Document RZZNaqQXm8pkyg27gwBbjQZ8
FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG)
DATE: December 14, 1948
DOC#: USG035
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1948 Letter to A Vorwald re asbestos report meeting of underwriters
NEW YORK U N IVERSITY COLLICX OF MEDICINE
( V S lV it tin AVO S i u r w i HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLMOS) 417 riU T AVSNUt, NEW TOSA I * . M.f.
UTAiiMivrei rvornvi inzacua Instituto o. Industriai
Medicine
TCLtPHBNfc: W W S aU T I M
KJ 7-1800 Decantar U , 19t8
Dr. Arthor TorviId fcMiae LkUimlurjr Sanase Labe, Isv York
Saar Arthur!
Yltb xaspaet to t u sshaalaa report, Part I , Septaober 30 1940 a asatlng f iha raprcaenUtlvea of th undervrlting coaptnles va bali la Vav York* Tba nrport ma faveraUj recelvad sa'* l t ma tha sanerai faallas that ; t vsa a aost sattsfactox? and e s i l a r i jet* I t vaa tha faallas thla greup that a ll referaaer to eaaear or tunara sbould ha aalttad (Parrgr* ph 75, Paca 31 - tha latro ductor? psrt.grph andar "COimc.*T10NS" - ?u*grt.pb 92, Paga 39). Thla racuaat ^ vould libavisa cali for tha ellalaatlon ef -ny Uhlaa relrting to tela aubjoct * aitar.
Tha group alt that tiara tight ha laeludad under "CQKCIOSIOMS" a
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r faranca u tha nao-prograsslva charaetar of tha flhrosla produead h tha as
ta tee.
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I f praetlaahla, they ould 11Va to aea a ora definita at/.Uaaot vlth
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raapaet to tha sita of tha flbres vhlcb de tha danap. Iaqulr7 ma alao Bada ai
to vhathar tbare ma anj ralatloo te tha a la r of fibre par cable foot of aIr.
Xt vaa fo li that th laaguaga la Conciusion D that la that a typlcal flhrc-sis aould ha prod-tcod tp an atnoapharlc auapanalCB of aaheatoa duat crnWlnlag '1? "an axtres!? aaall proporti of leng fibre" ma ioo aagua and akould ha daflnad era apaelflm llj.
Ir. additioo to tha aberra sessanta thar ara other enggettiona vhlcb relate aero to foni and anphaalai
Yo tba asta! parelttad hp tha resulta of tba exparlacnts aha tba 008CL351QK* and tba ltreductOT7 "ABS11UC1* ora definite, and raduea tha nmbar of voida obesa naanlnp ara aot precisa. Per u apla, in tba ABTfc.Cf"ta verde aaens" m ietim i?* apparanti?* Ma bellamd" and I CttCUUSKSS', pnga AO, tba verde prlatrU?' , astraaal? anali prapertioa*.
Aj far sa prectleahla confo tha "ABSTUCI" to COKCLUSlQfc'S*. Por aap le , OOiCLOSlOKS* ctatas that "short Mbaatos flhrca do net produce flhrosla" vheraes "AKTJUCT" aaj* that "short flbres ara vaiatim i? Inart".
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Wr.^ rjvriaeBUl r*r.'t* iiitcat* that librici flWt produca* a diffarai'. aetioa thaa that csusad ty fra* ilici, dubbiti tbeb* polsi. ty
r*foroac> lo tb* diffaraoea* a, for laitaaca, partici# alta, a#ehaa!eal th: tbia obamleal actloe, acc-pro{r*Mioe, and prvdUpoaitioa io tubarculosi.
X OOhCLDSlOI t, pac# Al rafaranea la md* la tho fourth Ila# io our uwl asportasti* aad la tb# lati Ila#, botioa #f paia, prtrlou# sparitaci*.
'ut bai va# aaaat ly thii rtfaranca ma aet citar io tha arwp and tbay vould liba io i h that ita# eiarifiad.
U vai falt tbit tb# raport vould b# toaawhat #a#lar to felle* lf tha
panraph dotila* vitb tb# vartou 1yp#a of spanata! vara ##parat#d fajr baadlap. For uplt, Paraerap1 11 to 24 tacivi*la#,daal vlth tb# #arly Ua|a Fletta #xp#rl*Mati rara{rapiva 25 to U daal vitb tb# 200-aaab salariai u vbicb vai add#d on# part la four of aa^tuad Baiarial; Paraerapb* 45 to 57 laclualv#, 4#al vitb tb# 1004 ball-Bill#d dal sparlatati, aad Parapaph* f i to Tb lacluala#, d#al vitb tb# 1#B| fibra aipari:la. Thara va# coafbaloa a* to tb# iparinant# rafarr#d to ia eoa# of tba maVarad paracrapb*. Xt vould ba balpful lf tha four
sparlanti vara b#ad#d up la #oa# anna#r otbar tbaa vitb tba r#*ultrly auebarad paracrcpb* vbicb pr#e#da aad fcllov tbaa.
I t va* dacidad that aft#r tb## rrvl*iaa bar# b##a concludtd tb* ra-
port of tb#*# sparir..vt*l otudi#* ihevid b# pubi libad procptly a* po*ibl#,
prafarably la tb#
SL Iaduatdil farcita#, bay raport oa bussa a#b**to*i*
bould ba *#parvta aad aot a part of tbl raport.
Tb# aboa# capri#*# * vario* eoaurot* aad #uf|#*tlea* vbicb 1 do aot thlah lavalo## aagr aatarlai chaaf* la tb* raport. Plaata lai aa bacar lf you viab aay furtbar iaforaatloa or dlacuaiiona #f tb* polat* raliod la Ibi* lottar.
Baat la p id i
6iae#r#ly your.
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