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FILE NAME: Drywall Spackling Compounds (DWSC) DATE: 1975 Aug DOC#: DWSC077 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Newspaper Article - Spackling May Harbor Dangerous Asbestos Level *S__ m m w w ( J . nr V U i j[ J s J i <C.',,n-i 4 P 0. Box 308, Yardvlllo Branch Trenton, New Jersey 08620 609/585*1100 I I I I - , i .\ I,NI \ t , TIMI>, Tltl\NT>Y \ J. I ltll>W M ?, I'>7' **v FRANCES CERRA New York Times Service NEW YORK -- Doit-yourselfers w^'f rep;"- `hoir own plaster or plas- I Willis should be aware of re- ..........-eh indicating that some | ,.n>v available spackling ' >""<K contain asbestos, a sub- ' - `bat has been linked to fatal -x and serious lung diseases. Environmenti:! Sciences ........ '-> at Manhattan's Mount s . . "i.spita! under the direction of trvmg J. Selikoff, recently ,.-s;>rl the results of tests of 15 * o' soackle that nad been pur;n New York City Five were eo"ta:n appreciable amounts i ,v!>ovi.is. (Some <f the samples wi.... d-nt'eat brands bought at dif- 'lin e s, i Veo'ding to Dr. Selikoff. the i 'i" tm of Drywall T ap e s and Point* ->s of f.reate' New York called his a..',,,,on to the possibility that the ximckle might contain asbestos. John | A!faone. an official of the union, | saw some of '.ho members became ill I an' wo'c found to be suffering from , a.xhex'iix-caused diseases. a paste and when any form of spack* le is sanded. Dr. David Rail, director of the Na tional Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, said it was doubtful that someone doing a small amount of sparkling work at home was in any danger. But he said that some one redoing the walls of an entire house might be taking "an unneces sary risk." Extensive research on the results of long-range, low-level asbestos exposure is in progress, he said. A spokesman for U S. Gypsum, the manufacturer of one of the spackling brands found to contain asbestos, said the company was phasing out the production of spackies with asbestos. A spot check of several Manhattan paint stores found cans of L'.S. Gypsum's Texolite, which con tains from fi to 10 percent asbestos, still on the market. Also found was another U.S. Gypsum product called Durabond Paste Spackling, which was labeled: "Caution: Contains asbestos fibers. Avoid creating dust Breathing asbestos dust may cause serious bodily harm." THE OTHER PRODUCTS found by Dr. Selikoff to contain asbestos were Peif A Tape, Metro and Arvnn The Perf A Tape was counted twice \\ Dr. Selikoff, because >t was pur chased and tested twice, only in -'972 or earlier, and tater in January. !7J Products found to be without asbes tos were Red Top. Muraln. Pah*' Paste, S'chalk, U-G-L Ccrfex K< \. New Kex and Dap, Dr Selikoff c.i" tioned that the products on the mar ket today might contain different ingredients. Persons wishing to minimr/e anv risk should use only paste xpaekband should wear a mask when s a n d ing. Most labels on spackle prodm 's do not disclose the eonstitoeo's that went into them. A* A "ESUVT of Dr. Sclikoff's 'n' n.*s, he said, his union members w i' no lonncr work with any spackle 1 >hat ' on'.ains asbestos, and will only sen! >< dried spackle if they are ' prov-v ' w'h masks. The asb`stos in . n released into the air, ac- <,, D" Sebko'. when the dry i -"vet1 v. vi>r to make ic t\ ekei cJ f< y II y S ` ll k c h n c r 't'