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FILE NAME: RT Vanderbilt (RTV) DATE: 1972 Aug 2 DOC#: RTV166 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Fibrous Talc & Health .Rob " a r c h a Eng i not? ring Ce nt er ' A u g u s f 2 , t*> 7 2 W. u. VanuerLiook - Denver / k IbnoUS TALC - HEALTH V * '. <$ A" t-VO' g- C f-T y p r Yesterday I rece ived a call iron; Or. Sid Laura:., rermar Johns-ManvilLe Research Center Section Chief, who ^ cu rr en tl y Di rector .of the Central r s d Dopart..eat o: toe Co at in g Research Group, i:ic. of C l e v e l a n d , O h i ... This or ganization is sponsored uy 25 MSustrio i paint manufacturers. The substance of Sid's call was related to the asb.-sr ji dealt). scare publicity since a st andard filler use-; m paints is fibrous talc. One of the better Known varieties of filler is known as asbestine which is a fine' tremclitic talc material. Apparently the sponsoring paint manufacturers are very concerned about t h e `recent go ve rn me nt regulations on asbestos and hid was calling to determine if we had any knowledge on the toxicity o f ,t r e m o l i t e . I told hin* that I*'was not aware of any ma jo r medical or animal studies on this variety of asbestos but that I was sure that it would have some fibretic influence on the lungs if large quantities wt-re inhaled over a long period of time. However, I added that with proper envi ro nm en ta l control in the manufacturing plants 1 was sure it could be handled safely. Lauren stated the he wo u l d be checking with Dr. Jelikoff to de termine'if asbestine as a form of tremolite was a 1hazard and if any medical information was available. 1 call this to- your attention for the 'p u r p o s e .of eggc-stinc that some positive co nstructive pr ogram would appear to be in order re la ti ve to' our Gr an th am Talc customers. curing his visit Norm Sche.fiel and I touched vi this matter and we both are in agreement that a carefully co ns id er ed program be instituted to determine those of our talc customers who might require .assistance 'and recommendations in h a n d li ng our Gr an th am Talc fro.,;1 a dust control s t a n d p o i n t . The Asbestos Fiber Division and the Celite Division and the Environmental Engineering group could ail;provide useful-thoughts a n d ' services wh i c h could be used in overcoming future markd ing and'safes j?)Cob lems for our Grantham products. // W, ' >. /** , ' r / /- C. ST RE Hi W C S :C3 lCRMC-HT-TALC-000046