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Word: playdough (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...products, and roughly a hundred new ones appear on the market each year. Pot holders, ironing board covers, draperies, rugs, movie screens, electrical tape, automobile brake linings, vinyl floor tiles and metal alloys contain asbestos, as do a whole host of plastic articles ranging from frying pan handles to playdough. The asbestos-cement industry is a principal user, employing asbestos in the fabrication of shingles, insulation and plastic board, pipes, roadways, sidewalks, asphalt and almost every other fireproof or high-friction cement product. No satisfactory substitute has yet been discovered...

Author: By John G. Freund and Eric B. Rothenberg, S | Title: The Asbestos Labyrinth | 5/22/1974 | See Source »

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