseph Taggart, Peter M. Theodorakos, Monique Adams
Gravel deposits of the South Platte River valley north of Denver, Colorado
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David A. Lindsey, William H. Langer, Linda Scott Cummings, John F. Shary, Joseph E. Taggart, Gregory P. Meeker