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FILE NAME: WR Grace (WRG) DATE: August 20, 1970 DOC#: WRG264 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1970 Memo from TF Egan regarding research and development for asbestos-free mono-kote. m > i * t i i f *k 70: Sec D i s t r i b u t i o n List FROM: T. F. Egan DATE: August 20, 3070 ' SUBJECT: R esearch and Development Program fo r A sbestos-F ree Mono-Kote . The a tta ch ed program prepared by Ralph Bragg i s t o some e x te n t a s ta tu s rep ort on r e se a r c h e f f o r t s o u tlin e d from the m eeting in Camiridgc on J u ly 28th and 2 9 th . It is important to note that th is report w ill be r ev ise d regularly as our t e s t program d evelop s and th e work v i l l be documented and w r itte n in a com prehensive manner. The research work i s involved in th e most em otional and c o n tr o v e r sia l area o f c o n s tr u c tio n p o llu t io n . Remember th a t n ot o n ly are the charges unproven, but methods or lim it valu es o f control have n et been e sta b lish ed T h er efo r e, as th e data becomes f a c t we must be a b le t o a d ju st or c o r r e c t our research e ffo r t. Recent d is c u s s io n w ith Johns-M anville personn el - Dr. Sid ney S p iel and Mr. Ed Fenner - confirm, my e a r lie r comments th a t, b a rrin g son:- alarming medical fa ct tc the contrary, the health hararc of asbestos w ill require the ban on lo o s e a sb esto s p a r t i c l e s t c the atmosphere-, and p r o b a b l y w ith in one year. Already wc- have l o s t a major p r o je c t in P h ila d e lp h ia , and l'r . sure o th e r s may fo llo w a c r o ss th e country. The a s b e s t o s - f r e e p rodu ct w i l l g et th e order. Knowing t h i s , I a g a in want to emphasize the im portance o f th e "Long Range" development program d iscu sse d in our J u ly m eeting. R eferen ce can be made t o my l e t t e r o f Augmist 10 th - " F i r e p r o o f ing P ro d u c ts R e se a r c h " . Tie r arkc-t bol on r 1 t o t 1,C iiTT. t h a t p r o v i d e s a no.- "p:0 l u t i o n - f i c-s `' s p a y ce - r n t i t 2 OJ- p 7 o d u : t 'i . t tc : . t : t: n: s i t . ; at i o:., c e . 1.* w. . i fi i -jUT*J 7 . d ) v ( ,-p. c u d i ] 1 . ` < l < .* ! * T r : oil - 7- ai (>:.:< o- a 1 i *V .