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SUNDAY STAR-LEDGER, September 10, 1967 Rare cancer reported by Somerset physicians By RUTH VINTER High incidence of a ran and incurable cancer . has been found at Somerset Hos pital, Somerville, four physi cians reported in an article in the Journal of the Ameri can Medical Association. The article links the rare disease, mesolthelioma, with asbestosis, a lung disease developed by people who in hale asbestos particles. It notes that a large asbes tos manufacturing plant is located within two miles of the hospital. Johns-Manville Co. main tains a large plant In Bound Brook. The article appeared in the Au^. 21 issue of the journal. Its authors are Drs. Maxwell Borow, Alfred Conston, Law rence L. Livornese and Norbert Schalet from the hospital's departments of surgery and pathology.- Mesothelioma is a rare malignancy which infiltrates A special section on cancer starts today on Page 33 the lung cavity or the ab dominal cavity, spreads rapidly and is incurable. The first large series of cases was diagnosed In 1957 at Johannesburg, South Africa. The majority, of these pa tients had not actually worked with asbestos but had lived in the vicinity of the mines and mills and some had left these areas of exposure as young children. The average period between exposure and devel opment of the tumor was 20 to 40 years. Asbestosis Is a lung disease developed by people who in hale asbestos particles. . The Somerset physicians reported that within a threeyear period at Somerset Hos pital, 17 cases of mesothelio ma were found at surgery. "Two of the patients,'' they said, "had contracted this malignancy with only environmental exposure consisting of (Please turn to Page I) ; VPD-153-0001162 DANA-077 V ; A rare cancer reported in N.J. ^(Continued from Page One) "Some experts," he con living in a community adja cent to the asbestos mill." The report also mentioned that lung cancer with asbes tosis is "high." A check showed it is more than nine times the rate found in other New Jersey hospitals. tinued, "believe that asbestos alone is not the cause of malignancy. That some other factor such as air pollution has to be present. "We want to draw attention to the serious situation," Dr. Conston said. "We are hoping to get a grant and to get other ; The Johns-Mansville plant researchers interested in converts to commercial use pursuing further studies. The approximately 73 per cent of Incidence of asbestosis, lung all the asbestos fiber mined cancer and mesothelioma Hr North America. may be much greater than is The Somerset physicians now recognized." said a review of the autopsy E. H. Fenner, director of material at the hospital Johns-Manville's department revealed only one other case of environmental control,- of mesolthelioma which had said: been misdiagnosed. "Mesolthelioma is con BARD TO EXPLAIN sidered a very rare disease The doctors found this hard and apparently nobody knows ib explain since the plant had been in the area more than CO years. They reasoned that perhaps patients with general cancer who had not been autopsied were misdiagnosed. very much about it. Some studies have indicated that this rare tumor may be as sociated with certain types of asbestos, but the great need is to find out more about it. We are cooperating in a num -. However, the physicians ber of research projects that state in the JAMA article, we hope will provide more "Regardless of whether this knowledge about the prob reasoning is correct, it is our distinct impression that there has been a definite increase in the Incidence of malignan lem." - Said Dr. Roscoe Kandle, state health commissioner: cy within the last few years.!' "This is a subject of con 'Dr. Conston, who is chief of siderable research with no pathology at Somerset, said firm answers at this time. in an interview that asbesto- The department's occupation sis has been found in people al health program is partici who have not worked or lived pating in a modest way, with near an asbestos plant. research being conducted at "Asbestos is used increas ingly in such products as in sulation, brake lining and roofing materials. It may be that people are picking up the disease from these products alone," he said. the Madison campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University. But until more is known than at present, I would not want to comment on the article which, up to this moment, I have not read." VPD-153-0001163 po*n oc OAijHA CORPORATION Victor Products - Chicago NTRA-COMPANY COMMUNICATION subject