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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1966-1968 DOC JMA051 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Asbestos Research Dept of Health Education & Welfare Study with Cover Letters ] ' H > Sw ap xf November 2 1967 Dr. Lewis J. Cralley Associate Chief Occupational Health Program Department of Health Education and Welfare National Center for Urban and Industrial Health 1014 Broadway Cincinnati Ohio 45202 Dear Lewis Thank you for forwarding the proceedings of the asbestos symposium with your letter of October 16. Rather than request addi- tional copies we have taken the liberty of reproducing the report in the quantity we needed for internal distribution Attached is copy of Congressman Edward J. Patton's Washington Report of September 1967 and the appropriate page of the Congressional Record both of which contain the information reported by the New Jersey papers in September You mentioned that ment had been asked to comment on the bill that he introducyeodur DIefpairtt- would not be violating any confidence I would appreciate knowing the essence of your reply You will recall that at the IHP meeting we discussed briefly nel and the Dr. nature of the collaboration Selikoff's staff For your between our Research confidential review personattached are copies of the reports of the meetings of these groupe I would appreciate your destroying the copies after reviewing them We believe we have now found a very excellent candidate for our who position has been of Medical with North Director He is Dr. Ellsworth F. Marriner American Aviation for some years and will be coming Hast December 1. I hope to have him meet you and become in which you are engaged that we can find an acquainted with the early opportunity numerous projects Both of us I am sure will be much interested in the results of the meeting to discuss ray classification and interpretation With personal regards Sincerely yours Enclosures H. M. Jackson Director of Industrial Relations CALLER i JOHNS MANVILLE CORPORATION , Steve Andrider EDITORIAL REQUEST F oo 1 DATE Feb. 15 1968 PUBLICATION BARRON'S PHONE NO 422-3115 Ext 246 WANTED TO KNOW Has heard of a report or rumor that the U. S. Public Health Service is about to bring out a report in which a rather negative view is taken of the health aspects of asbestos He recalls that over a year ago M was helpful when he called about an article in CHEMICAL WEEK which we indicated had been inaccurate He recalls that we had given him the name of a UPHS doctor in Washington whom he'd found helpful DISPOSITION OF REQUEST Since this call came at the end of the working day I told Mr. Andrider that we'd be in touch in the morning I called Carl Thompson at Hill & Knowlton to touch base re any such report He was not aware of one but suggested that we try to find out from Mr. Andrider some further detail so that H & K Washington could keep their eyes open Called W. P. Raines at home towards 8:00 P.M. covering developments above so that organized response could be planned for the morning Feb. 16 1968 - A.M. SIGNED J. L. Allen I tried to check Hugh Jackson concerning the rumor mentioned above but he was out of town Subsequently I called Steve Andrider and told him that we were not aware of any forthcoming report such as that which he described Steve did clarify his query to say that he is not certain whether the rumor reported was from PHS or some other government agency I gave Steve the telephone number of Dr. Murray Brown and urged him to call Dr. Brown to try to confirm or kill the rumor He indicated that he would do so Steve asked whether there had been much publicity on this subject since the September 1966 CHEMICAL WEEK article I told him that there had been considerable publicity in medical journals and that there have been a few articles by newspaper science writers which had received widespread circulation He wanted a bit more information about the subject of these articles and I made it clear to him that they dealt primarily with occupational exposure to asbestos dust Continued on next page SIGNED  54 MANVILLE CORPORATION EDITORIAL REQUEST CALLER Steve Andrider DATE PUBLICATION BARRON'S PHONE NO WANTED TO KNOW Feb. 16 1968 SEE PREVIOUS SHEET DISPOSITION OF REQUEST Steve seemed interested only in publicity linking the consuming products containing asbestos I been whether or not there has been public with any danger from told him that there had not I asked Steve to let us know if Dr. Brown tells him that there is indeed a report forthcoming from PHS I mentioned that we have a considerable body of knowledge on this general subject we are doing research in this area and would want the opportunity to comment upon any government report Steve assured me that he would let me know if Dr. Brown confirms this rumor CC F. J. Solon Jr. H. M. Jackson J. L. Allen Matt Swetonic Carl Thompson SIGNED W. P. Raines CARL THOMPSON Senior Vice President 1/14 Others . Re Selikoff Grants and Others 1/14 HILL AND KNOWLTON INC Public Relations Counsel 150 EAST SECOND STREET NEW YORK Y 10017 212-697-5600 Environmental Health Unit MAY 13 1968 Mr. W. P. Raines Director of Public Relations Manville Corporation 22 East 40th Street New York N.Y. 10016 Dear Bill 100 specifically specifically relating A recent listing of health area included four grants in the environmental to asbestos two of which were for Selikoff as follows 1. I.J. Selikoff Microprobe Analysis of Pseudoasbestos 181,881 181,881 Bodies in the amount of began June 1967 Mabaw for a year grant which and 2 I.J. Selikoff Asbestos Exposure and Cancer in General Population in the amount of 1967 85,624 which began December - for a year grant x, 3. A.J. Vorwald Inhaled Asbestos andPulmonary Cancer and Meso- three thelioma which in theamountof . 