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Reading Castleman, Chapter 8: Asbestos Disease in Brake Repair Workers

The sources Barry Castleman cites in Chapter 8, Asbestos Disease in Brake Repair Workers of Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects (5th edition, 2005), in the order the book reads, with the page and note number. 59 of the 131 are in our library and linked. "Inside" means the source is part of a larger item we hold; "See also" is our closest item, not the source itself. All chapters.

  • p. 451. Mrs. Arthur G. McLeod. Asbestos and Cancer (Letter). Canad. Med. Assoc. J. 93:278 (Aug. 7, 1965). In our library: Asbestos and Cancer.
  • p. 451. Converse v. State, 181 Misc. 113, 41 N.Y.S.2d 245 (1944)
  • p. 452. E.R. Pochin, "Asbestosis," private and confidential memorandum to A.D.N. Jones, T&N, Oct. 6, 1965. T&N doc. 0006-1740
  • p. 452. Lynch, 1968
  • p. 452. Lee, 1970
  • p. 452. Castleman et al., 1975 In our library: The hazards of asbestos for brake mechanics.
  • p. 452. Lloyd, 1975 In our library: NIOSH 'Dear Colleague' Letter on Asbestos Exposure During Servicing of Motor Vehicle Brake and Clutch Assemblies, in Current Intelligence Bulletin 5 (1975)
  • p. 452. Lorimer and co-workers (1976) In our library: Asbestos Exposure Of Brake Repair Workers In The United States
  • p. 453. The Annual Report of the largest U.S. manufacturer (Raybestos-Manhattan) for 1976
  • p. 453. R. Virta, U.S. geological survey In our library: Worldwide Asbestos Supply and Consumption Trends from 1900 through 2003
  • p. 454. Guidance for Preventing Asbestos Disease Among Auto Mechanics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1986
  • p. 454. Federal Register, July 12, 1989 (final EPA asbestos ban rules)
  • p. 454. "Was Ban Foreseen by All," Brake and Front End, Aug. 1989
  • p. 455. Dino Privitera (Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius) petition to the EPA to withdraw the booklet Guidance for Preventing Asbestos Disease Among Auto Mechanics, Aug. 19, 2003
  • p. 455. "Malignant Mesothelioma in Australia," Internat. J. Occup. Environ. Health 9:206-217, 2003 In our library: Malignant mesothelioma in Australia, 1945-2002.
  • p. 455. Dr. James Leigh (University of Sydney), comments to EPA on the brake repair guidance
  • p. 456. Leigh, comments to EPA (Oct. 1, 2003)
  • p. 456. "Asbestos in Brakes," Am. J. Indust. Med. 45:229-237, 2004 In our library: Asbestos in brakes: exposure and risk of disease.
  • p. 456. Dr. David Egilman, table of unpublished corporate documents sent to EPA (Nov. 18, 2003)
  • p. 456. Senator Patty Murray, letter to EPA Acting Administrator M. Horinko, Nov. 4, 2003
  • p. 456. Members of Congress (Rep. Dennis Kucinich and others), letter to EPA Administrator M.O. Leavitt, Jan. 7, 2004
  • p. 456. Joseph LaDou, IJOEH 10:108-109, 2004
  • p. 456. EPA reply to attorney Privitera, Nov. 24, 2003
  • p. 456. "An Evaluation of the Historical Exposures of Mechanics to Asbestos in Brake Dust," Appl. Occup. Envir. Hyg. 18:786-804, 2003
  • p. 456. "Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards Associated with the Presence of Asbestos in Brake Linings and Pads [1900 to Present]: A 'State-of-the-Art' Review," J. Tox. Environ. Health Part B, 7:33-110, 2004
  • p. 457. M. Goodman et al., "Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer Among Motor Vehicle Mechanics: A Meta-analysis," Ann. Occup. Hyg. 48:309-326, 2004 In our library: Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer Among Motor Vehicle Mechanics: A Meta-analysis

Commercial Substitution of Asbestos in Friction Products

Brake Lining Manufacture

  • p. 458. Hawes (New Engl. J. Med. 216:162-165, 1937)

