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Vermiculite Homepage What's New? National Consumer Awareness Campaign Launched on Vermiculite Insulation - May 21, 2003, EPA Press Release Asbestos Contamination in Vermiculite - EPA National Website Provides updated Fact Sheets & Reports Current Best Practices for Vermiculite Attic Insulation - May 2003, EPA National Website Asbestos in Attic Insulation Fact Sheet - September 2000 (31 KB, PDF) - Provides a common sense approach to help you find out what kind of attic insulation you have and decide what to do if you have vermiculite attic insulation. Sampling and Analysis of Consumer Garden Products That Contain Vermiculite - August 2000 (12 MB, PDF) This report details the sampling and analysis of consumer garden products that contain vermiculite conducted by the US EPA. Go to the top of the page Related Websites Asbestos Contamination in Vermiculite - EPA National Website Provides updated Fact Sheets & Reports Asbestos and Your Health EPA Region 10's Asbestos Website Laboratories for Analyzing Samples to Determine Asbestos Content Laboratories for Analyzing Whether the Air Contains Asbestos  Is Asbestos Banned? More About Asbestos Risks and Health Effects Asbestos Containing Materials Asbestos in Your Home Asbestos in Consumer Products Asbestos in Libby, Montana - EPA's Actions (EPA Region 8 website) Environmental Hazards in Your Home National EPA Asbestos Website EPA Superfund Hotline Go to the top of the page NW State and Local Agencies Washington Dept. of Labor and Industries (WISHA) Local Air Pollution Agencies in Washington State Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Oregon OSHA Alaska Labor Standards and Safety OSHA in Idaho Go to the top of the page Hotlines Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Superfund Hotline:1-800-424-9346; TDD 1-800-553-7672 Toxic Substances Control Act Assistance Information Service (TAIS) Asbestos Hotline: 1-800-471-7127. The hotline will provide copies of brochures and will answer questions from the public about vermiculite attic insulation. Toxic Substances Control Act ( TSCA) Hotline Service: (202) 554-1404 (for information on asbestos and other toxic substances; name/phone number for regional asbestos coordinator and state contact; publications, e.g., "Asbestos in your Home". Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): ATSDR Information Line (Atlanta, GA): 1-888-42-ATSDR or (1-888-422-8737)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC): National Center for Environmental Health Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch 404-639-2520 (information on indoor air quality) Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): 1-800-638-2772 Go to the top of the page Printed Materials (703) 603-9232, Fax: (703) 603-9240; e-mail address: superfund.docket@epa.gov or superfund.documentcenter@epa.gov Go to the top of the page Some documents on this page are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You can get a FREE copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader by going to the  . Please read our Disclaimer first.Unit: Solid Waste & Toxics Unit Carmen Caldwell E-Mail: caldwell.carmen@epa.gov (206) 553-4762 Phone Number: (206) 553-4762 Last Updated (mm/dd/yy): 05/26/2004 Asbestos http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/OWCM.NSF/asbestos/vermiculitehome |