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In its last legislative session, Minnesota approved $4.9 million for research into the mesothelioma epidemic among its Iron Range workers. To date, 58 people have died of mesothelioma. Governor Tim Pawlenty signed the bill, which funds a five-year study of the taconite mining industry and the mineral’s asbestos-like properties as a likely cause for the [...]
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1 year ago
1 year ago
Thank you for your feedback on this article. I am encouraged that Minnesota is taking a proactive approach in studying this situation. They are currently trying to determine if the Iron Range workers affected by mesothelioma could possibly have been exposed to asbestos, or if their illness could be the result of a combination of exposure to asbestos and taconite, or taconite alone. Taconite is the mineral mined in the Iron Range, and it is fibrous, like asbestos, which led to the concerns that it might be a cause for mesothelioma. I will keep you posted as the study moves forward.
11 months ago
Good view...
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Alex
Minnestoa Treatment Centers