MlMdtES OF ASBESTOS WASTE DISPOSAL MEETING date February 18, 1981 TO G. Austin W. Nordbye A. Babal Hr" North K. Conetsco S. Ruzich C. Hayden L. Winchester cc: D. J. Reda J. H. Lunsford The objective of the meeting was to determine a method of handling and disposing of asbestos waste in conformance to present E.P.A. regulations while still being economical and feasible to our production operations. It was also imperative to establish an in plant procedure if only on an interim basis to expedite the disposition before the plant became inundated with this somewhat harmful waste. Cooperation by all attendees was excellent. Everyone participated in the interim solution. H. North has arranged to sell the waste asbestos to G.A.F. for $80 per ton F.O.B. Erie, Pa. The proceeds will help offset the cost of materials to package and ship and added material handling involved. C. Hayden Called K. Bectehley of the Illinois State E.P.A. group and clarified the transporting of this waste material. G. Austin requested cartons from Robinson (#63) for at machine loading of waste as it is made. Thus the interim procedure will be: I. The #63 carton with-its own pallet will receive a plastic 1iner. and will be packed at the punch press. Scrap asbestos will be placed into the 1ined carton. When itj^full the liner will be closed and twist tied. The carton will be^jj|$led with gummed tape. 2. Sealed Cartons will be moved carefully by fork trucks to the holding area selected in Plant #2. Spill over holding will be done in the area formerly occupied by D/291. The need for a spill over area is due to the economics of shipping to G.A.F. The price quoted was on A0,000 LBS shipments; however, G.A.F. will accept any quantity but the transportation cost increases on the smaller loads since the trucker quite likely cannot accept any other freight with the waste asbestos. VPD-153-0001164 MINUTES OF ASBESTOS WASTE DISPOSAL MEETING (continued) -2- 3. Cartons of^tMs waste will be neatly and carefully stored until released for shipment. Release for shipment will be approved by H. North, who will be kept posted of the growing inventory of the waste material. As material is released at G.A.F., North will try to arrange for the same truck to pick up a load of waste to return to G.A.F. Trucks will be loaded at the truck dock in the new warehouse addition via the shortest in-plant truck route. This will decrease the areas to be monitored to maintain conformance to E.P.A. regulations on in-plant atmosphere contamination (2 fibers/cc). 4. In-plant truck routes will be policed by K. Conetsco, M. Houston and W. Nordbye once each day to maintain asbestos free truck routes and warehousing control. 5. Any common carrier with an I.C.C. license can transport these materials at this time, using a standard federal approved bill of lading describing the material as asbestos and Portland cement waste packed in plastic lined cartons. Our receipted copy of the bill of lading must show truck line, I.C.C. license number and name of driver with date of pick up. 6. It will not be necessary to wet down the asbestos in the plastic bags at this time. 7. Any or all phases of this interim procedure are subject to change for improvement. 8. We expect to ship up to twice per month in loads of 25M to 30M LBS, using the G.A.F. transporter/trucker whenever possible. Size of load will be dependent on two conditions: 1. Number of cartons we can'load on the average truck. We esytiawte 220 LBS/carton, hence *<0,000 LBS equals 182 cartons Storage' space to accumulate 200 cartons would pose a problem. The economics of less than truckload or less than 40,000 LBS will be studied in the first few shipments to determine an acceptable breakpoint. . North will be assisted in this endeavor at his request. VPD-153-0001165 HINUTES OF ASBESTOS WASTE DISPOSAL MEctlNG (continued) -3- Preliminary Cost Data #63 carton with pallet A9-5/8" X 31-5/8" X 32-1/A" *Plastic 1iner (EST) Trial Carton AO" X 28" X22" *P1astic 1iner * North will shop for cheaper liner 6 cartons $7.22 A.00 $11.22 $ 9.00 A.00 $13.00 $80/Ton $30/Ton freight = $50.00/Ton 2000 LBS 220 X $11.22 = 9.1 X $11.22 = $102 - $50 = $52 cost/Ton* *Does not include in-plant labor cost. All costs will be charged to S.0. 89-2877 to accumulate dollars to be assigned as surcharge costs to contributing customer gaskets. We will continue to pursue obtaining a land fill permit for this waste material to protect Victor in any emergency and disposing of the #533 non-asbestos millboard waste. 1o \LthjU' ...... Len Winchester LW/la / *.