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FILE NAME: New York State & NY Times (NY) DATE: 1973 Dec 11 DOC#: NY058 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: NYT Article - Asbestos-Cement Pipe Ban Urged by Science Center Asbestos Cement Pipe Ban Is Urged by Science Center New York Times (1857-Currentfile); Dec 11,1973, ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2002) PS- 98 Asbestos Cement Pipe Ban is Urged by Science Center WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (AP) --A science study group urged the Government today to' ban further installation of asbestos cement pipe to carry drinking water until researchers can de* termine whether the asbestos might contribute to stomach cancer. The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit, in dependent research group, esti mated in a Tetter to the Envi ronmental Protection Agency that the nation had about 200, 000 miles of asbestos cement pipe carrying drinking water. The E.P.A. advised Duluth and other Minnesota residents last summer to stop drinking water from Lake Superior be cause the water contained a high concentration of asbestos particles. REMEMBER THI NEEDIEST! R ep ro d uced w th p erm ission of the copyright owner Further reproduction prohibited without perm ission