IRVING SELIKOFF, A LEADING JOB SAFETY EXPERT, WARNED SOUTH CHARLESTON WORKERS THAT THEY HAVE A HIGH RISK OF DEVLEOPING ANGIOSARCOMA, A RARE LIVER CANCER.

This fact, along with the recent decision in the GAF case (see attached legal opinion), leads me to reappraise the former recommendation.

Irwig Seltkott of the Mount tinai School at Medicine lead Mm ta predict (hat at the toumle 2SO.ODO aiMilai industry wwnn (Oder, about *3.000 will die unneceuanly cl occupational cancer.

`Further investigation of this finding has lead us to some conclusions while others remain to be made.

.- "did not want to use (Ik* lack oi hrisl.il ion as a cndi h lor HI'A marlion." lie said Hie proposed program would r.ol lead to ' quick and easy reduction" of the amounts of PCUs al.v.idy in the environment but control of discharges would help arrest the rapid growth of the problem.

Industrial hygiene engineering has succeeded in devising procedures for safely processing and using many potentially hazardous materials, such as beryllium, uranium ore, silica sand, lead, mercury, etc.

February 3, 1971 Page Three JX/-y ^ * As to whether or not such uses could lead to the PCB's getting into the environment, X wonder if in late 1969 when we supplied the statement to "Envir onment" you would have"predicted the current situation as regards mercury. . 4.

The respirator is equipped with a prefilter which was tested in lead fume atmosphere and approved by NIOSH for such use.

The negotiations leading to the compliance agreement followed citations for "other than serious viola tions" by OSHA inspectors against American Can. alleging noise violations at plants in Newnan, Ga..

Included are asbestos (from brake linings), rubber (from tires), zinc (from oil and tires), lead (from gasoline), and other heavy metals and nitrogen and phosphorus compounds.

Driver spoke of testimony in preparation for these up coming hearings by a subcommittee of the House Committee on Public Works and of staff interest in having a senior executive lead the presentation.

The authors raise the assumption that aspiration of PVC dust msy lead to pneumoconiosis. ucc 065189 Ve nrc in'lobto; t Hiss rtam Tarexy (Plasties Research Institute) for valuable nuvicc on questions f chemistry* References -- I, (ii.-.'

Including the prediction that each chlorine atom freed In tl stratosphere will lead to the destruction of 10,000 or more ozone molecules.

Common technical problem is buildup of graphite particles on valve stem leading difficult opening and closing - corrected by putting in end rings of braided packing (such as Garlock 98).

Upon receipt of the data, South Boston personnel, in December, shut off flow to an oil skinner tank which appeared to be the principle leak via an overflow citch into Lawson's Creek (which eventually leads to the John Kerr Reservoir via the Dan River) .