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Two newspaper clippings reporting the establishment of an environmental health laboratory at Mount Sinai Hospital headed by Dr. Irving J. Selikoff. They describe his findings on lung cancer and other cancer death rates among asbestos workers and a possible hazard to the wider population. The clipping's newspaper name and date are not shown on the page, and page 2 is blank. unreviewed
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- Author
- Jane E. Brody (byline, first article); Earl Ubell (Science Editor, byline, second article)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-4160
- Number
- Bates X414676
- Rights
- A published article used as a document in asbestos litigation. Its copyright is not ours, so we describe it and link to it rather than host it.
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Jane E. Brody. "Asbestos Dust Called a Hazard To at Least One-Fourth of U.S."
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From Jane E. Brody (byline, first article); Earl Ubell (Science Editor, byline, second article).
- Elmhurst Hospital (named)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (named)
- New York City Health Research Council (named)
- U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) (named)
- Veterans Hospital (named)
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This is document UC-4160 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers X414676.
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Jane E. Brody (byline, first article), Earl Ubell (Science Editor, byline, second article). “Newspaper Clippings on Dr. Selikoff's Mount Sinai Asbestos Findings: 'Asbestos Dust Called a Hazard To at Least One-Fourth of U.S.' and 'Study Links Asbestos To Cancer'.” Union Carbide documents, UC-4160, Bates X414676. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-4160.
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