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FILE NAME DuPont DUP DATE 1972 Apr 10 DOC DUP128 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo to J.A. Zapp & C.F. Reinhardt from James F. Morgan RE Asbestos with Handwritten Notations HASKELL LABORATORY FOR TOXICOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE cc : A. Azar R. J. Hubiak A186 A186 April 10 1972 TO FROM RE J. A. Zapp F. Reinhardt J. F. MorganJoh Joh B. N. Epstein Plastics Department Experimental Station 323/210 ASBESTOS Epstein proposes to add asbestos to plactic material for reinforcement so that various machine parts like gears may be fabricated A basic question before he obtains authorization to advance his project concerns the health problem . 1 Can asbestos be obtained from a supplier , unloaded mixed blended treated with a surface agent dried added to a plastic material and extruded without endangering the health of in experimental employees or production facilities 2 Can reinforced plastic material be offered to customers for fabrication of shapes and partswithout endangering the health of customers ' employees or incurring liability for future injury 3 Is there a likelihood that this kind of a use of asbestos faces imminent legal bans such as occurred in Philadelphia and New York City recently with respect to spraying insulation on steel building members 4 Epstein wants to know what kinds of dust control measures would be necessary to start experimental and production work along the lines mentioned in 1 above Are they economically feasible In order to work with Ben Epstein on these matters either R. J. Hubiak or I would have to devote some time to a written reply to 4 above and follow this with a meeting with him to discuss other aspects of the problems His need is urgent neh