Document 44pr2GooJjxdnD1E9R9KOja2a
FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG)
DATE: December 14, 1948
DOC#: USG035
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1948 Letter to A Vorwald re asbestos report meeting of underwriters
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
COLLIGE Of MEDICINE
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(vsivium AVDMurwt hospital u m cal co llkx) 477 HUTAVSXULKt* TOSAIt. MV.
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Deeesber 14 19l8
D r. Arthur Torvsld fisTkliiC Lktunituri S u m e Lai i Iv Tori
Dar Arthuri
V ith zespect to Ui u b t it o i report Pert 2 Septeober 30 1940 a m eting o f tha rcprceestatlvce o f the undervriting coartale va held la iv York. Tb report ma favorably rclvd aa'* i t ma th* sanerai feelin g that at va* * aoat
eaUsfactoxy aad e ic e llc r t jo b . I t va the feelin g o f th is group that a ll rtfe reaeff to aaaeer or tuar should be o<tod (Parrgr*ph 7$ Pag 31 - the latro ductor? paragraph under *C0)C>LlC*.T10NSa - Paragraph 92 Pag 39). This request y* vould likew ise c a ll fo r the e lla la a tlo o o f mi? b le rI pting to to la subject
u tter.
The group alt that t:.tre klgbt be included under "CONCLUSIONS" a rferne U the aoD-prograal character of the fibrosi produced I; th* as
besto.
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I f praetlMbl the? ould UV to ae a sor definita ate.taaaot vith
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respect to th sis of th fibres vhlcb do th d/useg. Inquiry ms also ned as r
to vbether there me aaj rlatice to th o s ie r of fibres per eublc foot of a ir .
Zt va fe lt that th language In Conclusion D that is that n typical fibres la aould be produced by an ctaosphcric euspanilce of eabsstos duet containing ^ *e4 "an artresoly anali proportion of long fibres" ms too vagua and ahould b de fined nor specifin alij .
Zr. addition to th abov manente there *r* other suggestions vhlcb eint aore to form and aphasias
fo th stoat permitted by th results of th xprisenta saht th 00ICL351QBS* and th introductory ABSTRACT" sor definit and reduce th amber of verde vboee meninge are not precise. Por inopie In the "ABTfc.CT"toe verde seem* *relatively* "apparently" "le believed" and la "COhCLUSICK*, paga 40 th vorda irlmrlly" "aitraasly anali proportion".
Aa far aa preetleabla aenfora tha "ABSTMC1" to "CONCLUSIONS". Por esasple "008CLUS10IIS" states that "abort asneetoa fibres do net produca fibrosis" vbaroaa "ASSIRACT" says that "abort fibres are relatival}' inert*. /
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Vh'.^o experimental r*r*' t* initeat* that
fltrf# produce* a
d iffere d action than that erased tgr fra* allie n , uphtsiso thebe point- tgr
referene to tha differ#* ee, for instance, particle !* charleal rathe:
than chemical actios, Boo-progr***ioe, and pradlspoeltloa to tuberculoei*.
In OOhCLDSlOI K, page 1, reference la a*de la tha fourth lla a to *eur u o * l experience and la the la st lla a , bottoa of pa|a, previous experience*. mat uhat va* aeaat by thia refarence ue* not clear to tha group and tha/ would
Ilka to aee that lie s clarified*
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Tt vet fa it that tha rafort would ba eoacvhtt a la r to follow I f tha paragraph* dealing with tha various type* of axperiaant* vara eeparetod bf beadlaci* For exaa^le, Paragrap1* 11 to 2d Inclusive, deal with tha aarly H ag's Pleat axparlmt*; Pangnpn 25 to U deal with tha 200-aesh aatarlal U which vt* added on part la four of S3"ouad aatarlalf Paragraph 45 to 57 inclusive, deal with tha 1005 ball-allied d- at experiments, and Permgraph 5 to 7b in clude*, deal with the long fibre experiment*. Thera vaa coofusion aa to the axparlaanta referred to la eooe of the Bothered paragraph*. Xt would be helpful i f the four expert*to were beaded up la eooe Banner other thaa with the regularly nusberod paragraph which precede and fellow t h .
I t wet decided that after thee revision* bar been eluded tha re
port of thee ekperlr-'.tjtl atudiaa ahcrld ba published at promptly poaelblo,
preferably in tha
l Xnduatdel fordene, lay report on huasa aabeatoala
should ba aaparata and aot a part of 1hlf report.
Tb# hove caepris** * * v*rio*.>e eo*Bt* and augga*tla which I do not h n l m any ta r la l bang* la th* report. Pie*** l* t aa knar i f you with aay further lafo raati or di*cu**i f tt* point* raliod la thia letter*
Best rapid*.
Sincerely your*,