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FILE NAME: Visible Dust (VDT) DATE: 1966 Mar 22 DOC#: VDT008 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo --Asbestos Toxicology
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Early in March the "Hew York Tiwes'* and the "Herald Tribune" reporting the establishment of a new environmental health laboratory at Mt, Sinai Hospital (Hew York City), revived sane publicity (copy attached) is regard to Asbestos dost s a health hazard,,. We waders earns! that a h newspapers is* other eltiaa picked it up.
"Oat of context8* reporting leads to erroneous cosssiuaiong, and this is a exception* nevertheless, we should resfeja zh&t sash a coffla*sy will reoar, and ail of as should use the tool we m w have at our disposal to safe carta in our customers a acquainted with the fact;
1. Tu have copies of Dr. Dernehl* "Asbestos lexicology Report." Additional pie* are enclosed,. Ose these. and call particular atesaClon to Dr. Darnehl'a statements in regar to "threshold Limit Valaew fwr asbestos. Control of asbestos dust exposure i* necessary, aa is control a exposure to any of a variety of dusty operations.
2. Union Carbide pelleta offer a clear-cut insana a handling asbestos under exceptionally low dust conditions.
3, Ms work yet conducted or published presents, nor pro fesses to present, incontrovertible proof of a ralas,ionahip between cancer end asbestos. Sama publication* have. re ferred, to the assoc let ion of deleterious organic compounds, assong them jute oils tom jute seeking aaftesials and 3,4 heneo(a) pyrene. tta do not ase jute baga. Further, we are
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analyzing tm&am sasnples of our produce, and xpece s&srdy t prove tha absence o f any polycyclic aromatics. Your p elleted M b*toa a ffo rd s sustaamrB fife base m & m s avoiding dose hazards. Make this teas.
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