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NOTES: 12/8/69 NICHOLSON/REITZE TRIP TO EUROPE U.K. "Regulations" of 2 fibers per cc based upon inadequate (hut the only available) data from one factory. U.K. fiber counts don't match up with us. Spraying Dome -- Library at Manchester -- air ducts carried apray into other areae of library to a level of 80 fibers per cc during the spraying. Dr. Bohlig Ludenshum - Epidemiological studies in Hamburg show "many" mesothelioma cases -- all surrounding four shipyards. Soon to be published. Dr. 9-1'koff hr? friled in all efforts to interest the Plasterers Union in New York in the health hatard of spraying. German shipyards use a vacuum device that is portable and can be used in sawing Marinite. Team saw lots of insulation application on industrial sites in Denmark, Holland and Germany. Houaekeeping is somewhat better there. They saw Turner 6 Newell Insulation on Bsso Tanker being built in U.K. with little or no asbestos in the pipe initiation (it is calcium silicate +?) NICHOLSON/REITZE TRIP TO EUROPE -2- British Ministry of Health using asbestos ceiling tile that gives off dust! o Langer has been to Jeffrey. S-ys packaging of "loose bags" is dirty operation and very hazardous. Stumphius has other pathologists looking for mesothelioma and they have found 30 cases so far this year -- in one area. (Dr. Selikoff feels most or all of Stumphius are occupation-related --- not neighborhood related) Turner Bros, has subsidiary (J.D. Roberts) that has spray method that reduces dust counts (revolving drum and water) - dampened asbestos is then fed into normal spray equipment. But it doesn't work in practice, yet. Turner Bros, are now finding mesothelioma -- perhaps 6 per year -- in thir textile fr<_to'"ies. British are Tindlug approximately 60 mesothelioma cases per year in U.K. ' . Jellroif is Lwcausw asbestos workers are now developing mesothelioma at a younger age (41-50) and often less working years (20) then before. Asbestos Research Council is Sponsoring tests of ambient air (Turner is doing this) for asbestos fiber. In general. Europeans are about tt the same state we are in asbestos application, insulations, etc. (from an industrial hygiene standn^nt.)