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'~r / PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT WRG-317 ASBESTOSIS "Recent studies have convinced U. S. Public Health Service Specialist* and other omdical authorities that about 40X of all Americans have siild, .chronic cases'.of though most of them never worked directly with asbestos*. furthermore says U.S.F.H.S. In the past-thirty-years* the asbestos-related cancer rate has Increased sixfold. While the average asbestos worker is well protected, the man on the street is not. The three by one micron asbestos fibers in his lungs can coma from a variety of sources, that is l.e.: Asbestos ducts and insulation in home central-heating plants. Asbestos-lined ducts lncdntrally air-conditioned buildings. Motor vehicle brake linings and clutch plates. Auto undercoatings. Asbestos celling and floor tiles Asbestos shingle and floor tiles. Asbestos shingles and sidings. Construction and demolition. Fitting, cutting and removing, asbestos-filled vallboards and 'flooxlngr," "piping and- InsuratTon. Incineration of asbestos-filled scrap. Improperly filtered effluent from asbestos processing plants. American Cancer Socity researchers feel certain that there is a synergistic relationship among airborne asbestos, smoking and lung cancer. The reason that the nondegradable hydrocarbonsoaked fibers may well be a constant source of lung irritation." From Loss Control Topics, September 1966 published by the Safety Department American Insurance Association 85 ehn Street, New York New York 10038 1 004611