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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1952 DOC JMA206 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Administratively Restricted Asbestos Information - Hollingsworth and Vose ADMINISTRATIVEALDMINISTYRATIVELY RESTRICTED SOS 1.3-1 11/13/52 I. Known Substitutos Asbestos Crooidolito Bolivien Crocidolito or Blue Asbestos is prosently being purchased by GS for ofthor the stockpilo or delivery to the Army Chemical Corps who pro in turn delivering the fiber to Hollingsworth and Voss Fast Walpolo Massachusetts for the production of filter paper used in gas masks 2 Capo Bluo There are two substituto materials One is which was used during World War II for the production of gas mask filter paper and the other is Fibrous Glass II Status of Tochnology Capo Bluo which was usod for filter papor production during World War II is no longer being used for this purposo as it was found that the porcentage of friluros in the filter producod was running too high It is possiblo though that in the ovent of absoluto omorgoncy Cape Bluc could agrin bo usod although the cost of course would be increased considerably due to the rigid inspection nocossery and tho high percontago of friluros in popor produced from this fibor The Naval Rosoarch Laboratory has boon conducting rosorrch work for somo time on the use of paper pro frd om gu lassc fie bersd es c substitute for asbestos in the production of geo mask filter papor The last report wo had on this project was that this type of peper had boon accopted by the Navy but that the Army still insistod on filtor peper medo from Bolivien Bluc fibor III Prosont Production Capecity of Substituto Production of Cape Blus fibor is ample for prosont and forosoonblo noods but as proviously statod this m torialis no longor acceptable by the armod forces and thoro is no stockpile program covoring Capo Bluo Production facilitios for glass fibers are amplo end should this metorial bo accopted by the crmod forcos thoro is no ronson for further expansinitohn is industry to trio erro of the military noods IV Price Comperisons Botwoon Original and Substituto Information on prico comperison botwoan Bolivien Bluo end tho known substitutos Capo Bluo and Glass Fibors is not availaetbtlho is timo although this information een bo dovolopod if it is noooserry Page 2 _MINISTR _MINISTR TIVELY FESTRICTED V. Consumer Prosant and Prospective Sinoo the military is the solo usar of Bolivian Crocidolite the question of consumor cocoptance is concerned solely with them is proviously stated tho Navy has already accepted the substitution of filter paper mode from glass fibers but the Army is still insisting on using Bolivian Crocido- lite for this purposo VI Sourcos of Rew Motorials and Avil.bility Avil.bility sr oe 4 by te, as proviously statod Capo Bluo is in supplthyough it is not being stockpilod and sinoo this material comos from the Union of South Africa the problem of transportation would bocomo nouto in the ove ofnwt ar All raw materials usod in the production of glass fibers are readily available within the United Statos VII Rocommond tions on Governmont Incentivos Financial or Otherwise to Stimmlate Dovolopmont It is recommended that research be contimod on the dovelogmont of filter paper made from glass fibers and offorts medo to secure its acceptance by all brenohos of the military