[CPEO-BIF] Ambler, Pennsylvania asbestos health study

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[I usually discourage community groups from seeking studies of  
apparent residential cancer clusters because the affected population  
is usually statistically insignificant and because typical health  
endpoints are not unique to the particular exposure. But I point out  
that diseases with an exposure fingerprint, such as mesothelioma, can  
be studied more conclusively. This study of the birthplace of the  
asbestos industry may generate valuable, interesting results. - LS]


Penn Medicine Receives Grant For Asbestos Study In Ambler

By Michelle Durham
CBS TV-3 News (Philadelphia, PA)
November 23, 2012

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Penn Medicine has received a grant from the  
National Institutes of Health for a five-year study that will  
document the lives of those affected by asbestos exposure in Ambler  
and help them move forward and assist local lawmakers in making  
decisions about the future of a former Asbestos factory site in that  
community.

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Associate Professor Dr.  
Fran Barg says Ambler has been profoundly affected by mesothelioma.

"There was a factory that was in operation in Ambler for over 100  
years and people were exposed to asbestos."

...

For the entire story, see
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/11/23/penn-medicine-receives- 
grant-for-asbestos-study-in-ambler/

To see my 2007 site visit report on Ambler, go to http://www.cpeo.org/ 
pubs/BoRitAsbestos.pdf

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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