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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1967 DOC JMA114 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo & Letter RE Asbestos and Brake Linings Draft -- Suggested Letter to Ron Linten June 13 1957 Mr. Roa Linton Chairman Task Force on Environmental Health and Related Problems U. S. Department of Health Education end Welfare OfficeOffice of the Secretary WashingtonWaashsihngitonngton Washington D.C. 20201 . . DearMr. Linton On page seven of the recently report of your Task Force is a statement asserting that the wearing of automobile brakes has increased the public's exposure to asbestos particles We know that this statement has expeared in certain Journals as on untested bypothesis However natual tests of asbestos brake linings under conditions duplicating the wearing of brakes performed in our research laboratory have not produced detectable asbestos particles in the surrounding collent sir To our knowledge thore hava botn no published reports from other laboratories including those of the United States Public Health Service which do chow such particles We are naturally greatly concerned with this subject and interested in keeping abreast of the facts We should therefore appreciate knowing the source of your information + gee. ee em Agee e nets en ormeee on - . 7 P c Li - - ele SUMMARY AND EVALUATION Subject Report to the Secretary of Health Education and Welfare by the Task Force on Environmental Health and Related Problems Mention of asbestos Of interest and importance Evaluation This long 126 pages report includes the flat statement that the wearing of automobile brakes has increased the public's exposure to asbestos particles may promote lung cancer over long periods of time Although the voluminous report covers every aspect of environmental health the allegation about asbestos was picked up by the United Press International and made part of the wire story which is attached The press release issued by HEW is also attached Authors { : Linton R. M. Chairman and the five members of the Task Force , Not Printed Issued by Department of Health Education and Welfare June 12 1967 Title A Strategy for a Livable Environment Summary As given in one paragraph an Se WS Ore 2 ee PON ee 3 June 13 1967 TO F. J. Solon Jr. K. V. Lindell Vw Bt. . SO aw . met 7 Lo . a MEL ASBESTOS ASBESTOS ASBESTOS AND BRAKE LININGH Yesterday the Federal Government released to the press the 126 page report to the Secretary of Health Education and Welfare by the Task Force on Environmental Health and Related Problems On page 7 of this report specific mention is made of the relation- _ ship between the wearing of brake linings and lung cancer Although the HBN neve release that accompanied the long document did not mention this reference to asbestos and brake linings the United Press International did pick it up presumably from the the Task full report report of the Task FFoorrccee it in their wire story about | since we have seen some evidence through our own research activities that would som to refute the allegation that asbestos getsinto the umbient air in any significant quantities through the wearing of break lihings shy wish to adithis item to our agenda for the Task Force meeting at 2:30 P.M. next Tuesday Attached are the evaluation sheet the cover of the 126 page report page 7 from the report the U.P.I. wire story and the HEW news release Also I am attaching a Hill & Enowlton Enviromental Health Unit Memorandum mentioned report concerning * om ne . the above- 3h~ # oy : wpr atts SECONCED SECONCED SECONCED SECONCED SECONCED - 83 - Memorandum to File TRENTON - aot CHRTSLEE CORPORATION - CHERICALS DIV ~ Visited with Joan Hestings and Bill O'Reilly February Met Mike Crossey ~~ |, ~ ' Hanuel Lapolita | Ica altus _ Carl Freak . . |. Ray Valduer 2 Chemist Engineer = Industrial EngineerManager = Brake Linings Manager ' Raw Materials Control = Plant Superintendent 3 tare Te Producti 3: Nike Cressey sypears feals he should have specify a recently to have come to Chrysler We: specifications but doesn't know vhat te - neo ee 5 : . : Mee oe eS - Dry screen tests and Surface Area for long fibra 5804 and Penatration Ifficfeacy for short fibre 7XF5 were discussed at length but without reaching a conclusi^n Ray Weidner _ later menticoed the increasing importance of Crit in the airless spray applications 9. ck. La Pa Mike Crossey should be given the procedures for Q.8 Surface Area Penetration Efficiency Plus the sphere and it and when be asks for it and the C.P. Crit tests with Rotap shaft. the re~ long way great peated piler of any other help we can give him Te,,>tm sore -~:~ . closely related to Chrysler usegas would be of great help here but such tests are still a eff 52 os, 2 McDougall Kanny Lapolite was well primed Pressure Focked shipments ' oS} he had following his meeting with Ron McDougall Rowever can refusal to an iogasse with the plante to consider pr118STA packed fibre for the Brake Lining process - or for that matter for Sealant~- |. ee eee is 3 . et - Kenny Kaselkus then errived errived on the see and following dissertatien on Tluffing Vs Opening showed some interest and took the Brody literature away with hie This was 800 over egalu`wich egalu`wich Bay Ceidner and vhile there is practically as .: _ chance of conversion to pressure packed shipments alther in ~ existing oe John's or sev pl^,ntdata will next visit to Chrysler be - worked ae tee up for another Let review |. ES ak Frank's reply _ Kari to the 6D30 question wes that he is weder esought pressure to have alternate sources of supply withent thes neither we pressing hin If he opens the 3 te a second source thes , be would have to open the SE as well as the 78 -which neither - ~ be, nor 6B will sich contact we particularily want to do While it 10 zalikely change from ita present mixer rola to a major one shoul^ te maintained to sssure SF tele Se ste t~ .: et .. vot ; tav~-rd~-6D, maintained knowledg eee t fe Ye T tend eae Ca eres aed ot , 4. -dato will move their lininlgs inings stated Abat e now pleat Chrysler Chrysler Chrysler will laflaing laflaing laflaing laflaing laflaing laflaing laflaing to te kallt kallt by brake degust 1964 adjacent adjacent to present plaut Indications are are that they they will then make more of bech bech brake brake liuings liuings liuings za"t ^ e other other products pr^'sentpr^'lsentyly mado la existing existing pleat pleat = with an Hostings - International International International O'Reily - Cieveld Cieveld Cievel|d: Ponoven - His Res Fibers