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A/C Pipe Producers Association Executive Committee International Affairs Committee \ \? frcWJ.F. Welch, Vice President ;w SUBJECT Transmigration of Asbestos ACTION REQUIRED: Review for information Infernal Correspondence date September 2, 1982 Enclosed is the abstract of a Master's thesis on penetration or transmigration of ingested asbestos. The study confirms the' recently-released findings of Hallenbeck et al that there is no evidence of transmigration of asbestos in the gastrointestinal tract of rats. Full copies of the thesis are available from AACPP upon request. This research will be developed into an "A/C Advisory" and trade press release. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. JFW/ccw Enclosure Executive Committee L. Ambler L. Taylor J. C-ran International Affairs Committee E. van der Rest E. Dorner L. Ciannitrapani P. Hart A. Saoutis R. Jalan V. Pattabhi H. Hudson C. Barton S. Al-Tarkait M. Delcourt J. Cuvelier B. Giboin G. Zaviezo .T. Rodrigues Pimatit J. Schmaus Dubuc cc: A. Kahn, Esq. W.E. Smith, M.P. Brian Com mins, Ph.D. Tim Hardy, Esq. 0172090204 Ghrono i CAPCO -Icm - Circulated: 1) Front page 2) Abstract (p. I) 3) Contents (p. Ill) TRANSMIGRATION OF INGESTED ASBESTOS IN THE RAT "r'S\gr IOEH Code 507 9 45 72 82 BY M. E. MEEK BSc (Honours, Biology) A thesis presented to the University of Surrey in partialfulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Toxicology. Department of Biochemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey. September 19&1 CAPCO JEN 0023326