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Asbestos Fibers Thread Through Rocks and Dust Outside Vegas

Megan Sever, Science Writer by Megan Sever 6 November 20199 September 2024

Scientists found natural asbestos minerals in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The health implications aren’t clear, nor are the impacts on development.

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The Carbon Market Potential of Asbestos Mine Waste

Laura Poppick, freelance science writer by L. Poppick 6 May 201924 February 2023

Researchers have devised new methods to turn toxic asbestos mine tailings into innocuous piles of carbonate rock and draw down atmospheric carbon dioxide at the same time.

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Meeting the Mineral Needs of the United States

by G. W. Lederer and E. A. McCullough 18 July 201824 February 2023

A recent report points out where the United States is most dependent on mineral imports and highlights some ways for reducing this dependence.

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