Problems of any consequence that could lead to our failure to achieve cospliance by Hovember 20 should be brought to my attention immediately.

Reg. 47651, October 9, 1975) Medical evidence Indicates that brief (as short as one month or less) high level exposures, as well as long-term, low level exposure to asbestos leads to an Increase In the risk of cancer (Selikoff, Nicholson and Langer, 1972: Arch.

Identify those claims on which judgments were rendered after.trial on the merits, ANSWER TO INTERROGATORY NO. q Rockwell objects to the first sentence of this interrogatory on the ground that the answer would neither contain nor be reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.

Roberts are part of a larger number of "asbestosis" claims from that Company, According to my Annual Report to the T & tl Board for 1970 - 1971* based upon information supplied to me by Hr* J,M* Atkinson, J,W Roberts had been responsible for 1 mesothelioma between 1948 and May 1970 Between 1948 and 1970 T & R legal Department recorded $4 cases of asbestosis** related disease, which of coursie includes the case of mesothelioma* In view of the many eases of mesothelioma known to have oceurred in Leeds among ex~J,W, Roberts employees (at least 40), it is obvious that the record-keeping at JV Roberts (and TAG) leaves much to be desired* If you W3nt me to go into this matter in greater detail, let me know and Z will scan the records of deaths of J*V* Roberts employees which Z used to receive before the TAC merger* Zn the same T 4 R Board Report Z indicated that between 1948 and 1970 TAC had been responsible for 21 cases of "Asbestosis", At that time only one mesothelioma was recorded among ten deaths, but in seven cases the cause of death was not known* - TOAL SUMMARY ' Page 10, "We have /escribed cases " Z would be happier if you omitted the final paragraph* The present review by the BOHS Sub-Committee is nearing completion and may well lead to a different standard* Furthermore!

TO MEMBERS CF THE NPCA INDUSTRIAL METALS TASK FORCE I'm enclosing o confidential copy of the Final Resort (2nd draft) of our Lead Ingestion Sfuoy carried out by Midwest Research Institute.

AND THE BELIEF THAT HOME VALUES NAY NO LONGER RISE IN THE FUTURE AS IN THE PAST -- ALL HAY LEAD PEOPLE TO AT LEAST DEFER HONE PURCHASES.* HE SAID. ______________ -AMERICAN MOTORS VO RECALL 8 5"0 WORKERS AMD HESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS NEXT MONDAY -CHRYSLER EXPECTS TO REMAIN IN GREAT BRITAIN J m DETR -UPI- AMERICAN MOTORS CORP NHICH VIRTUALLY HALTED AUTO PRODUCTION THIS HEEK HILL RECALL 8 500 WORKERS FROM TEMPORARY LAYOFFS AND RESUME NORMAL OPERA TIONS NEXT MONDAY THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED.

Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration June 1975 OSHA 2225 Endangered Workers Mostjob health hazards--such as lead, mercury, and silica--have been recognized for decades or centuries.

VIth International Conference on Pneumoconiosis Caracas -- Venezuela 25th October - 3^th November 1978 Report to Asbestos International Association frog Alex A.

ASI 00002814 August 4, 1971 Page Two as such, considered that the testing and FDA status of paper additives should be in the province of the additive suppliers, not the problem of the paper-makers. i Since A1 felt that many of the leading paper additive suppliers were also active on this committee, he requested that I forward to the SPI-'F'DCPMC members his con- Itinuing request for industry cooperation in connection with paper additives.

At this precarious state of our knowledge, we believe that misplaced re liance on mere suspicions rather than proved data, or precipitous and emo tional reaction to such incomplete infor mation, together with a narrowly con strued interpretation of interests, could lead to major economic consequences."

. * deal with such subjects as lead poisoning, organic chemicals and solvents, inorganic dusts, carbon-monoxide poisoning ... bulletins available individually or as a set in microfiche or paper copy from NTIS, U.S.

Tbe rule <hu out because leading experi mulls, resorted in the t.rU issue ments have -howo that P.C.B.'

Whether other utility companies will fol low the lead of those in Califontie and Florida is unclear, hut Helper speculates that the majority "win have to be forced to replace the old equipment."

http://www.epa.gOv/history/topics/lovecanal/01 .htm 10/2/2009 The Love Canal Tragedy | EPA History | US EPA Page 2 of 4 On the first day of August, 1978, the lead paragraph of a front-page story in the New York Times read: In an article prepared for the February, 1978 EPA Journal, I wrote, regarding NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.

Industry and prolonged on-the-job exposure on the thousands of to toxic chemicals, dusts, noise, suspected and as yet unsuspected health hazards heat, cold, radiation and other industrial conditions each year results in the death of at least of combinations of substances who wrote a book called, 'The that by themselves may be American Worker: An Endan harmless but become deadly gered Species," said that for the when combined, although a tost part workers am still leading occupational hazard-- the human guinea pigs for In asbestos--it known to greatly) dustrial processes."