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Niagara Falla Gazette 2-24-73 Million deaths by 2,000^ seen caused by asbestos^ WASHINGTON (AP) - A doctor has predicted that one million Americans will die by He added that millions of .of the nonprofit Center for Sd-` other persons are exposed to ence in the Public Interest, told asbestos fibers to an unknown file subcommittee: the year 2000 from diseases degree every day of their lives, "We need a bill to cover all caused by asbestos fibers. without their knowledge. phases of asbestos use and we Dr. bring Selikoff of the Mt. Sinai School, of Medicine in New York said the victims will be persons who are or have been working regularly with the fibrous mineral. "Ail will die within the next 30 to 35 years," he told the Sen ate Commerce environmental subcommittee Friday. The subcommittee was told that more than 3,000 consumer products and a host of building materials contain asbestos, which accumulates in the hu man lungs. He said other common sources are in the talc used in polished rice and balloons to keep them from sticking need pretesting, health re search, labeling and environ mental controls." Selikoff added that, "Un fortunately it's almost entirely a man-made disease. That means it's also man-1 preventable." 1 Selikoff said asbestos is a together, and papier mache "hidden time bomb," causing used in school art classes. cancer that may not be de The Food and Drug Adminis tected for 20, 30 or even 40- tration last year issued regu years. lations banning the use of as Of the one million workers who already have been ex posed, be said 200,000will die of lung cancer, 70,000 of asbes- tosis, or lung scarring, and 130,000 of various cancers. The rest will die of other ailments, Selikoff said. bestos in garments, and has proposed a ban on asbestos laden talc in food and food packaging. | Slikoff and other witnesses < expressed support for a toxic- . substances control bill. j Albert J. Fritsch, a director i A .0 7 IOC I PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT X401166