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First Place
Brian Plonka
The Spokesman-Review
"Living and Dying in Libby"

 

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An asbestos fiber found in a home during EPA testing is detected by the fine eye of an electron microscope. The fiber is straight with spear-like appendages. When breathed into the lungs the fiber digs deeper into the tissue with no way to reverse the trajectory, eventually leading the way for lethal illness.
 
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