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FILE NAME Newspaper & Magazine Articles NMA DATE 1976 July 16 DOC NMA177 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Wall Street Journal Article - Wall Repair Goods Are Said to Contain Carcinogenic Fibers THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Friday Jul1y6 1976 Repair Goods Are Said to Contain Carcinogenic Fibers e * Some Patching Compounds Have Perilous Asbestos Studies Say Ban Asked a By a WALL STREET JOURNAL JOURNAL Staff Reporter WASHING-TSO omNe of the compounds used for patching and repairing Interior walls contain causing asbestos fibers and should be banned two interest organizations contended In a petition to the Consumer ' Product Resources ' Safety Commission the Natural Defense Council and Consumers Union esti- i mated that between a third and a half of the patching compounds sold in the US would be subject to such ban It cited products Ward sold by Mobil Corp's Montgomery ! Inc subsidiary and by Georgia Corp | as among those that allegedly pose a health hazard ' When asbestos fibers are inhaled they greatly increase the danger of cancer of the lungs the lining of the lungs and the abdo men The petition cited medical studies showing very high concentrations of the f- bers in the an after containing compounds were used for dry wall repairs Asbestos gets into the air both when pow dered compounds are mixed with water to create a patching paste and when parched places are sanded after the paste dries the studies showed oo