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NIOSH-UC Epidemiology Study - Texas City Cohort Study - (Current Status: December 2, 1980) 15% white male-vital status still unknown. 94 death certificates still missing. Goal: No more than 5% vital status and 50 death certificates. Time: Hope to achieve by end of January and freeze tapes and discontinue study. Results: SMR's will be calculated for all causes of deaths through 12-31-77. SMR's will be calculated for brain tumors through 12-31-79. Prediction: A slight excess of brain tumors will be shown In the range of 14 times expected. Case Control Study - (Current Status: December 2, 1980) 90% complete 1) Rechecking correlations with new data supplied by UC. 2) Pen map of work areas within the plant. 3) Pen map of home addresses. 4) Question of including or excluding Maintenance employees. 5) Correlation with spectacular events, i.e. Texas City explosion 1947. Prediction: No specific correlations will be identified. UCC 097042