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Correspondence, reports and notes originating from Dalton's consultancy work, mostly concerning asbestos.

Series of files on environmental and occupational health topics other than asbestos. Some files were created by Dalton in the course of a single role, eg as Researcher in Health and Safety at the Labour Research Department, whereas other files span more than one role.

Correspondence and papers originating from Dalton's interactions with various campaign and support groups. Most of the groups were concerned with asbestos.

Dalton was a community representative on the board of the Environment Agency from 1999 to 2001 when he was fired. The bulk of this series originates from that role.

Subjects include two medical workers who were mesothelioma sufferers. Also includes Irwin Mirchell newsletter, c. 1998.

Concerns Michael Ryan’s campaign against workplace stress at the Environment Agency.

Correspondence and papers from most of Dalton's career. The collection includes:

• papers on Dalton's career and the libel cases brought against him
• correspondence and papers originating from Dalton's roles at the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science, the Transport and General Workers' Union, the Environment Agency and others
• correspondence with fellow activists, occupational health experts, academics, doctors, solicitors, politicians, trade unionists, campaign groups, asbestos victim support groups and others
• subject files on environmental and occupational health issues, particularly asbestos
• publications by Dalton and letters to the press
• consultancy and expert witness work
• notes and papers from conferences and meetings
• correspondence and papers relating to Dalton's involvement in the production of television and radio programmes on asbestos, together with a series of video recordings and transcripts of documentaries and other programmes collected by Dalton on asbestos and other environmental and occupational health and safety topics.
• press cuttings on asbestos and other environmental and occupational health issues
• Dalton's library of books, academic papers, reports and other publications on asbestos and other environmental and occupational health issues

Correspondence and papers relating to fluoride levels at Anglesey Aluminium, Holyhead. Dalton carried out a study of conditions at Anglesey Aluminium for the Labour Research Department (an independent trade-union sponsored research organization). Includes:

• correspondence with employees
• health questionnaires completed by employees
• press coverage