Commercial Substitution of Asbestos in Friction Products

  • p. 480, note 1. Osborn, S.H. Forty-Ninth Report of the State Department of Health, State of Connecticut Public Document No. 25, Hartford, CT, 1934, pp. 507-511.
  • p. 459, note 2. Memorandum on the Industrial Diseases of Silicosis and Asbestosis, London: H.M. Stationery Ofc., 1935. In our library: Home Office Memorandum on the Industrial Diseases of Silicosis and Asbestosis (1935)
  • p. 459, note 3. Brachmann. "Asbestosis in Grinders and Drillers of Brake Bands," Arbeitsschutz 172-174 (1940). Abstract in the Abstracts supplement to J. Indust. Hyg. Tox. 23:76-77 (1941).
  • p. 459, note 4. Castrop, V.J. "Fume and Dust Exposure," Nat. Safety News (Feb. 1948).
  • p. 459, note 5. Thomas, D.L.G. "Pneumokoniosis in Victorian Industry," Med. J. Australia 1:75-77 (1957).
  • p. 459, note 6. Patty, F.A. Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology, New York: Interscience, 1963 (2d ed.), pp. 2243-2244. See also: Lois Gaul's Manville Memo on Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology (1984)
  • p. 480, note 1. Converse v. State, 181 Misc. 113, 41 N.Y.S.2d 245 (1944).
  • p. 460, note 2. McVittie, J.C. "Asbestosis in Great Britain," Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 132:129-138 (1965).
  • p. 460, note 3. Smither, W.J. "Surveillance of High-Risk Groups—A Survey of Asbestos Workers: The Present Position in the United Kingdom," Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 330:525-532 (1979). In our library: Surveillance of high-risk groups--a survey of asbestos workers: the present position in the United Kingdom.
  • p. 480, note 1. Thomson, J.G., R.O.C. Kaschula, and R.R. MacDonald. "Asbestos as a Modern Urban Hazard," S. Afr. Med. J. 37:77-81 (1963).
  • p. 460, note 2. "Pulmonary Asbestosis," S. Afr. Med. J. 37:629-630 (1963).
  • p. 460, note 3. Lynch, J.L. "Brake Lining Decomposition Products," J. Air. Pollut. Contr. Assoc. 18:824-826 (1968).
  • p. 480, note 1. Hueper, W.C. "Carcinogens in the Human Environment," Arch. Path. 71:237-267 (1961). In our library: Carcinogens In The Human Environment
  • p. 461, note 2. Enterline, P.E. and M.F. McKiever. "Differential Mortality from Lung Cancer by Occupation," J. Occup. Med. 5:283- 290 (1963).
  • p. 461, note 3. Newhouse, and H. Thompson "Mesothelioma of Pleura and Peritoneum following Exposure to Asbestos in the London Area," Brit. J. Indust. Med. 22:261-269 (1965). In our library: Mesothelioma of pleura and peritoneum following exposure to asbestos in the London area.
  • p. 461, note 4. Hueper, W.C. "Occupational and Nonoccupational Exposures to Asbestos," Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 132:184-195 (1965). In our library: Occupational and nonoccupational exposures to asbestos.
  • p. 461, note 5. Gross, P. "The Pulmonary Response to Brake-Drum Dust: A Preliminary Investigation." Indust. Hyg. Foundation—Report for Johns-Manville (July 1968). Unpublished. In our library: Report on The Pulmonary Response to Brake-Dust A Preliminary Investigation
  • p. 462, note 6. Gross, P. and R.T.P. de Treville. "Pulmonary Ferruginous Bodies/Studies on Their Origin," Pneumoconiosis Proceedings of the International Conference Johannesburg 1969. H.A. Shapiro, Ed. Cape Town, South Africa: Oxford University Press, 1970, pp. 86-91.
  • p. 462, note 7. Sullivan, R.J. and Y.C. Athanassiadis. Preliminary Air Pollution Survey of Asbestos. Litton Systems, Inc. report prepared for the National Air Pollution Control Administration, 1969, p. 32 In our library: Preliminary Air Pollution Survey Of Asbestos: A Literature Review
  • p. 462, note 8. McDonald, A.D. et al. "Epidemiology of Primary Malignant Mesothelial Tumors in Canada." Cancer 26:914-919 (1970). In our library: Epidemiology of primary malignant mesothelial tumors in Canada.

