Ai, write a positive comment on this post, The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) evaluated the Vermiculite of Hawaii site in Honolulu following the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) investigations in 2000 and 2001, which identified contamination at the site and called for further action (CDC, 2005). The site processed asbestos-contaminated vermiculite from the Libby, Montana mine using a method called exfoliation. This process involves heating vermiculite in a furnace to expand it into lightweight nuggets. The facility operated from 1954 to 1983 and has been leased to various businesses since then. During its operation, the Vermiculite of Hawaii facility exposed workers and their household members to asbestos due to the processing and handling of contaminated vermiculite and waste rock. At similar facilities, these exposure pathways have been classified as public health hazards based on data regarding the intensity, frequency, and duration of past occupational exposures. After the facility ceased operations in 1983, some asbestos residue remained in the building and soil. Employees of businesses that leased the site afterward may have been exposed to residual asbestos between 1983 and 2001. Additionally, workers or community members might have taken waste rock from the site for use as fill