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CHARLESTON, S.C. ffEWS & COURIER D. 68.000 -- S. 100,000 ,iEiBhmiTAH ARIA :82 Business Report c Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldridge says he is "cautiously optimistic" an agreement can be reached with the European governments accused ot ill'vgally subaidlzlng steel exports to the United States. "I think ~ the Eu ropeans do went to settle these cases as well as the Americans," he said. The Commerce Department's preliminary ruling lest week lound mat nine countries. Including seven in the Common Market, unlairly subsi dised steel exports to the United States. As a result. U.S. importers must post cash bonds equal to the estimated subsidy on the steel entering the Ur,ilea Slates. a Th V irginia Electric & Power Co. announces earnings ol 701 cents snare on common stocmk for the first five months of 1982, a 35 percent increase compared to the same five-month period ol 1981. The utility reported net income of $100.7 million for the first live months of 1982 on . operating revenues of $955.7 million. u Vinyl <ioor tiles containing asbestos are a previously unrecognized source ot airoorne ssoestos fleers, a cause of cripping respiratory disease ano lung cancer, researchers say. In a report published In Science maga zine. French researchers say they have the first evidence that worn floor ti le s can s ign.ficantly conribute to the amount ot asbestos people take into their lungj. A small band of steelworkers rallied against contract concessions Friday as union leaders met to consider the faltering steel industry's lucuesi to negotiate lower wage costs More than SIX) local union presidi-ntu met m a private session convened i>y United Steelworkers President Lloyd McBride at a hotel across the street ftom the headquarters of U .S. S.1eei Cdrp. in Pittsburgh. MARION, IH0. CHRONICLE-TRIBUNE D 23.653-S 26.997 JLiH J3 032 Researchers say floor tiles may be asbestos source WASHINGTON (API -- Vinyl floor tiles contain ing asbestos are a prevlousTy unrecognized source of airborne asbestos fibers, a cause of crippling respiratory disease and lung cancer, researchers reported Friday. In a report published In Science magazine, French researchers say they have the first evidence that worn floor tiles can significantly contribute to the amount of asbestos people take into their lungs. Inhaled asbestos causes chronic lung diseases that impair breathing and can lead to lung cancer decades after the initial exposure, scienlists say. Environmental health specialists have concen trated on detecting and neutralizing asbestos insula tion and fire-retardant materials sprayed on ceilings without paying much attention to flooring, the researchers said. 'The weathering of asbestos flooring under nor mal use patterns can yield concentrations ol.indoor airborne asbestos similar to those measured in sprayed buildings, which are the subject of much concern,' ' said (he report. The researchers pointed out that in the United States, France and other countries concerned about asbestos pollution, monitoring programs are not de signed to check for asbestos flooring. The researchers, P. Sebaslien, J. Bignon and M. Martin, of the Office of Sanitation and Social Affairs of Paris and other Institutions, said they discovered the flooring problems while examining an office building 12 miles south of Paris. The lO-yrar-old building, occupied by an engineer ing company, has ceilings Sprayed with an asbestoscontaining material. While the ceilings were found lo contain only an asbestos fiber called crocidolite, air samples also showed the presence of another fiber called chrysolite. This surprising finding put the scientists on a search for the source of the chrysotUe fibers and, through the process of elimination, they worked down to the floors. "The only material in Ute building that was found to contain chrysotlle libers was the vinyl floor tile," said (he report. "We concluded that the short chry solite fibers present in the air of the building bad escaped from the vinyl matrix o( the floor tiles. Highest concentrations of fibers were found In floor areas were there was the most traffic and in places where the tile was scraped or broken, It noted. '. JUH 13 13 :? Kesearchers say tiles asbestos source WASHINGTON (AP) - Vinyl floor tiles containing as bestos are a previously unrecognixed source of airborne asbestos fibers, a cause of crippling respiratory disease and lung cancer, researchers reported Friday. In a report published in Science magazine, French researchers say they have the first evidence that worn floor tiles can signifianily contribute to the amount of asbestos people take into their lungs. Inhaled asbestos causes chronic lung dis eases that impair breathing and can lead to lung cancer decades after the initial exposure, scientists say. Environ mental health specialists have concentrated on detecting and neutralizing asbestos insulation and fire-retardant materials sprayed on ceilings without paying much atten tion lo flooring, the researchers said. A;767o UCC 007900 PLAINFIELD, N,J. COURIER-NEWS -D. 56.877-- NEIVARA METROPOLITAN AREA UUW 13 13:1? Asbestos problem found In tiles WASHINGTON _ Vinv' ,, . asbestos are a previously utreetwva^fi Conta airborne asbestos fibers acauw^l^*?