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Libby Amphibole Asbestos

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015674

The term used in this document to identify the mixture of amphibole mineral fibers of varying elemental composition (e.g., winchite, richterite, tremolite, etc.) that have been identified in the Rainy Creek complex near Libby, MT, as described in Meeker et al. (2003).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015674
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
AbbreviationLAA
ReferencesGlossary of Asbestos-related Terms and Acronyms; Asbestos Terms and Acronyms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015674",
  "term": "Libby Amphibole Asbestos",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The term used in this document to identify the mixture of amphibole mineral fibers of varying elemental composition (e.g., winchite, richterite, tremolite, etc.) that have been identified in the Rainy Creek complex near Libby, MT, as described in Meeker et al. (2003).",
  "abbreviation": "LAA",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Asbestos-related Terms and Acronyms; Asbestos Terms and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/libby-amphibole-asbestos/"
}

Record 15,674 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.