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Ur. Bon S# vrright - Toledo Ur. Jan S. Irvins - Haw York July 10* 1944 / Bono 1 Hr, B# Cm Prior, Ubtooda Soginocr tJard Leonard Blootrio Co# 31 South Ctroot Uount Vernon, Hew York Dear Ur# Prior* Your latter of July 10 lias boon forwarded hero ly the Corains Glees Vorko booaueo this company xaejaufeotar e Fiborglas materials used In combi nation wit!; oolimine rosins# For information about tiie melamine resin no are glad to refer you to Ur# C. J# Ttosaleus, Sales ISmager, Plastics Division, American Cyoaaoid Company, 99 Dookofollor Plaza, Dow York City# The American Cyanamid Coopery aaaufaoturns those rocins# As to the glass fibers themselves (whioh roinforeo the plastic in the lami nate) you may c intorastod in the data enclocod in tho attached envelope# These include an G-pago brochure antitied ^Health Aspects ofFihorglas Uatorialc" which wo published In April, 1943# On tho beck cover of the brochure is an annotated bibliography listing further references to toe subject Chocked in rod on this bibllogreply are articles of trhioh we on- close reprints# If you should wish copiec of any of the other references, we shall bo glad to supply then so far as they are available# Thors is included also e Transcript of remarks on tho same subject by C. Hazard of too United States lUblio Health Service# This is an excerpt from the Proooodia e of t! Uiodo Island Industrial Boa1th Institute held In Pravi- 'dance on lay"1 If,' 154o# ~ " 'r"' r These data indicate that exposure to glass fibers involves no hasard to tho luqgs or respirator}' tract# The non-disabling ndiscoafort" hazard to tte skin is limited to Fiberglas wool materials and Is praotically non-oxictout (booaueo of finor fiber diameters) in Fiborglas tortile materials# Dinco Piborglas tortilo fiborc are those uood in combination wito plaetlcc, and cinco tho HWre^aro inorganic, non-toxic, non-allergenic, and ncn-soncitizIng, It follows tint no hazard attends oxponure to toe glace fiberc in the fabrication or application of glnsc-plastio laminates# An articlo ontitlod ''Tiiohining da os-De infercod tew-Proscuro Laminates" by Prank B# Alloa woe published in the l&y, 1944 issue of !XTBD!] PLASTICS (pagoi 107-109)# 'Ao bavo inoludod a copy oi this in tho attached envelope# Thank you for year Inquiry# bo hope this information will fully answer the question that you bavo in mind but if for any reason you wish further data wo shall bo glad to try to supply them# You re very truly. Cdward C# Anoc 01 501 1552. Public Pclatlonc Uanagor