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Vermont Asbestos Mine Making People Sick

Studies are showing that people living in the area of the Vermont asbestos mine are showing signs of health related issues including lung cancer. Although the mine is not in operation anymore, the asbestos dust can escape and travel as far as the wind will take it. Residents nearby have been asking for tests to be performed on the mine, but on December 11, 2008, a meeting about the asbestos mine was canceled due to weather conditions.

Many people living in the area have become sick and have poor health. Many have developed mesothelioma cancer and others have other respiratory disease. Although people seem to have health related issues, more researchers have said the people within a ten-mile radius of the mine do not show any more symptoms than the rest of the towns in Vermont. Remarkably, residents are more concerned about their property values plunging more so than they are about health concerns.

Either way, the deserted asbestos mine in Vermont does need to have some type of action taken to ensure the safety of the residents. It is unknown what exactly the meeting will decide, but whatever it is, it is something that will have to be done soon.

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