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1 associated with it was difficulty in breathing?
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2 A Right.
3 Q Would it be consistent with your
4 understanding in 1955 that asbestosis was a risk, a
5 health risk to persons who used asbestos products, but
6 that, on the other hand, people that used fiberglass
7 products did not have any risk of contracting lung
8 disease?
9 A In my opinion, it is.
10 Q In your opinion it is?
11 A Yes.
12 Q My question to you is, with regard to this
13 disease asbestosis, did you know in the 1940s that one
14 of the ways to prevent this disease was to wear a
15 respirator?
16 A Sure.
17 Q In the 1940s and 1950s, did you know that
18 one of the ways to prevent getting the disease
19 asbestosis was to wear a respirator?
20 A Well, I knew what a respirator was for.
21 Q And you knew that if respiratorswere worn.