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Air Products and Chemicals, Ine. 7 March 1985 Dr. H. C. Shah Chemical Manufacturers Association 2501 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 Dear Dr. Shah: I am sending you a copy of a recent article on epidemiology studies among VC-exposed workers that you may not have seen. This could be of interest in connection with the EHA study. Very truly yours JTB:csb cc: R. Gottesman The Vinyl Institute Attachments: Letter to the Editor, Cancer Facts and Figures, 6 Feb. 1985 Article entitled "Industrial Hazards of Plastics and Synthetic Elastomers". CMA 009753 ,.i:. I INDUSTRIAL HAZARDS OF PLASTICS AND SYNTHETIC ELASTOMERS Proceedings of the International Symposium on Occupational Hazards Related to Plastics and Synthetic Elastomers, Espoo, Finland, November 22-27,1982 Editors JORMA JARVISALO PIRKKO PFAFFLI HARRI VAINIO Institute of Occupational Health Helsinki, Finland L 3C* - ALAN R. LISS, INC. NEW YORK CMA 009754 '..*<** Address alt Inquiries to the Publisher Alan ft. Liss, Inc., 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011 Copyright 1984 Alan ft. Lias, Inc. Printed In the United States of America. Under the conditions stated below the owner of copyright ter this book hereby grants permission to users to make photocopy reproductions of any pan or an of its contents tor personal or interna! organizational use, or tor personal or internal use of specific clients. This consent is given on the condition that the copier pay the stated per-copy fee through the Copyright Clearance Canter, incorporated, 21 Congress Street, Salem, MA 01970, as listed in the most current issue of "Permissions to Photocopy" (Publish er's Fee Ust. distributed by CCC. Inc.), tor copying beyond that permitted by sections 107 or 108 of the US Copyright Law. This consent does not extend to other kinds of copying, such as copying tor general distribution, tor advertising or promotional pur poses, tor creating new collective works, or tor resale. Library of Congress Cataloging m Publication Data International Symposium on Occupational Hazards Related to Plastics and Synthetic Elastomers (1982 Espoo, Finland) Industrial hazards of plastics and synthetic elasto mers. (Progress in clinical and botogicai research: V. 141) inciudas bibliographical references and index. 1. Plastics--Toxicology--Congresses. 2. Elastomers-- Toxicology--Congresses. 3. Industrial toxicology-- Content Contribut i* Preface Jorma Jirvisa CHAPTER I. t Synthetic P I Jukka M. Mart P lymerProei Viinft Er* . . Additives In S Lawrence Fisht Carcinogenesi Evaluati natt J.E. Huff and J. Trends In Cane z \ Industry William J. Niche Reproductive tK. Hemminki, M CHAPTER II. F Production and Ariel Hoff . . . The Toxicology Bo Hotmberg . Toxicity of th C Additives Lawrence Fishbe Phthalate Esters J.E. Huff and W.N Occupational Ha; ' William J. Nichoist Preventive Measa Production Indus S. Tarkowski . . CMFt 009755