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Naturally Occurring Asbestos and North Georgia Counties Among the 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties
1U.S.Geological Survey. 2005. Reported historic asbestos mines, historic asbestos prospects, and natural asbestos occurrences in the eastern United States. Reston, Virginia [cited 2006 March]. Available at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1189/.2U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Division. 2004. Housing Unit Estimates for the 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties between July 1, 2004 and July 1, 2005: Percentage Change between July 1, 2004 to July 1, 2005 (HU-EST2005-06)Washington, D.C: U.S. Department of Commerce. Release Date: August 21, 2006Available at: http://www.census.gov/popest/housing/tables/HU-EST2005-06.xls.
Density of housing starts per square milebetween 1990 and 2000 by census tract3
Naturally Occurring Asbestos1
Fastest growing counties in north Georgia (those with the greatest percent change inthe number of housing units, July 2002 to July 2003)2
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Occurrence: indicates that asbestos was reported at this site.The occurrence catogory includes (1) sites where asbestos-bearingrock is described in a geologic map or report; (2) asbestos noted as an accessory mineral or vein deposit within another type of mineraldeposit.
Past Prospect: indicates that the asbestos deposit wasprospected (evaluated) for possible commercial use, typically by trenching and/or drilling, but the deposit wasnot further developed
Past producer: is a mine that once operated butis currently closed; the equipment or structuresmay have been removed or abandoned. The are no current producers in the United States.
3U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Division. Census 2000 Summary File 3, Table H34. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce. Available at: http://www.census.gov/.
Ultramafic Rocks
In Georgia, naturally occurring asbestos has principally been found in ultramafic rocks.
Occurrence (definitions are below)
Past prospectPast producer
Printing Date: July 26, 2007; File: GAasbestosV2_top100countie3.mxd; esi0, bck2<project=01972><userid=bck2><geo=Georgia><keywords=asbestos, natural, population>
Projection: NAD83 Georgia West
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