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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE ON ASBESTOS I. Selikoff, W. Nicholson and A. Langer Mt. Sinai Hospital New York, New York Data on the human health effects from occupational and environ mental exposure to asbestos will be presented with special emphasis on the role.of.different asbestos minerals. Further, human tissue burdens of fibers and their association with asbestos related diseases will be discussed. Experimental animal data from various species and utilizing different routes of administration will also be presented, again with emphasis on differing fiber types. 12 ASB 0004056