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FILE NAME: DuPont (DUP) DATE: 1966 May 19 DOC#: DUP081 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from DuPont to Dr. John Zapp RE Asbestos/Lung Cancer lk.tN M f i f . M ) E. I. du Pont de N emours & Company p. O. Bex 4M W ilm in g t o n . De l a w a r e im m e l a s t o m e r C H E M IC A L S OCRA R T M E N T ELASTOMERS LASORATORT May 19, 1966 C C R. A. Kurt* - DISA. Gene S. Dixon - Kernel Heapste; F. H. Frit* - B ias., will J. S. Rugg/R. L. Poskiti" Toxicity Pile ! DR. J OHN A. ZAP?, DIR. HASKELL LABORATORY NEWARK, DELAWARE ASBESTOS/LUNG CANCER Our attention has been called to this British article which is concerned with the health hasards in handling asbestos. f * $ ince the Elastomers Laboratory handle asbestos and are ' frequently making recommendations for the use of our polymers in binding asbestos, I wonder if we should be calling the possible health ha*ards of this material to our customers' attention as well as reviewing our handling procedures in the laboratory? W e are attaching a copy of an article .which appeared in the British Journal of Industrial Medicine. Will you please give me your thoughts and any recommendations which you may have. i \:\ \ ' A. C. STEVENSON, DIR. v elastomers laboratory r * -- T'; 4 W frnrnm - ~ Y -* ACSsewb Attach. , - '* OUP 005095 B E T T E R TMINOS TOR S E T T E R LIVINO . . . T H R O W S* C H C M lS T R r J02341 '''118986