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FILE NAME: Saranac (SAR) DATE: 1949 Apr 15 DOC#: SAR194 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Confidential Memo RE Saranac Report from J.P. Woodward Noting Finding that Small Amount of Fibres Can Cause Lung Damage / / \ maoEU. ns oownarriAL - X. feeter noted S c r t t M leport General Baadquartere April 15, 1919 l/ l t0(bJr All of aa read d t t much l i U n i t Ir. I Stalth'e avatar? a d oaaaaata an the Saranac Import "Asbestos yueuaoooeloeia* which 70a cant to Mr. Flaber cn Jtarch 21, with oopiaa ta i r a aad to a*. Zt aaaaia to aa that cm of tha aost aignifioant of all tha findings la that mentioned la Item 9, pointing out tha fact that a relatival? aaall aaencnt of lane fibre a cam aanaa long iawf*. It la important that ve arrange to determine where long fifarea aa? axlet la tha working atmosphere, whether the amount la enough to cans* harm, and taka aouae vo e~iiminete *1m . Bator "CoauMets.* Ztaa 3 (a), reference la aid* to Dr. Gardner*a itouento that. to* aaat daa^arona lengths af fibre are thoaa of 5 to 15 alerona la laagth. Ian Selth goea an to aa? that ha la, however, Inclined to t o l l m the findings of thia report that still longer fibres are probably laore hareful. Keferrleg to Sr. Gardner's earlier startaamte, Tea Brows mentions that Dr. Oardmr apokm of tha hateful fibrea aa being *sartor 10 mlarsn* la greatest disaster* rather thas thoaa of 5 to 15 microns la laagth* Alee, w l s r Item 3 (h), Isa tteith refers te Mr. Oerdmer's latter to Mr. Sabouria af a Tabrnar? 23, 19AA, mi M s belief that *tho tree haaard la asbestos plants Is properf tisssl to the eoet of asall, Individual macrusbed riures ia the atmosphere . . .* Bsre ^ala, Zaa Smith mentions M s prsfaresea to beliars the reeast Saranac fladings, whioh eamaad to ledloata that actloo cal? of the long flbrea ia particular!? harmful. 0m the page marked *Ccaaaeata* also, micr I, Xaa Staith speaks of tha duet aomata ia tha mille as 65% to 80% 5 micrcma ar lass la leegth, and rarel? 1% 20 aicrams er longer. Z had the iapressloa that I oar tha reaulta of u stud? giving this type mC Imfermetloa, tat dom't too* shat ated? It vaa or where It la mom, m d Z wonder whether Korn Smith earn give us this lafasmatlom as that wo earn leak it up. There la a question raised here about Isa Smith's point uwter III about the long fibre that la mimed at thetfard aa oampared with that at Aabestow. It was maid that praetleall? aa? actual!? proce ssed fibre la 3 micrcma or more ia length sad doubt eea *rrp p. . m < M to wbetbsT there would he libel? to be more longer fibre fran the Thstfcrd erwte them from ear a m after It haa reaebad the point of being prooaaaad. Perhaps tha etmd? Z aprtce cf above way indicate sons facta ia roapee* to this ar b e as? have some lnfareatlae that would eovar this paint. Ve all felt Ism Smith's study to be a war? axeellnet one aid plea to make oat af it ia augualatlH acne of our other plant# with thia Saraaao stm^y* aei Taadlvwr Bream' *^ A* B. Timber I. V. Smith, X. V., Asbastoa Iwam Sabouria J. P. Voodard 5