:-V i The British i Plastics Federation 47 Piccadilly, London W1V ODN Our ref EFc/Ljy/lll2 Your ref To: All BIBRA Nominated Representatives 14th June, 1972 Dear Member, PHTHALATES For the chemical.manufacturer and industrial user of' phthalates and for the retailer of phthalate-containing products there are signs that an impending problem is developing which may ultimately lead to~ government action.

Some of the sub stances are lead and mercury and their -Dow Chemical Dow Chemical Co. said it's in the process of drawing, up a policy regarding temporar ily unsafe exposure for women of childbear ing age* although "we think our plants are safe for everyone." said a spokesman!

--The method of determining the danger of chronic inhalation poisoning is based on the hypothesis that any nonlethal inhalation poisoning, upon repeated exposure, can lead to chronic poisoning.

^tender April 24, 1974 Page 2 The incidents of angiosarcoma occurring at that concentration of vinyl chloride lead to the probability that there is a concentration level somewhat below 50ppm which would probably not be harmful to white mice.

The conditions which lead to:discharges can also be prevented in most cases by.proper handling and.

Some of these e;g. lead compounds, may have profound biological effects.

Selikoff, considered the' leading health authority on as bestos, has long warned of the danger of lung cancer.

I have always believed that face-to-face discussion leads to a better understanding and interpretation of different points of view.

\Ttllsnn GA21I M-S-A Lead-foe and others

WOLFE RE: VCM SALES DATE: APRIL 17, 1970 CC: DCL RMP RES In the 1972/1976 period, increased purchases of VCM by Tenneco Plastics from Shell could possibly lead to a significant profit-generat ing situation for TCI.

It, in turn, states that it is ready and anxious to cooperate with industry to obtain and exchange all necessary information that can lead to reason able and responsible standards.

-1 Skin irritation in the form of chloracne, systematic intoxication leads to nausea, vomiting, loss of weight, edema and abdominal painj EMi7EpRrG.ErNNCrvY AANfcOn rFiIRfiSkTi AID pPRpOnCrEfnDUiipRErsS Remove from exposure. -- "' "" " -- Remove contaminated clothing, wash ' contacted area with large amounts of water and soap.

Her piatelef count got down to less than 10,QQO/nsm^ What this is leading up to is that none of these oeooie with cyanide ooisoning deveiooed a gaiiop nor a significant drop in blood pressure.

Morris Fishboin ing The that editorial notes that some medical the incidence of asbestos scientists are predictlung cancer will soon exceed that associated with cigarette smoking tos And cancer isn't the only disease the scientists sav asbes- particles can generate Pathologists say the particles can produce a variety of serious have recently shown that the manifestations mortality rate when inhaled Studies of workmen exposed to asbestos under industrial conditions is sharply higher than that for the working population as a whole Asbestosis a condition similar to silicosis of the lung can develop among the general public too who constantly come into dust dust from from construction construction construction construction sites sites blies Asbestosis creates a slow degenerative reaction in the lungs A condition leading to what the medical men call fibrosis which is the replacement of health tissue with scar tissue Enough of that and the lungs simply stop doing their job .

FILE NAME Newspaper & Magazine Articles NMA DATE 1970 May 31 DOC NMA153 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION WBAI Radio Transcript - Discussion About The Asbestos Danger in NYC RADIO TV REPORTS INC 41 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY ian b, 10017. 647-510O JOHN MANVILLE INC FOR PROGRAM SCIENTIST SPEAKOUT DATE MAY 31st 1970 2:30 PM STATION WBAI New York DISSCUSION DISSCUSION ISOUT ISOUT THE THE ASBESTOS ASBESTOS ASBESTO ASBES STOS DANGER DANGER DANGER DANGER IN IN NEW NEW YORK YORK ERD 8 Gea GLENN PAULSON If the city took a leading role perhaps in this particular project as another one that I've been interested in for some time where the city also seems to be moving fastest and first and that's the question which is in the news right now of cutting down on the amount of asbestos added to the city's air by controlling the spraying of asbestos insulation on the World Trade Center and other buildings We're taking this program in the middle of the hearings on the new proposed regulations which I understand it is the first time that any city agency in the United States proposed such regulations I'd like to open for comments to anybody who'd Rowe Si ee ?