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FILE NAME Painters and Allied Trades PAINT
DATE 1972 Sept 19
DOC PAINT102
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter - Dupont - Asbestos in Paint Films
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7. REV 38-49
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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY
COYECD OYED
WILMINGTON DELAWARE
FABRICS & FINISHES DEPARTMENT
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
September 19 1972
C. F. REINHARDT HASKELL LAB
ASBESTOS IN PAINT FILMS ASBESTOS ASBESTOS
are concerned about possible potential
As you know we
contained in talc used in
hazards associated with asbestos
some of our paints
We plan to conduct a test in which
be made in the breathing
airborne asbestos measurements will
zone of an operator while sanding a typical primer
and found that Haskell Lab has no data
) We have inquired
fiber that is bound or
in its files on hazards of asbestos
Haskell We would now like to have
encapsulated in paints
search to see what pertinent infor-
conduct a brief literature
This need not be an exhaustive
mation may be readily available
it could be accomplished
search
Joe Kowalski feels that perhaps October would be most
2 in about 4 hours Completion by
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appreciated
Not
to exceed RMD
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