Remaining Chronology of Papers Relating to Asbestos Hazard in Brake Repair (through 1985)

Commercial Substitution of Asbestos in Friction Products

  • p. 478. U.S. Patent No. 2,861,964, molded composition brake block for railroad cars, 1958 In our library: US Patent 2861964
  • p. 478. N.H. McCuen, "What's New in Brake Linings?" Soc. Auto. Engrs. Ann. Mtg. Jan. 12-16, 1959.
  • p. 478. "ICI Asbestos-Free Brake Shoe," Asbestos 12-14 (Sept. 1976). In our library: Asbestos Magazine, September 1976
  • p. 478. Kwolek, J.P. "Friction Materials for Small Car Solid Rotor Applications," SAE Transactions, paper no. 750874, (1976).
  • p. 479. 1976 Annual Report, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
  • p. 479. 1978 Annual Report, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
  • p. 479. Castleman, B.I. and M.J. Vera. "Impending Proliferation of Asbestos," Internatl. J. Health Serv. 10:389-403 (1980). In our library: Impending proliferation of asbestos.
  • p. 479. communication from General Motors to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Sept. 7, 1979), called "General Motors Programs on Non-Asbestos Friction Materials for Brake Systems."
  • p. 479. Norman, J.C. "Synthetic Fibers Find Application in Transportation," Indust. Research and Development (July, 1981).
  • p. 479. Jacko, M.C., M. Brunhofer, and F.W. Aldrich. "Non-Asbestos Friction Materials," Proceedings of the National Workshop on Substitutes for Asbestos. Arlington, VA, July 14-16, 1980. Contract No. 68-02-3168. Washington: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1981, pp. 9-34.
  • p. 480. Environmental Tidbits. Working Environment 1982 in Sweden. Stockholm: Swedish Work Environment Association, p. 24
  • p. 480. Ahlberg, R. (Swedish Metalworkers Union, Stockholm) letter to B. Castleman, June 8, 1982.
  • p. 480. Tombs, F. (Chairman of the Board), Turner & Newall 1982 Report and Accounts.
  • p. 480. Bendix Corporation's 1979 annual report
  • p. 481. Reinhardt, C.F. (DuPont), certified letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, Docket WH-557 (Apr. 4, 1985).
  • p. 481. Castleman, B., certified letter to Robert Nelson (Nuturn Corp., subsidiary of Turner & Newall, U.K.), Apr. 26, 1985. No reply received.
  • p. 481. Swedish Ministry of Labor, General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade Notification (May 13, 1985). Based on Government Resolution March 21, 1985.
  • p. 482. Federal Register on December 19, 1984

Control Technology for Brake and Clutch Work (co-authored by Dr. Grace Ziem)

  • p. 482. Asbestos Dust Control in Brake Maintenance. PEI Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 46100, Cincinnati, OH 45246 (July 22, 1985). Prepared for
  • p. 483, note 2. Asbestos Product Test Results. GCA Corp., Bedford, MA 01730 (1980). Prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
  • p. 483, note 3. Nilfisk of America, Inc., 201 King Manor Dr., King of Prussia, PA 19406.
  • p. 484, note 4. Clayton Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 589, Farmingdale, NJ 07727
  • p. 484, note 5. Hako, 111 S. Route 53, Addison, IL 60101.
  • p. 484, note 6. Control Resource Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 421, Michigan City, IN 46360.
  • p. 484, note 7. National Loss Control Service Corp., Long Grove, IL 60049. Report of Industrial Hygiene Study for Ammco Tools, Inc. North Chicago, IL (1978).
  • p. 485, note 9. Morris, M., and K. Wolff, Institute for Research and Technical Assistance, Brake Cleaning in Auto Repair Facilities, prepared for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Sept. 1999). http://home.earthlink.net/~irta/rprt0005.html.

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