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A/C Pipe Producers Association Public Affairs Committee International Affairs Committee (/J. F. Welch, Vice President T AACPP Trade Release ACTION REQUIRED: Review for information Internal Correspondence date November 16,1981 Enclosed is an article published in the October, 1981 issue of Construction Contracting Monthly, circulation 55,000, which resulted from one of the trade press releases made through the Public Education Program. It is interesting to note the time lag between date of release (June, 1981) and date of publication. Trade publications typically hold press releases for future issues and "space fillers." If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. JFW/ajb Enclosure cc: A. Kahn, Esq. N. Rahn, Esq. N. Battle copies to: Public Affairs Committee International Affairs Committee H. Olson I. Adams W. Perrell J. Woods J. Baker T. Dougherty D. Stinson W. McCallie B. Collier R. Corner B. Giboin P. Hart E. van der Rest R. Hobbs A. Saoulis R. Jalan V. Pattabhi H. Hudson C. Barton S. Al-Tarkait HEGA/2 Chrono CAP CO JEN OOI2869  EPA Sees No Link Befween Asbestos in ". {Althougwh asbestos fibers hiwghl'y , . . ^ " suspected in pulmonary disease ' ^,'Vi . ' " I.-' -Vj U1S. Environmental Protection Agen- (EPA) Region 6, headquartered V - in Dallas, Texas recently stated that . -': ;"no conclusive'evidence links theinges- tion of asbestos in drinking water to . gastrointestinal cancer. . " ;. . :.i;; According to Mac A. Weaver, Acting Chief of the. Water Supply Branch, "Based on our findings, we do not believe the citizens ... are . subject to any measurable health risk " from asbestos in their drinking water. "Because of the acknowledged health problems related to asbestos inhaled and/or ingested by workers V in occupational exposure, it is natural for people to extend this concern to other exposures. EPA and the scienti fic community have felt that exten sive ' study is justified to determine if there is a level at which asbestos in drinking water might represent a measurable risk to public health. No conclusive scientific evidence has yet linked gastrointestinal cancer inci dence with ingestion of asbestos through drinking water." Weaver noted that the presence of asbestos fibers in drinking water may result from naturally-occurring sources in the ground water or from asbestos- cement (A/C) pipe when highly cor rosive waters are conveyed. * 26A-17N CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING MONTHLY 55.000 OCT 1981 CAP CO JEN 0012870 F