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More came out of that meeting such as she incriminating evidence against cigarette smoking as a very probable co-carcinogen, and the clear differences in risk with the type of fiber and nature of exposure. In total, it is now known that asbestos-related health risks are almost exclusively confined to the occupational environment . . . that the effects of excessive inhalation of asbestos are both time and dose related ., . that there are exposure levels that will not result in any increased risk of disease . . . and that the disease being found today among some long-time employees is not an indication of present day conditions; rather, it is a result of conditions existing decades ago when neither industry, government or the medical/scientific community knew much about the health effects of asbestos and even less about the proper means for their control. THE J-M ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT in its continuing effort to provide the widest field of knowledge on asbestos and health, J-M has established an Environmental Affairs Department. As part of the department's services, various types and forms of information are made available to J-M customers and other interested parties. A series of reports on asbestos and health problems is available free by filling out the order form (Figure 9) and returning it to the J-M Service Center with the proper code number. The printed materials available as of January 1974 are; 1. Asbestos ... A Family of Minerals - describing the characteristics of the four commer cially significant varieties of asbestos (EA-4P-376). 2. Report of the Advisory Committee on Asbestos Cancers to the Director of the Inter national Agency for Research on Cancer - outlining the major conclusions from the 1972 meeting in Lyon, France, of respected researchers from all over the world who were study ing the biological effects of asbestos. (EA-1P-374). 3. Asbestos and Health - discussing the occupational health risks from asbestos dust and what J-M and the industry has done to eliminate or control them. (EA-3P-375). 4. Questions and Answers on Asbestos and Health - providing answers to the most commonly asked questions about the biological effects of asbestos. (EA-10P-3711), 5. Asbestos-Cement Water Pipe and Health - discussing the results of studies to determine if drinking water that has passed through asbestos-cement water pipe poses any health risks (EA-12P-3711). V 6. Asbestos: No Risk to the Public - reviewing asbestos health research to determine if there is any risk to the public from the use or manufacture of asbestos products. (EA-8P-3711). Other material available includes: * 7. What Every Employee Should Know about Asbestos - a pocket-size employee guide to asbestos and health, including the responsibilities of both employer and employee in pro viding a safe working environment. (EA-13L-371 ^^QOUCED -2i- jm - 83