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FILE NAME: Owens Illinois (OWILL) DATE: 1949 Feb 23 DOC#: OWILL027 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from US Public Health Service to Wl State Board of Health fe In ripl7i&| addree the Surgeon Cenerei U. f . Publie Health Senio# ? y 7EDFJUL BlCOWTt ACWCI 0. 8 PUBLIC HEALTH BttTICI Washington 14 (B tttiflt Station) February 2J, 1940 i r . Vil} tau 2, Huck Industrial Hygiene Piel alen Wisconsin State Beard of Health U te Offloe Building 1 Veit VlleoB Street ladlecro 2, Vlieooela Throughi Pr. Carl I . leupert State Health Officer Pear Mr. Flueki The aaaple of settled dust which you aubultted with your ltter of January 18, 1949 has been analysed with the following resultai Uh, I . run Idm tlflflitlon fttlJttH- iihl 12915 BetUed dust from cutting of K-LO . 13 % (See noto)* * There are a number of cheatcally different minerals which are included under the general classification of asbestos. To analyte for oach of these eould be a considerable task. In steed a combined nlcresoople and chemical procedure has been used to approximate the aebesto* content of the semple. There la more than 5% and probably leas than 12S c f aabeetos in this sample. Cbrysotlle 1 by far the principal mineral in com mercial grades of asbesto*, but Is was mot significantly present In this sample. Very truly yours, DRBtJim CCt PBS R e n i. Of. P. 1. Byers, Scientist laboratory Section Plrlalon of Industrial Hygiene