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MesotheliomaSupport: Add sciencehistory.org citation for Ambler PA contamination
2026-03-10T23:07:10Z
<p>Add sciencehistory.org citation for Ambler PA contamination</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Ambler community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is surrounded by the BoRit Asbestos Superfund Site, a legacy of asbestos manufacturing from the late 1880s through the mid-20th century.<ref name="epa-ambler" /> The University of Pennsylvania Superfund Research Program received a $10 million NIEHS grant in 2014 — the first NIEHS Superfund grant driven by community-identified problems — to study asbestos exposure pathways and health consequences in the surrounding population.<ref name="epa-ambler" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Ambler community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania is surrounded by the BoRit Asbestos Superfund Site, a legacy of asbestos manufacturing from the late 1880s through the mid-20th century.<ref name="epa<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-ambler" /><ref name="sciencehistory</ins>-ambler" /> The University of Pennsylvania Superfund Research Program received a $10 million NIEHS grant in 2014 — the first NIEHS Superfund grant driven by community-identified problems — to study asbestos exposure pathways and health consequences in the surrounding population.<ref name="epa-ambler" /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Pennsylvania Department of Health identified increased mesothelioma rates in Ambler-area zip codes compared to adjacent communities, with women showing greater mesothelioma risk than men — a reversal that reflects environmental rather than occupational exposure dominance.<ref name="epa-ambler" /><ref name="mlc-mesothelioma" /> Researchers are mapping the entire 1930 population to track long-term health outcomes of former residents, a project that could provide unprecedented data on environmental asbestos exposure and mesothelioma risk across generations.<ref name="epa-ambler" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Pennsylvania Department of Health identified increased mesothelioma rates in Ambler-area zip codes compared to adjacent communities, with women showing greater mesothelioma risk than men — a reversal that reflects environmental rather than occupational exposure dominance.<ref name="epa-ambler" /><ref name="mlc-mesothelioma" /> Researchers are mapping the entire 1930 population to track long-term health outcomes of former residents, a project that could provide unprecedented data on environmental asbestos exposure and mesothelioma risk across generations.<ref name="epa-ambler" /></div></td></tr>
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