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REQUESTED BY JMWalker ~ A.L.Hbgpton
J, K. Walker
(DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH!*
^151 Research
DEPT.'
0ATE 2/16/72
ts Widely publicized articles have cited potential pulaonar-WHAT
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hazards from inhalation of asbestos dust.' Regulations now in_effoct_or
* soon expected to be, will place severe restrictions on the manufacture and
use of bagged plaster products containing asbestos fiber. Retention of
asbestos In many plaster formulas using stall amounts will require capital
expenditure for plant dust control not Justified by the benefits gained
froa the asbestos Reformulation is needed to eliminate asbestos froa
piss tar"products wherevec possioxe* .
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el in1 nation of necessity for hazard earnings which can kill use of certain
bagged plasters.
. THERE IS A CRITICAL CCHPLETION DATE. SPECIFY AND GIVE REASON:
ASAP
FOR RESEARCH ONLY
6/1/72
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