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TO: ASBESTOS STUDY CmmITTEE SU~JEC'I: ACnVI'l'Y COl~CERNIHG ASEESTOS
December 26, 1973
Mr. 1. H. Ueaver. Chairman of the Committee has kept me abreast on various activities in government. industry and in the press concerning asbestos. Because of the considerable amount of literature I am only forwarding articles that your Chairman specifically sug~ested I send to the Committee ~!embers. These articles are:
1. "Type of Asbestos and Respiratory Cancer in the Asbestos Industr)tI (Types of asbestos and their carcinogenic potentials).
2. "Asbes t os Health Question Perplexes Experts" (A summary of the Durham. N.C. meeting on the biological effects of ingested asbestos).
In addition. I have listed all the articles received from r1r. Weaver which are
related to the asbestos problem. Should you wish a copy of any of these articles. please let me know. One item is a 16 page booklet entitled "CAUTION: ASBESTOS DUSI.... I do not have extra copies of this booklet but they are available at a price from Channinf, L. Bete Co., Inc., 45 Federal Street, Greenfield. !~ss. (or directly from laOSlI). See attached price list for this booklet.
rue ioregoinb is to keep the Committee posted cODcernin~ literature on asbestos.
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E. P. Drislane Executive Director
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SOURCE/AUTIIOR
DATE
,bhctltOd. Talc and NJtrjtt:~ In Relation to Gastric CanCer (A aUllUllLlrreyport on talc injections into hi.lm~te.r.indicating no carcinogenic effects)
American In~ustrial lIygiene Association Journal
May 1973
The Medical Surveillance of Asbua roa Workers (Exposure and Radiological Surveillance)
Lewinsohn. H.C Royal Society of Health Journal
April 1972
J)oult Drink the Water. Donlt Breathe the Air (Reserve ~llning's Diachan;e of "'failings" J uta Lake Superior)
Nader. R HarrLs , R.. EnVironmental Ac t Lon
September 1973
CAUTION: ASBESTOS DU5T--- (A booklet)
PublJshed by Chann Lng L. Bete
July ]973
Co Greenfield. Hass. Available
from NIOSH
A review of CAUTION: ASBESTOS DUST"';'--
Swetonic. M . for Asbestos Information Association
July 1973
The Loclls of Pathogenicity of Asbestos Dust (Pathogenicity re~ults frompol~ila~entous structure)
Gross. P lla rLey , R.A. Arch Euviron Health
October 1973
Asbestos: Underrated Peril (A synopsis of Fritsch & Castleman allegations - primarily asbes~os in industry)
ElwJronmental ActJon Bulletin
October 1973
Anti-Pollution Device Approved for Asbestos (The JM I'EN'fAPUREImpinger)
Al:lbestosMaga:dne
Oc tober 1973
Letter. Asbestos Information Association to Department of Labor (ColDluenton amendment to CFR permitting immediate public di8closure of monitoring results)
Mereness. R. 11.. of AlA
Oc tober 1973
Criteria for Hazardous Exposure Limits (An ovprall survey on establishment of permissible limits for exposure to ~azardous slilistances)
Uatch. T.F Arl.:hEnviron Health October 1973
TIle Asbestos Industry Struggles to Comply wlth-Tou~11 New Standard (Industry appro~ches on OSHA Asbestos Standard~)
Snider. R.J Occupational Hazards
October 1973
Thc New UJmt:ntJion1n Occupational Health (A hLst ory nf the Llsbestos I:Itandard)
Occupational llu zurda
October 197J
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A::;hc~l06 Dust itl Lf nked to D1gea~t: (Asbelitoais. Lung Cunc er , Mesothelioma. and Gastrointestinal - brief ::illlllllworfJesDr. Se IIkof f reports)
Criliis in Silver Bay (The Reserve Mining Co. court case concerning atlbestotlfibers in water)
Occupational Health Fact or s in the United Kingdom (UJseases related to asbestos exp06ure)
I)ata Sparse in Asbestos Scare (Reaerve Mining Co. asbestos in Lake Superior - difficulty in establililling asbestos and gastr6 intestinal cancer link)
Conference on Biological Effects of Ingested Asbestos. Uur!lam. N.C.
Re se rve Mining Report (Dr. Paul Gross testimony - In d Jrec t opposi tion to Dr. SeI1koff tes timony)
lIuaJlh Effects of Ingested Asbelitos Debated Inconclusively (A summary of the Durham;N.C. meeting)
Type of Asbestos and Respiratory Cancer 1n the Aabcstos Industry (Types of asbestos and their carcinogenic potentials)
Asbestos Health Question Perplexes Experts (A summa ry of the Durham. N.C. Meeting on biological effects of ingested a.be~toa)
SOURCE/AUTIIOJ{ Occupational Hazards
TIME Magazine
tewinsohn. II.C. Holmes. S. Hedical World News
Mereness. R.H . of Asbestos Information Association report Special Report
Environmental Health Let t e r
Enterline. P.E Arch Environ Ilealth C & j!N
DATE October 1973
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