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SUNDAY TIMES ADVERTISER, TRENTON. N. J, AUGUST30. 1970 Report Brands- It As Killing Pollutant Feared Source Of 'Epidemic' CdncerM "ia whet to wwijiny sQ d . Irvtoc i. ftfkolf. a leading rtVttos kittnk Solihotf-be ar remits at kto latest stadia Hospital to New York Cl/, t to achetlns any be eva read than tbe fJUoo report OtyDueOcrS . n total techniques at electron t Bad characteristic aibalns people U aow cam la ' Yack." SeBrdl say*. T caa uepto who bra to cilia kin irkacs." art ia mm L*ts products physical properties. The toil/ caa be woven ala doth, (truer a* wire, bat tad lire radically iamsao to decay. q*sl>esBake asbestos par dons to the hangs. Asbestos tohakd. rami* ia tbe bags Imj been knowa to* be ackers 'with high levels el e fiber l-- ae eet et fire r Ji at U{ cancer and lies at aaoetbdroaa. Mes- olhriinar alleeU only eac ia MJM ia Ike general population. U the lari lew years-aatoerenstot bee at cases el aaotheGoaita associated ailk abates bare beew reported ia people wilb apparently only sbert tens exposure. Tbe E/st group at Bcsotht6aini casa roorhiiig epidemic peeportbws was reported' ia Seutfe'Afrwa ia IK*. 01 S patients who deveieped the total disease, states the Lit- toe report, -the majority bed act worked with asbestos bet bad Bred ia the vicinity at the (Cepe at Coed Hope asbes tos) uuao aad Bills, aad ooae bad left that area at exposure as youeg children." The cancer generally develop* HUP years alter toittol exposure. Sawed rtolefboard Eves aoee alarming alt the results at a ^ydttptoSd, who toed ^-esoth^ oa to sortbeastcra YreeahanaryiWtvavcidina between ISto aod lstx Only at tbe 41 were oecwpationally exposed. Three others were relatives el asbestos work--. eight either lived at worked near aa asbestos factory aad II bad at least lease miaat uporuie to asbestos. 01 the 1* wilb ginor apoeare, one was a Ifyrsrdd boy who at one time bad helped bis totbtf uv and install plaslctkoard during an extensivo reaodrttog at their stance to ton or broken, rckastog dost toto ' tooenfeeiaad--sognbet boon. Another was a ulennia wbe bad tbe air. Asbestos pmitoct masdadurieg . that -Best" at Jbe state's feat -jB-dtwtr tiou to bo3o* to bus house. SS states. Sot the tjtlno report tooad that Ralph J. SeSnaa. author <1 the liUon report am abate*. pay* coaslrwetioa aad duaoBtina sites an tbe Boat dasgsioat roarers at poOotiom -On BOet coastrwttiea site* asbestos dost is aet ceatreDed.** SoHw *, ,,ya. -run it altos wbeto they poOoltoa (ton asbestos {arteries is -Bom BaT because the industry asa eUborote wmtJstioo systoBS and wet peocosa to control the dust. Asbestos fibers. have, however, km de tected ia the air arar asbestos factories to 'ftotSdeathto' ....... Soars pritia at tbe latssa irpoct pniet aaftr(St that it a Slmttf a twtoo d tbe Staratjr^tgy done by toymen, not aoeatists. ntioosto for awotber giiinnuiid ^nisaasj*^ study. Ibis tiae Is bs csndiclnd by ad. *s;^^g aeuaUy spay asbestos *o steel girders.*' U the Uaitod States, tbe report adds, but bow yet aannounced panel at sdcntiatA andsr^^t the dust is not controlled by tarp usilotaret at welling, it on coalasaiaato city air. Throodeurths el as asbestos countuteri ia the Uaitod Staton ia Bed ia coaslrwetioa as arbertos esmeot. Poor tile. toeing lefts aad iasoUtsm. Hue cnnitrwcttoB asa tocM* frictisB pndaets tads a broke, etstch and ** ^ atf^bam abate. Bay co Into rootsminted clothing won hooM by asbestos workers, -doit-yaanetr* tostsIUtioa projects, insectiedex. lertiKim, soil coodilioorrs and takwm constlies, fripr Vbo much no ooe knows, sleet satisfactory monitoring methods have aet yet bosa de signed. Tbe Litton report bas bee* rscrived wilb skepticisai by some wccopottoaol bcattb sctosltots. Dr. Lewis I. Cr>S*7. dimtor at tbs dieistou at eptoemioiegy at HEWs Buroa ol Occupational Safety and Health to Cactoaali. aeys be bas read the report. *1 cool vouch (or (the littoo eenetostons)." be says. There are ao stadia which would support that I understand that certain parts el.that were withdrawn." Jobs LuBsdco. chad at eccapaiioaal health to North CimTtst. says .he bos not tbe sespins eCtbe Nattonnl A-niia/.d.-H-,-^* Scionxv . '.''."'riiti Out'member si the port, who asbodx<'3'S .to be Blined, said tbe new study to.rTbp^Vv remX at a peat deal at pcamaxf'm\.-'i NAPCA." " ' s'.^-'SS, But the date oa asbestos to abchiy^v^J assure aad. cm witbeut tte LtWan .ce*^.`.>'.-l ctoaiows. distarkuc. The preUaa bto's^i urycat ooe." says SdibotL -And wo comrt wait 2* to 1* ye* toeftsm results will be." (Eiltorta Note Ufalhw reporter (sr Btopnlth News SsrytobL^ A ftiaocr reporter (or tbo Asbestos is not dangerous il used proper read the Littoe-nport and -probably wool Journal, her ttorko hurt ntoo uppeosw* to ;'=? ly. Most asbestos' psodacts are coSled. rend it.- I*b not ropoodtoc to the hyste The Item KepnbBc, Tho-Wssbftoa Eipesuro occurs when on asbestos sub ria il there to any." d Kaifbt NrwspnposJ