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* i t TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction to Asbestos and Health.......... Overview................................................. The Health Problem............................ Medical Aspects................................................. Built-In Dust Defenses........................ Asbestos-Related Diseases.................... Biological Reactions: Asbestosis...... Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma........ Fiber Differences Play Key Role...... Dosage Standards.................................. Dust Control: How Effective.......... Smoking and Asbestos........................ Locked-ln and Non-Locked-ln........... OS HA Standards for Occupational Exposure to Asbestos....................................... Standards................................................ Monitoring.............. .................... .......... Methods of Compliance...................... Medical Requirements...................... . Labeling.................................................. EPA Standards for Airborne Asbestos Emissions.......................................... .................. J-M Fiber Handling Systems.......................... . Bulk Fiber Handling Systems......... In-Plant Fiber Handling Systems....... Fiber Packaging.................................... Shipping.......................... ............ ;........ New Concepts.... .................................. Dust Control Through Engineering............... Designing Dust Control for the Job Some Dust Control Principles........... Facing Tomorrow's Challenges...................... The Environmental Affairs Department........ Biographies........................................ ................. Order Form for Printed Material.................. 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 23 25 This report was prepared by the Environmental Affairs Department of Johns-Manville, in cooperation with the Asbestos Fiber Division, Employee Relations Department and Environmental Engineering. March 1974. PRODUCED JNl -83