69,379 for a began in June grant 4. I.R. Tabershaw Exposures and Effects on Man in the amount of year grant that began in September 196 sdd DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Occupational Occupational Health Research & Training Facility Bureau of State Services 1014 Broadway Cincinnati 2 Ohio Septembe3r0 1966 t , \ \! Bun Mrb . Bu unr buy ry I regret that I am unable to attend the Asbestos Textile Institute Meeting I will however try to attend the next meeting in New York City The environmental phase of the asbestos study is proceeding on schedule We antisipate the completion of the plant work on this phase within a year from this fall I have been in communication with Jank Brown relative to the article that appeared in Chamfest Week and forwarded to him a copy of letter frem our Divi to s theiEdo itn or I enclosing espite of the vario na we have written on the environmental phase of the asbestos study vario glad begling Should any of the members wish additional copies we should be glad to provide them Please give my best regards to the members attending the meeting, sely youES Dr. co Dr. Kenneth Smith LewiJs. Cralley Scientist Directer Etreater of Eybdemanid o FielldoSgt y Division of Occupational Health . with enclosures A 1 , al A comparison of impinger and membrane filter tashsiques Ayer evaluating air samples in asbestos plants 8 Lyan nd c Lynh ch Metes and Abors plants plants plants of asbestos prosessing Ayer and hygienie criteria for sh asbestos 4 Crallay et hygienie Occupational health study of the sabectes products industry ae in the United States HARDESTY - 963-7734 HOME - 654-0231 i U. 5. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELFARE Public Health Service Division of Occupational Health PROFESSIONAL RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9 1966 Cincinnati Ohio Exposure to high levels of asbestos dust 20 to 30 years ago are probably responsible for a 21 increase in the death rate among certain workers in a large group recently studied by the Public Health Service This excess was due to cancer of the lung and gastrointestinal tract and to asbestosis In other asbestos Industries studied where dust levels were relatively low even though there was term exposure the death ratio were much lower The report was presented to 22 experts on environmental disease attend- ing a Conference on Asbestos Research sponsored by occupational health officials of the Public Health Service here this week While dust levels have been sharply reduced in the asbestos textile industry where the excess mortality was found the finding adds to the grow- ing evidence that asbestos exposure is associated with cancer of the lung sald Dr. Murray C. Brown Chief of the Division of Occupational Health who made the report Dr. Brown's report was based on research being conducted by Dr. Philip Enterline of McGill University and Dr. Mildred Kendrick of the Division of Occupational Health Their data is taken from the Social Security Admin- istration records for 21,755 men who had worked in the three industries and from death certificates from State health departments 2 asbestos The Conference was held to exchange information on research _ programs now underway and to identify gaps in research as well as areas needing greater attention The conferees agreed on the need for a broader attack on the many prob / lems related to asbestos as an industrial as well as a potential environ- . mental contaminant High on the list of research priorities were studies of population groups with both heavy and light exposures to asbestos fibers In making such investigations the types of asbestos as well as other associated factors must be considered in evaluating both types of exposures It was pointed out that is is not known whether asbestos mineral fibers are vehicles or carriers of carcinogenic chemicals or are active themselves The group stressed that there must be expanded laboratory animal studles of the effects of different types of asbestos dusts alone and in combination with various metals and hydrocarbons They said that present methods for the accurate indentification of asbestos fibers in tissue are inadequate and must be improved owe Oo There was also concern about the need for standardization of diagnostic methods better diagnostic terminology for pathologic and radiographic description of lung changes and pleural tumors Similiarly techniques for the collection identification and quantitation of asbestos fibers in the industrial and community environment need refinement and standardization This latest information indicates that asbestos is causing problems and we intend to move rapidly toward an intensified program to get answers to some of the more urgent questions Dr. Brown told the conferees 3 In the meantime it is important that those producers and users who are not showing proper regard to the health hazards of asbestos dust institute controls which have already been shown to reduce the dust problem While we really do not know how controls can be applied in all of the endless varieties of work situations and sites these questions can be answered through the types of diligent painstaking work that have been outlined at this meeting Dr. Brown concluded Asbestos is a generic term applied to a number of fibrous crystalline silicate minerals Although chemically they are grouped as hydrated silicates there is a great variation in the degree of hydration complex compo- sition of the silicate and physical properties of the crystalline fibrous structure These differences make it difficult to assess the fibers ef- fects on the lung Although asbestos has been known for centuries it has only been a mineral of significant industrial importance for about 75 years With outstanding properties of chemical resistance fibrous structure and incom- | bustibility the material is used in practically every major industry Over one million workers are involved in the manufacture or handling of asbestos products Major applications include textile manufacturing felts ropes roofing and flooring materials asbestos pipes gaskets insulation special papers filters plastics and brake linings Current domestic consumption of the mineral in the manufacture of asbestos products is nearly 800,000 tons Of the three forms of asbestos chrysotile accounts for about 95 percent of this figure with amosite at  4 at about 10,000 tons making up the at about 20,000 tons and crocidolite remainder Because most of the mineral is imported into this country researchers in the field feel that the greatest potential health prob- who work with asbestos rather than for Iems in America exist for those those who mine it x *