Asbestos Information Association/North America (M. M. Swetonic) to the Editor of The Wall Street Journal Objecting to Barry Newman's Asbestos Article (1972)

A six-page letter from the Asbestos Information Association/North America to the Wall Street Journal disputing a June 7, 1972 article on asbestos by Barry Newman. The letter lists what it calls errors in the article, including its treatment of brake lining dust, Dr. Selikoff's predictions, general public exposure, asbestos-containing coats and a quote from a Johns-Manville official. It asks that the letter be printed, that the paper print an apology, and that a new article be assigned.

People and organizations

From Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary) to The Editor, The Wall Street Journal.

• Matthew M. Swetonic (author)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (its organization)
• Annals of Occupational Hygiene (named)
• Atlas Asbestos Company (Coalinga, California) (named)
• Cement Asbestos Products Company (named)
• EPA (named)
• Food and Drug Administration (named)
• GAF Corporation (named)
• Mount Sinai Hospital (named)
• National Academy of Sciences (named)
• National Gypsum Co. (named)
• The Wall Street Journal (named)
• U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Brakes, Clutches, and Friction Materials · EPA.

About this copy

This is document UC-1470 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers A14064 to A14065.