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V*' RELEASE tt& #90958 Tor Immeditta teleasa \}t*/*i*4 U.S* Mineral Products Company Stanhope, New Jersey . Paul Gelber Hort Parish Associates, lac. Princeton, Kev Jersey 08540 (609) 924-7500 I PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT USM-343 MAJOR AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM SOLVED development by United States Mineral Produets Company of Stanhope, H.J. an jubestoi-fret spray fireproofing `solves what la considered by tone ^--.authorities to be one of the major sources of air pollution -- that of asbestoa ^sllout caused by the spray; fireproofing of the scruetnral steel of sev bulldin ;JS&%&=>. * ; light of recent disclosures that exposure' to asbestos say result In certain j?types of lung and intestinal cancer, particularly in workers who apply spray Sg^iasbestos fireproofing, sose sajor cities have taken steps to control the use o>thls allegedly hazardous material* Among these is Kev York City which ** Sfts&i halted the use of asbestos-bearing fireproofing on all high-rise building projec However, with'the timely'introduction of the only asbestos-free spray fire* proofing available anywhere (DSM's Cafco Blaze-Shield Type D C/P), it is hoped r>^Tthat work will soon be resumed* Then, architects, contractors, construction 'tgjiF* workers and the general public should again breathe easier -- figuratively end jp^literaHy* James P* Verhalea, President of CSH, was the driving force responsible for ^e*r , * Initiating -- two years ago -- the research project which called for the A*./^* development of an asbestos-free spray fireproofing material that would be at * -- * c-.v.;least as effective as Its! asbestos-bearing counterpart* The incident which ft. triggered the action was the release in England of statistical data linking Asbestos to cancer and which brought about restrictive measures that all but r eliminated asbestos spraying as a method of fireproofing new construction* Interestingly enough, the development of Blaze-Shield Type D C/F is a tvo- ' " -pronged thrust at otir decaying ecology* In addition to solving one sajor facet * In our mounting air pollution problem, USM is helping as veil to clean up the . U nsightly landscaping that is prevalent around sose of this country's* steel ills* These areas are characterized by ugly deposits of blast furnace slag, a by-product of steel manufacture which is used as the major raw material in Blaze-shield. *