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ASBESTOSIS "Recent studies have convinced U S. Public Health Service Specialises and ocher oedical authorIdea that about 401 of all Americana have mild, .chronic cace.s>.o abgito*l^^w though moat of them never worked direct!/ vithesbestos.. Furthermcra says U.S.P.H.S. In the pa a c-thlrty-yeara hhe aabestoa-related cancer rata has Increased, .sixfold. While the average asbestos worker la well protected, the man oa the street la not. The three by one micron asbestos fibers la hie lungs can come from a variety of sources, thae is i.e.j Asbestos ducts and Insulation la home central-heating plants. Asbestos-lined ducts in*cdhtrally alr-cooditloned buildings. Kotor vehicle brake linings and clutch platsa. Auto undercoolings. Asbestos celling and floor, tiles Asbestos.ishlngla and floor tiles. Asbestos shingles and sidings. Construction and demolition. Pitting, cutting sad. rsmoy.iAg. asbestos-filled wallboarda .and fioqi lu&sy 'plying aig-lasuraEIvu-. Incineration of asbestos-filled scrap. Improperly filtered effluent from asbestos processing plants. American Cancer Soclty researchers feel certain that thera la a synergistic relationship among airborne asbestos, smoking sod lung cancer. The reason that the nondegradable hydrocarbonsoaked fibers may vail be a constant eourcs of lung irritation." From Loss Control Topics, September 1966 published by the Safety Department American Insurance Association 83 John Street, Kew York Hew York 10038. 1