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FILE NAME Talc TALC DATE 1972 Aug 2 DOC TALC436 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE Fibrous Talc & Health a feorearch ^,, Engineering Engineering 2 August 1972 Center oo Son Wright J. F. Wright : Wright cosinsent cosinsent L. VanDerbeek * Denver | FIBALUS TALC - HEALTH Yesterday I received a call from Dr. Sid Lauren a former Manville Research Center Section Chief Who currently Directoorf the Central ment of the Coating Research Group Inc. D Departof Cleveland Ohi This organization is sponsored by 25 industrial paint manufacturers The substance of Sid's call was related to the asbes health scare publicity since a standard filler use in paints is fibrous tale One of the better known varieties of filler is known as asbestine which is a fine tremolitic talc material Apparently the sponsoring paint manufacturers are very concerned about recent government regulations on asbestos and Sid was calling to determine if we had any knowledge on the toxicity of tremolite I told him that was not aware of any major medical or animal studies on this variety of asbestos but that I was sure that it would have were some fibrotic influence on inhaled over a long period the lungs of time if large However quantities I added that with proper environmental control in the manufacturing plants 1 was sure it could be handled safely Lauren stated the he would be checking with Dr. Selikoff determinie f asbestinaes a form of tremolite was a hazard and if any medical information was available I call this to your attention for the purposoef suggesting that some positive constructive program would appear to be in order relative to our Grantham Talc customers During During his visit Norm Scheffel and I touched on this matter and we - : | . both are in agreement that a carefully considered program be instituted to determine those of our talc customers who might require assistance and recommendations in handling our Grantham Tale from Fiber Division and a dust control standpoint The | Asbestos the Celite Division and the Environmental EngineeringEngineering group could services which could be our problems problems for and sales a oe a : a all provide useful thoughts and used in overcoming future marketing Grantham products . marketing aa oo wh Ly be W. ' W. C. STREIB C. STREIB STREIB a i CRMCTALC | 000- 046 WCsics WCsics e CC F. L. Pundsack ~ Denver Va S. Speil Norm Schef el Scheffel Scheffel Scheffel