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Medical study · Medical research · 2004

RE: Asbestos in brakes: exposure and risk of disease

…cannot be defended. The letter discloses that the author has served as an expert witness in friction brake litigation, with the author's employer receiving funding for this work from Ford, General Motors and Daimler Chrysler.
Medical study · Medical research · 2006

Re: Evaluation of the size and type of free particulates collected from unused asbestos-containing brake components as related to potential for respirability

…raise concerns about historical exposures of automotive mechanics. The authors disclosed that their research was primarily funded by Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors, and that some of them had been expert witnesses in brake-repair litigation.
Medical study · Medical research · 1994

Mortality studies of machining fluid exposure in the automobile industry. III: A case-control study of larynx cancer

…This is the first study, however, to distinguish straight mineral oils from other types of MF. Based on these findings, a general reduction in concentrations of straight mineral oil particulate in occupational environments would be prudent.

Asbestos