The Sumner Simpson Papers – Secret Information that the Asbestos Industry Didn’t Want You to Know
There is incontrovertible evidence that exposure to asbestos causes asbestosis, mesothelioma, and other life threatening diseases. There is also irrefutable evidence that since the early part of the 20th century the asbestos industry has been fully aware that there is a definite link between asbestos and cancer.
In addition, there is incontestable evidence that the asbestos industry chose to protect their profits rather than make this information known to the general public. Some of this evidence can be found in what has come to be known as “The Sumner Simpson Papers.”
Saranac Laboratory is Hired to Research the Effects of Asbestos Dust
The Saranac Laboratory, located in the Adirondack Mountain region of upstate New York, had been doing research on dusts since the early 1920s. In 1936 a number of asbestos companies jointly funded Saranac to do research for them. They subsequently renewed their annual contract with Saranac Laboratory for the next ten years.
Part of what Saranac found was that there was a link between being exposed to asbestos and cancer.
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