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FILE NAME: WR Grace (WRG) DATE: September 15, 1961 DOC#: WRG201 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1961 Memorandum to Joe Kelly, Zonolite Company, regarding Minnesota Public Health Department concern regarding dust exposure in vermiculite plants. co : Mr. J.K. Bishop Bishop, Burieet, Faiasz 7 Doherty Suits 1820, Board of Tracio Building Chicago 4.Illinois Fari D. Loviok Jonoli te Company 'P.O. Box 607* Libby, Montana Max F. Corso L.J. Ver.ard. Vera 0!-:eriun Soptembor 15 1961 Kr J.A. ..lloy ' Zonolito Company 155 3outU La Sallo Strool Chiosco 3 111Inoio Doar Jooi I havo nentionod to you tho couoorn cur Kinnoapolia Publio Health Daporfc- aont lo ohoiin^, rogarding duat oxposuro in th vcrnieulito pianto* 'ho/ V: ' ss > p'aa tiou'.avly contomsd rrhon all o f tho uon working iu th B . F . iroltoa pl&nt ohowGd lendinoso in. thoir lungo and v q woro thoa roqucutal to aupply tc-raya /rosi a uuabox* of our nism, aa a baolo for tholr furthor atudy. It oooaa to no that wo should bo on cooperative with tho Publio Health official co yoooiblo and I havo folt wo should shard tho infornotion con talned. in ilcsd I.oviok?n Juno 14th lottav with thooo officials. A copy of that lottos? Ao boliijj attaohod for yon oncl for Jack bishop and va would like your. Opinion uo to trhathox' or ;t this ohonld bo.ouppllod to thooo offioiala oo baokrroand fov thosu \fo aro haviagf tho Astila laaitronoo Conpany naso duut analyooij in all oi'our four pianto, and havo r.oquaatod tfe&t Unta ho dono acnunlly. i'hoy havo juaV oonplotod a test',in Omaha and thoir roport la r.oot favorable imUoatla^ that tchao ooouuooooHn'tsrractiioornu ooxf du.iiuvont,, nhoro non aro roqulrod io work 1 vory low. !vfhay didnt min a .oot in tho oro bi.un at iho tino of unloading but they havo comaoutod that tho non varo wearing roopiratoro ubilo doing thlo work. Thoy found nothing to bo Alarmad about and havo cado aoro minor oug* gao lona with vrb.ioh vro ozpoct to comply. Aotna has rovlowod Earl Loviok'a latter and wo havo a reply iron then.} obating that they ooo no har iu oharing thio information with our Fublio Health offioiala. Howovor they auggoatod that it would bo v/oll for ua to knvo an vvpraaaion fron you boforo releasing ouch information. /n.'ucAM t, r A u u u U j ill you i& Y io v this lottar aov and p*.chapo gai; ;\ :>.xp.voooion .vo.^ .fac't iliahop and advioo `.rhothor or not you z-ould bo n&vooablo to ho.7i.ng Vola lattar aado available to tho linnoapolio o.Cioi&lo Toui'o very truly, VESTKHH liIIESAL PRODUCTS COMPAT capila 0,At Pratt Vioa Pvooidant