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FILE NAME Newspaper & Magazine Articles NMA DATE 1970 Apr 28 DOC NMA047 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION NYT - City Bars Builder's Use of Asbestos at 7th Ave. Site New York York Times Bars Builder's Use Of Asbestos at 7th Ave. Site Historical Historical Newspapers The New City Times Currentfile Apr 28 1970 ProQuest 1851 - 2002 City Bars Builder's Use Of Asbestos at 7th Ave. Site A contractor at the build- ing under construction at 888 Seventh Avenue near 56th Street was served yesterday with & show cause order obtained by the city's Depart- ment of Air Resources to stop the spraying of asbestos as an insulating material Federico Plastering Company was ordered to stop using its spraying equipment after it failed to comply with strict new regulations on asbestos issued by the department ear- lier this month Similar orders were served last week at the World Trade Center construction site and at 2 New York Plaza in lower Manhattan near the Battery Contractors at those sites then agreed to find a asbestos substitute The Air Resources Department contends that evidence shows exposure to asbes- tos fibres causes cancer Further reproduction prohibited without permission Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner