Medical science has long been cognizant that exposure to airborne asbestos fibers of high enough intensity and long enough duration will lead to a diffuse inorganic dust pneumoconiosis known as asbestosis, Asbestosis is an exposure-related disease which is characterized by interstitial calci fication and scarification, obliterating lung spaces and replacing functional lung tissue with non-functional collagen.

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Fine's memorandum as the basis for its lead article which, as noted above, is enclosed herewith.

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fm-oi% BIODEGRADATION TEST SUBSTANCE Identity: Perfluorooctanesulfonate, Ammonium salt; may also be referred to as PFOS NH4+salt or FC-93. (1-Octanesulfonic acid, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptadecafluoro-, ammonium salt, CAS #29081-56-9) Remarks: The test sample is a mixture of the test substance in isopropanol and water (25% test substance, 20% isopropanol, 55% water).

Baise reported on the actions leading to the preparation of a draft statement to represent the PVC Safety Group, SPI and/or AIHC.

Governm nt Conflicting views on vinyl chloride coalesce Industry decries OSHA's no-d tectable level rule as unnecessarily harsh; both labor and ACS support proposed standard Mere mentioning of the words vinyl chloride to Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials who presided over public hearings on the agency's proposed permanent work place standard for the chemical may well lead to mutterings that enough is enough.

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While rejecting all the industry's attacks on the merits of the standard, the court agreed with the petitioners that a "reasonable lead time" was appropriate and ruled that the standard shall become effective 60 days from the date of the decision, January 31.

OHC-56 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting Monte-Leone Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana September 20, 1971 MEMBERS PRESENT: N.

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Company Announces 6 Per Cent Increase In response to recent inflation ary trends, Exxon Company, U.S.A. announced on May 23 a 6 per cent salary increase to eligible nonrepresented regular employees whose annual salary does not exceed $40,000 and also offered a 6 per cent base pay increase to certain represented employees.