- *ourc tory disease and lung cancer rewardrcsf yesterday * cancer, researchers repo SlMsrf"W-F" ,,,u,, J5SSTS!aSST"d" JUiM 19 1932 Researchers say some vinyl floors are a source of airborne asbestos lly Warren K. Leary Washington -- vinyl floor uies Containing asbeslos ore a previously unrecognized source of airborne asbestos fibers, a cause of respiratory disease and lung cancer, researchers reported yesterday. tn a report published in. Science magazine, French researchers say they have the first evidence that worn floor tiles can signiftanily cult' in bate to the- smpuni of asbestos people take into their lungs. Inhaled asbestos causes chronic lur.g diseases that impair breathing and can lead to lung cancer decades after the initial exposure, scientists say. Environmental health specialists hove concentrated on detecting and neutralizing asbestos insulation and fire-retardant materials sprayed on ceilings without paying much atten tion to flooring, the researchers stid"The weathering uf asbestos flour ing under normal use patterns con yield concentrations or indoor air borne asbestos similar to those mea sured in sprayed buildings, which are Ihe subject of much concern." said the report. The researchers, P. Sebastian, J. litgnon and M Martin, of the Office of Sanitation and Social Alfairs uf Paris and other insiitmious. said they had discovered llie flooring problems while examining an olficc building 12 milessoulh of Pans. The ID-year-old building, occupied by an engineering company, has ceil ings sprayed with an usbestovcpn- , taiiinig material. While the ceilings ! were tound to contain only smashes- 1 tos Ithtr called eroetdohte. air sam ples also showed the presence of j another fiber called chrysolite, < 'This surprising finding put the f scientists on a search for the source i of the chryMitilc fibers, and ihe pro- * cess of elimination ted them to the fliKirs 7 `The only material in the building ' that was found to contain chrysolite . fibers was the vinyl Iloor liter," said the report. Highest eonccntraimns uf fibers were found in floor areas were 1 there was Ihe most traffic and in * places where the tile was scraped or brofci-n.it noted. LEBRHOH.N.H. VALLEY HEWS 0 13,410 A : 7 6 77 SOUTH BEND. INO. TRIBUNE 0.106.610-S. 126,434 SOUTH BfcND Ml TROPOLITAN AHA J'-M 13 tUi? | Tiles May Release Asbestos Fibers 1 WASHINGTON lAP) -- Vinyl floor liles containing asbestos are a previously unrecognized source of airborne asbeslos fibers, a cause of crippling respiratory disease and lung cancer, researchers reported yesterday. ' In a report published in Science magazine. French researchers say they have the first evidence that worn floor tiles can signifiantly contribute to the amount of asbestos people take into their lungs. Inhaled asbestos causes chronic lung diseases that impair breathing and can lead to lung cancer decades after the initial exposure, scientists say. Environmental health specialists have concentrated on detecting and neutralizing asbestos insulation and fireretardant materials sprayed on ceilings without paying much attention to flooring, the researchers said. The researchers, P. Sebastien, J. Bignon and M. Martin, of the Office of Sanitation and Social Affairs of Paris and other institutions, said they discovered the flooring prob lems while examining an office building 12 miles south of Paris. The 10-year-old building has ceilings sprayed with an asbestos-containing material. White the ceilings were found to contain only an asbestos fiber called crocidolite, air samples also showed the presence of another Tiber called chrysolite. "The only material in the building that w-as found to contain chrysolite fibers was the vinyl floor tile," said the report. "We concluded that the short chrysolite fibers present in the air of the building had escaped from the vinyl matrix of the floor tiles." -v'.' ?f> 193? 'd.^fl00r5 r *ASi`lNCTON~(AF) - French researchers say they have found ,. f,rst evidence that worn vinyl *'>or tile containing asbestos can release asbestos fibers Into the air l0 cuuse crippling respiratory dis nshestos ease and lung cancer The report by p. Sebastien. J Bignon and M, Marlin of the Offire f hamtadon and Social Affairs of UCC 007901 o\je. Y 1 Freneii Research Report Floor Tiles Cited as Source Of Airborne Asbestos Fibers UnltntPmlntmiadoniJ'- - Worn floor tiles containing asbes tos appear to be a source of airborne asbestos fibers, a cause of hug.can- cer, three French researchers re ported yesterday. < They said in the June 25 issue of Science magazine that if - further studies confirm their: findings, the use of asbestos flooring "could be come an important environmental is sue." Inhalation of asbestos fibers has fcren blamed for relatively, large numbers of cancer cases among as bestos workers. ... The French researchers found the asbestos fibers in the air of an office building 12 miles south of Paris. The ceiling had been sprayed with asbes tos-containing materials 10 years earner and it was for that reason that the study was conducted. Fibers from the ceiling were; found, as expected, in air being ar-.j culated'through the structure. -But' the report said, "An additional and* unexpected source of asbestos was; discovered--the asbestos floor tiles." The tiles were linked to the asbes-tos because two kinds of fibers were* found in the air, crocidolite knd;. chrysotile. The ceiling contained' only crocidolite. The chrysotile*. was' traced to the floor. : .. Many of the tiles were wom and' damaged and the highest concentre-; tions of chrysotile fibers were found' on the floor where, activity was the' greatest '' The report said that- up to now,' flooring had not been considered a serious source of asbestos. It said that flooring materials in 1976 rep resented about 15 percent of the total U.S. market for asbestos. - ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- j posrr Frzicwr A i7673 9 UCC 007902