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Magazine article by Robert Sherrill on the health hazards of asbestos, drawing on the research of Drs. Irving J. Selikoff and E. Cuyler Hammond. It describes mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis among shipyard workers, insulation workers and plant employees, and criticizes industry and Labor Department responses, including the five-fiber exposure standard set in 1972. A sidebar on the history and uses of asbestos appears on page 7. unreviewed
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- Author
- Robert Sherrill (Washington correspondent of The Nation)
- Published by
- The New York Times Magazine
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-4527
- Date
- January 21, 1973
- Number
- Bates X407723 to X407729
- 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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Robert Sherrill. "Asbestos, the Saver of Lives, Has a Deadly Side." The New York Times Magazine, 1973.
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This is document UC-4527 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 8 pages. Production numbers X407723 to X407729.
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Robert Sherrill (Washington correspondent of The Nation). “Robert Sherrill, 'Asbestos, the Saver of Lives, Has a Deadly Side,' The New York Times Magazine.” January 21, 1973. Union Carbide documents, UC-4527, Bates X407723 to X407729. The New York Times Magazine. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-4527.
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