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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES: CLUES TO HUMAN BRAIN CANCER ETIOLOGY Aluminum Workers Asbestos Insulation Workers Anti-Convu1sant Use Farm/Rural Residents Geographic Clustering Kentucky, Rhone Valley Halomethanes in Drinking Water Lead Smelter Workers Machinists Oil Refinery Workers Pattern Makers Petrochemical Workers Rubber Workers Toxoplasmosis Vinyl Chloride Workers EPL 01325 tudM* ros r Cancer Outbreak Found at 2 Texas Plants By Victor Cohn and Joanne Omang Wtihlntton Pott Sttff Wrtttrt A serious outbreak of brain cancer has been diacovered in two Texas pe trochemical plants, and federal offi cials fear they may find a high inci dence of brain cancer elsewhere in the huge industry that makes chemi cals from oil.

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w0:f2 OID) 2uvy ENVARUNMAENL LADURAIUNT ' ARCHIVED FINAL REPORT LAB REQUEST NO. 7738 REQUESTOR NAME: EAR DEPARTMENT: 0535 PROJECT NO: 9960012600 DATE RECEIVED: 02/23/1982 DESC: FC-206C AND FC 203C MIL SPEC TESTING CONTRACT LAB(S): CAPS EXP COMP DATE: 04/16/1982 DATE COMPLETED: 04/23/1982 PROJECT LEAD: JH STOCK PHONE NO: 651-778-6438 3M FAX NO: 651-778-6176 SEE ALSO LRS 7625 7736 7737 SAMPLE DATE CODE DESCRIPTION RESULT MOL or (95% C.I.) 1 FC203C LOT501 L6519 CAPS BOD-05 CAPS BOD-10 CAPS BOD-20 CAPS COD-RFX *BOD-05 *BOD-10 *B0D-20 *COD (DICHROMATE REFLUX) 140000 MG/KG 540000 MG/KG 570000 MG/KG 720000 MG/KG 2 FC206C LOTS502 L6518 CAPS BOD-05 *BOD-05 CAPS BOD-10 *B0D-10 CAPS BOD-20 *B0D-20 CAPS COD-RFX ~~ *COD (DICHROMATE REFLUX) 36000 MG/KG 260000 MG/KG 260000 MG/KG 410000 MG/KG 3 FC-780 LoT501 CAPS BOD-05 CAPS BOD-10 CAPS BOD-20 CAPS COD-RFX *BOD-05 *BOD-10 *BOD-20 *COD (DICHROMATE REFLUX) 24000 MG/KG 220000 MG/KG 240000 MG/KG 360000 MG/KG 4 FC203C #1 INHIBITED CAPS BOD-05 CAPS BOD-10 CAPS BOD-20 *BOD-05 *BOD-10 *B0D-20 63000 MG/KG 480000 MG/KG 620000 MG/KG 5 FC206C #2 INHIBITED CAPS BOD-05 CAPS BOD-10 CAPS BOD-20 *B0D-05 *BOD-10 *B0D-20 32000 MG/KG 260000 MG/KG 320000 MG/KG 6 FC-780 #3 INHIBITED CAPS BOD-05 CAPS BOD-10 *BOD-05 *BOD-10 20000 MG/KG 210000 MG/KG = CAPS BOD-20 *BOD-20 230000 MG/KG * = CONTRACT LAB DATA 002491 : ss CAPSULE LABORATORIES .

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In California, which seems to lead the nation in this respect, 4,236 claims were filed last year for stress-related impairments, 3 1/2 times the number file

Cadmium oxide Cadmium stearate Chromic chloride Cobalt Cobalt carbonyl Ethylmercuric phosphate Gallium trichloride Iridium tetrachloride Iron pentacarbonyl Mercuric acetate Mercuric chloride Mercuric oxide Methoxyethylmereunc acetate Methvlmercunc dicvanamide Nickel Nickel carbonyl Osmium te'roxide Phenylmercurv acetate Plntinous . tilonde Platinum tetrachloride Rhodium trichloride Tellurium Tetraethyl lead Tetramethyl lead Thallic oxide Thallous carbonate Thallous chloride Thallous malonate Thallous sulfate Solvents--6 Widely used in paints and cleaning materials.

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He noted that there was plenty of lead time to obtain necessary approvals but slow CMA procedures pre vented timely publication of this information.