Document EdMpdxZqMjyvOzLM7ZXjBLDmL
FILE NAME: Talc (TALC)
DATE: 1974 Jan 16
DOC#: TALC462
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to J-M from The BF Goodrich Co.
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AOOntSS REPLY TO: DEPI. 2 0 5 0
Jan uary 16,. 1974
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Mr, W.H. Cooper Director, Environmental
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Dear Mr. Cooper;'.
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. , , tinti-rcv 1 5 , 1974 concerning asbestos and
1 attended the meeting in Cle^ ^
topic (''The Medical Facts.on Asbestos")
the related health hazards. The f i r s , p
that airborne asbestos fibers
included several slides f
in amounts of less than 5 ib^ there was only a few minutes to look a
to really be convinced of the conclu x difficulty was increased by one si participants in a study of insulation
increase the risk .o f .disease.. v S in c e
any one of the slid e s, i t was.impossible
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che spGaker was drawing, m is
articular which showed more deaths than
0^kers by Dr, S e lik o ff. The speakers
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Til, f T ^ iS S U T S t S S lL Answer to a question about the apparen c Mr. Solon In rhe
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edical facta.^
-sented does not seem unreasonable.
' S i r y o 1uCis: ndt air,,Sar1c o p l.SSoathe papers h i C rha slides e rate, or
a bibliography tome?
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There is another_quest*on " ^ * ^ 0 ^ 0 ^
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a Sr e f e r e n c e b t o Sa Lp r o p o ^ d r e g u l a t i o n f i b e r s to me with the q u e s t i o n , "Can we_do t h i s .
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This paragraph describes a rather ^ ^ ^ g ^ f ^ j r o j i i ^ e ^ e i a c t i v e indices,
milligram" samples' of ta lc are
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These preparations are axamin^d h. b Jng at Least fiv e microns in length and .
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Would you. comment on this proposal.
Sincerely, The B.F. Goodrich Company
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R, Lindesmith
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