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FILE NAME: General Refractories Company (GRC) DATE: 1940 DOC#: GRC014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Trade Publication Reference Documenting 1940 GRC Knowledge , 1940 Grefco Knowledge Ceramic Society Member: R.P. Heuer, J. Raugh A. Maupin, L.J. Trostel, C.E. Grigsby Date: 1940 Source: Ceramic Abstracts compiled by The American Ceramic Society, Vol. 19. Articles Reviewed: Anon. Fatalities from silicosis and asbestosis; their incidence in industry. Iron & Coal Trades. 1939. "The annual report of the Chief Inspector of Factories shows that from 1935 to 1938 inclusive, deaths from the two lung diseases in the refractories industry and in the manufacture of pottery have been fairly constant." E. C. Vigliani. Twofatal cases o fpulmonary asbestosis. Rass. Med. Applicata. Lavoro. Ind. 1940. J.B. Ficklen. Manual o f industrial health hazards. "Inhaled chrysotile asbestos fibers now appear to be irritating not because they are silicates, but because they are stiff fibers, mechanically irritating the lung... Among the dozens of different silicate materials, only the group of five known as asbestos are unique in having fibrous structure and in being commonly recognized as pulmonary irritants."