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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1967 DOC JMA525 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Asbestos and Brake Linings - Memo Letters Summary of Report 04-01162 04-01162 Brakes HEW Brakes HEW 1967 INITIALS REQUESTING PARTY DATE 8/15 Draft -- Suggested Letter to Ren Linton June 13 1957 Hr Ron Linton Chairman Task Force on Environmental Health and Related Problema U. S. Department of Health Education end Welfare Office of the Secretary Washington D.C. 20201 Dear Mr. Linton On pago ceven of the recently report of your Task Forte is a statement asearting that the veering of tombile brakes has increased the public's exposure to esbestos particles We know that this statement has appeared in certain Journals as an untested lothes However actual tests of asbestos brake linings under conditions duplicating the veaning of brakes performed in our research laboratory have not produced detectable asbestos particles in the ending cbient air To our knowledge knowledge there have been no published rogerts from other leboratories including those of the United States Public Health Service , which do chow each particles We are naturally greatly concerned with this subject and interested in lenging ebreast of the facts We should therefore appreciato knowing the source of your information we Very truly yours SUMMARY AND EVALUATION Subject Report to the Secretary of Health Education and Welfare by the Task Force on Environmental Health and Related Problems Mention of asbestos Of interest and importance Evaluation This long 126 pages report includes the flat statement that the wearing of automobile brakes has increased the public's exposure to asbestos particles may promote lung cancer over long periods of time Although the voluminous report covers every aspect of environmental health the allegation about asbestos was picked up by the United Press International and made part of the wire story which is attached The press release issued by HEW is also attached Authors | ! Linton R. M. Chairman and the five members of the Task Force Not Printed Issued by Department of Health Education and Welfare June 12 1967 Title A Strategy for a Livable Environment Summary As given in one paragraph 5 ne mee ow ere - na, nur : ry REPS Re ns sanguei ten rne o see $ June 13 1967 TO F. J. Salon Jr. K. V. Lindell 1. M. Jackson . : - - : A. C. Smith - wt ts eye aw oe . 7, . 7 .- oa oe xR ASBEAS ND BT RAERO LIHS TN Yesterday the Federal Government released to the press the 126 page report to the Secretary of Health Education and Welfare by the Task Force on Environmental Health and Related Froblems On page 7 of this report specific mention is made of the relation- ship between the wearing of brake linings and lung cancer Although the HW news release that accompanied the long document did not mention this reference to asbestos and brake linings the United Press International did pick it up presumably from the full report and did include it in their virs story about the report of the Task Force . Since we have seen some evidence through our own research nctivities that would som to refute the allegation that asbestos od gets into the umbient air in any significant quantities through the wearing of break lihings wilky wish to ad~thisitem to | our agenda for the Task Force meeting at 2:30 P.N. next Tuesday Attached are the evaluation sheet the cover of the 126 page report page 7 from the report the U.P.I. wire story and the HEN news release Also I am attaching a Hill & Enowlton Enviromental Health Unit Memorand~-mconcerning the above- _ mentioned report $ eo f ye . we ty Peo, re > a oe 4 . et a . . 4 aad Fuad . re . = wpr atts