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FILE NAME: WR Grace (WRG) DATE: June 20, 1969 DOC#: WRG200 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1969 Memo to T Egan from J Cintani regarding talk on Asbestos An Unanticipated Environmental Hazard. TOM EOAN 6 / 20/59 i V ' ; jim cihtaki ASBESTOS R , W. STEUIETT/ L . P . HOLLIS R . BABB S . TITOS ^7 U4; *? Deer Ton, . On Wednesday June 1 - th John C t t i n - e r end I attended a ceetir. a t Re- York U n i v c r a i t 7 on Asbestos " An U n a n ti c ip a te d Envirocenta Hi s a r d " , Attached I s copy o f the protrar. and a r e p r in t of the a r t i c l e t h a t appeared i n t h e October , 1S5~ i s s u e o f t h e Kew Yorker Kagaz Dr, S e l i J r a f f p r e s e n te d a very d e t a i l e d and factual report cn s t u d i e s o f th e h e a l t h hazards o f a s b e s t o s . He has redo a career th e ctudy of e f f e c t s o f aabeatoa and speaks eloquently about the subject, Dr Lee o f tJ. S. P u b lic Health S e r v i c e agreed with Dr. Selikf i n d i n g s . He f e l t t h a t t h e h a m f u l e f f e c t s o f asbestos f i b e r s she be n e u t r a l i z e d , o r i f t h i s was not p o s s i b l e , t h a t abestos be take: the varket. Mr. H utchinson , P r e s i d e n t o f Asbestos Workers Union, ta lk ed about concern o f h i s nereis era i n t h e c o n t r o l o f use o f abestos and the coopers cion of his union with Dr. S elikoff. Dr. Pundsaok, 7ice President o f Research & Develp-ent of Jcrr X a n v i l l e , e l s o acter. jwledred t h e h a m f u l e f f e c t s o f a s b e s to s . Tr. Pundsack f e l t t h a t J o h n ' s K a n v ll le had c o n t r o l l e d the'problem o f a s b esto s i n t h e i r p l a n t s th ru p r o p e r v e n t i l a t i o n and i n d o c tr i n a tl . o f t h e i r em ployees. However t h e u se o f a s b e s t o s In c o n s tru c tio n posed another problem, p a rtic u la rily in the fie ld of spray f ir e o r and a c o u s t i c a l a p p l i c a t i o n . Dr. Pundsack wao o f th e opinion t h i s caused the g re a te st mount of p o te n tia l hazard because the asbeatc fib ers were a b le to be a i r borne and thereby contaminate a larse i Dr. Pundsack s t a t e d t h e Johna H a n v i l l e i s working in two ere2 c o rre c t th e problem . They a r e seeking a p o s s i b l e coating agent tc n e u t r a l i z e h o r n fu l e f f e c t s o f a s b e s to s . In a d d itio n they a re lock for a su b stitu te fiber product to replace aabeatoa. 3T/8'd --X -. The e e e t i n g nade ft dee? Impression on a e . I aa s u r p r i s e d at u n i v e r s a l agreement non? p a r t i e s 5 the n e s t i n g on th e harmful effects o f asbestos. I thought Jorn'o Xanville eould try to refute. Er. S e l l f e o f f 'a e t a t e a e n t but they did not do so . I t i s rty f e e l i n g t h a t o s th e s e f a s t s a.-e disseminated arnur.d th e county, the use of asbestos cprayed f i r e p r e o f i n j uil*. be d it-:n tin u e d . Z feel e should plao# a top p r i o r i t y tag on Cir effects to ae ur a a u b a titu te for th e asbestos in our tfonokote fireproofing. Sincerely jc /r* Jsceo Cintanl D is tr ic t Kenaner t 3T/6'd xi 'stnnwa * aans s NOdwa si.-01 rr, an