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ATSDR MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Resources for Information on Asbestos and Asbestos-Related Disease

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) (in Atlanta)
888-42-ATSDR (888-422-8737)
(Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST; closed federal holidays)
ATSDR ToxFAQs^TM is located at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html
The ATSDR ToxFAQs^TM will link you to more information about Asbestos.
Information on asbestos, vermiculite, and activities at Libby is posted on the ATSDR web site at

The ATSDR Community Involvement Specialist for Libby is Maria Teran-MacIver. She can be reached at 1-888-42-ATSDR. Members of the news media can request an interview by calling the NCEH/ATSDR Office of Communication at 770-488-0700.

ATSDR (in Libby) (418 Mineral Avenue, Libby, Montana 59923)
406-293-7781 ext. 279
Information on medical testing, commenting on the testing protocol, ATSDR involvement at Libby.

ATSDR Medical Testing in Libby
800-439-8308 ACTIVATED APRIL 25, 2000
Information on eligibility for asbestos testing in Libby (including persons outside of the Libby area who wish to pay their own transportation for testing).

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Superfund Hotline: 800-424-9346; TDD 800-553-7672
(Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST; closed federal holidays)
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline

EPA
Toxic Substances Control Act Hotline: 202-554-1404
(Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST; closed Federal holidays)
Information on asbestos and other toxic substances; names and telephone numbers for regional asbestos coordinator and state contact; publications, for example, "Asbestos in Your Home."

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
National Center for Environmental Health
Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch: 404-639-2520
Information on indoor air quality.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Cancer Information Service
800-4-CANCER (800-422-6237)
Information on smoking cessation and treatment of asbestos-related cancer.
(Will send free materials upon request--including information on clinical trials and locations for cancer treatment.)

The American Cancer Society
800-227-2345
Information on lung cancer, treatment options, nutrition suggestions, support group information, and smoking cessation (many materials available in Spanish as well as English).

The American Lung Association
800-586-4872
Number connects with local state lung association--information on lung disease, cancer, and smoking.

Consumer Products Safety Commission
Media queries to Russ Rader 301-504-0580
Hotline: 800-638-2772
http://www.cpsc.gov for public inquiries
Information on asbestos in crayons

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This page last updated on July 23, 2002
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail (news media)