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FILE NAME: Ford (FD) DATE: 1977-1978 DOC#: FD217 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter and Reply RE Asbestos in Brakes and Carcinogenic Effects Larry W irtels 255O Greer. Yali-sy dovi Los A n g e l e s , CA 9C0-6 C ` O Ford K o to r Company , ^ Dearborn, M ichigan i I bvemter 8, L77 Dear S ir s t . ' Can you please send any in form ation concerning tr.e s u b s tiv o f o th e r m a te r ia ls fo r asb e sto s in the use o f brake p.<cs and c lu t c h e s ; c o n s id e r in g the ca r c in o g e n ic p o s s i b i l i t y and a s b e s to s is p o s s i o i l i t y due to the ambient 3 ? r e a d 'o f the mate-, -a l from autom obiles? I f ycu do not have such u.-.ta, can you g iv e me the name and address o f your supplier o f asbestos containing m aterial? Thankyou fo r your a s s is ta n c e , 1m i ) 'd m ij Larry C artels 003313 PQ PRODUCED BY FORD FAFD0003275 Sataty Standard* and Ragulatlont 1- 13- 73 Mr. J . H. Hagman My sources for information \-ier-. the author of one of the SE papers who works at the S c ie n tific Laboratory, Mr. A. E . Anderson, Extension 79359 and Mr. D. F. Fiscus o f Advanced Chassis, Extension 73766. 'i * V 003314 PRODUCED BY FORD FAFD0003276 FORD P&.RTS ANO SERVICE DIVISION TWO-WAY MEMO '------------ : p r -------------- ITO: ! J- i CU -/ / -J-- A TT. /It- i' LOCATICI - 77 : RFERENCE NUMBER I w~ ~ SUBJECT : I CUSTOMER ING'. y i,j ir-'fT'.c /--j-* i T D I \( i : i n j \ U f \ S \ J t r \C ;C j- : ; Th( attached customer letter has been received by the Owner Relations Operations Departm ent We areforwarding the letter to your activity for ass.stance in providing an appropriate response. ,iV! L i Please provioe information indicated which is essential for our response. "please reply directly to' the customer and send a carbon copy to this o t i S Q For y0 ur reply. Carbon copy to this office not required. Signed y( "7 At Owner Relations Operations Dept. Room 816 - Parklane Towers West| Ext. 3 2 2 -4 3 3 7 fOUR INPUT REQUIRED TO ASSIST A FORD PRODUCT OWNER PLEASE PRINT REPLY BELOW The p o ssib ility o f carciogenic e ffe c ts and asbestosis due to the hR ambient spread of asbestos from automobiles is for th is finding is that the asbestos fn brake minute. The reason and clutch linings Is converted to a non-fiberous material by the high temperature E involved in normal vehicle usage. Therefore, the automobile is not s ig n ific a n t as a source o f free asbestos. _____________________ ford has examined the total process o f providing asbestos liming P m aterials on its v e h icle s. From a medical standpoint, problem s from e xposure to asbestos may have to be overcome in the mine, in the making o f the lin in gs and in our supplier p lan ts. Free asbestos from vehicle 2L usage and brake service is not considered a problem! Mr. E. J. Se lik o ff is-an internationally recognized authority on this Y ss iidb jjee cc tt aanndd hhaass aa ggrreeeedd wwiutnh ntheessee f?in d in g s. His wor_k_s___a_r__e___re__f_e_r__e_n__c_e_d_ _ _ -- - in w* S in an SAE paper on the su b je ct. (SAE 730549 - Asbestos Emissions from , o *OCuu*i Signad Oat o (9 n s e e r * * i" * S ^ s g - ~ ^ > OWIalonv^T T" -' f, ..J . . T js z y LAJt+C< . `C n -- |3C^-123JUL 77 2. - RECIPIENT - RETURN TO SENDER WITH C O P Y PRODUCED BY FORD FAFD0003277 Brake Dynamometer Tests by A. E. Anderson, R. L . Gealer, R. C. McCune and J . W. Sprys). TheEPA conducted research th a t resulted in sim ilar findings (Report No.^ 58-04-0020 Brake Emissions^ . the EPA report is suimiarized in another Sf Paper (SAE 730548 - Brake and Clutch Emissions Generated During Vehicle Operation by M. G. Jacko, R. T. DuCharme and J . H. S o m e r s . ... .. 003316 PRODUCED BY FORD FAFD0003278 BIBLIOGRAPHY Arti cl e 1. Brake Lining Decomposition Products 2. Exposure to Asbestos During Brake Maintenance 3. Asbestos Emissions from Brake ' Dynamometer Tests , 4. How Much Asbestos do Vehicles Emit? 5. The Hazards o f Asbestos fo r Brake Mechanics . 6 . Asbestos Exposure During Brake Lining Maintenance and Repair 7. Asbestos Exposure o f Brake Repair Workers in the U. S . 3, Airborne Asbestos in the V icin ity o f a Freeway 9. Asbestos Content o f Dust Encountered ' In Brake Maintenance and Repair 10. On the U t i l i t y o f Dark F ie ld Electron Microscopy in Determination o f the Degree o f Deformation in C h ryso tile Asbestos . Author Jeremiah Lynch National Center fo r Urban and In d u stria l'H e a lth D .E . Hickish and K ili Knight Medical S e rv ic e s , Ford o f ' B rita in R .L . G e aler, R .C . McCune and J.W . Sprys Ford Motor Company Barry Castleman, L u cille Camarota, Albert F ritsch , Susan Mazzocchi, and Robert Crawley - Public Health Reports Arthur Rohl, Arthur Langer, Mary W o lff, Irvin g Weisman - Mt. Sinai School o f Medicine William Lorimer, Arthur Rohl, Albert M ille r , William Nicholson, Irving S e lik o ff - Mt. Sinai Journal o f Medicine J . A ls t e , 0. Watson and J . Bagg U n iv ersity o f Melbourne Rohl, Langer, Klimentidis W o lff, and S e lik o f f - M t Sinai School o f Medicine K. Seshan U. S . Dept o f Energy 12/68 1970 May 14-1 1973 6/73 5/6/75 1975 1976 1976 January 1977 October 1977 - 003317 PRODUCED BY FORD FAFD0003279 11. A ch ara cte riza tio n o f C h rysotile 1 Asbestos 12. Automobile Brake Linings May be a . Health Hazard 1 3 . A Study o f Airborne Asbestos Fibers in Connecticut 14. Description o f Brake M a te ria ls, Work P ra ctices and Exposure Levels During Brake Maintenance . 15. Asbestos and Health: Present . Situ ation in the Friction Material Industry 16. Asbestos Cancer, Past and Future Hazard . 17. S ta te -o f-th e A rt, Asbestos Related Diseases o f the Lungs and Other Organs 18. M o rtality in Canadian .Miners and M ille rs Exposed to C h rysotile 19. Occupational Lung Disease - Agents o f Inorganic Origin 20.' The Com plexities in the Evaluation o f Epidem iological Data o f Fiber Exposed Populations 21. Diseases A ssociated with Exposure to Asbestos Dust K. 5eshan, Glenn Smith American In d u strial Hygiene Association Leonard Bruckman Connecticut Dept o f Environmental Protection William Nicholson Environmental Sciences Laboratory Heinz Doussier . Asbestos International Association J . C. Gilson M irgot, Becklake J . C. McDonald J . C. Wagner J . C. Wagner J . C . Wagner 1977 April 1978 November 1978 January 1979 Ju ly 1979 February 1972 1975 1979 ' 1977 1979 1979 003318 PRODUCED B Y FORD FAFD0003280