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1 insulators, the people who were applying asbestos
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2 insulation?
3 A At that time, yes.
4 Q At that time.
5 Doctor, even after the preliminary results
6 of the study, didn't he even say that asbestos was a
7 marvelous material back in 1966?
8 A I mean, yes, it hadmanyapplications.
9 It had found its way into thousands of
10 products, yes.
11 Q You don't agree with that today, that it is
12 a marvelous product?
13 A Depends on how you want to define it. It
14 certainly had a lot of applications.
15 From an industrial use., yes, it had a lot of
16 uses. From a health perspective, no, it is not a
17 marvelous product.
18 Q If you are walking down the street, if
19 someone said Dr. Dement, is asbestos a good product or
20 marvelous product, you would have to say no?
21 A You would have to ask me --