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Science 15 August 1975:
Vol. 189. no. 4202, pp. 551 - 553
DOI: 10.1126/science.1145211
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Science, Vol 189, Issue 4202, 551-553
Copyright © 1975 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Exposure to asbestos in the use of consumer spackling, patching, and taping compounds

AN Rohl, AM Langer, IJ Selikoff, and WJ Nicholson

Analysis of representative samples of spackling, patching, and jointing compounds, purchased at retail stores in the New York City area, has shown that some contain asbestos minerals as well as other biologically active substances. Measurements suggest that home repair work involving the use of such materials may result in exposure to dust at concentrations sufficient to produce disease.


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