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The 1978 issues of Asbestos, the industry's trade monthly, published in Philadelphia from July 1919: all twelve issues of the year, each free to read online or download. The index below lists the year's articles by topic; each entry opens the issue at its page.
- Series
- Asbestos, Volumes 59–60
- Date
- 1978
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study: the trade record of what the asbestos industry made, sold and knew.
The issues
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January
64 pp. · PDF, 12.6 MB
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February
68 pp. · PDF, 13.8 MB
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March
60 pp. · PDF, 11.9 MB
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April
64 pp. · PDF, 12.6 MB
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May
59 pp. · PDF, 12.6 MB
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June
62 pp. · PDF, 13.2 MB
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July
62 pp. · PDF, 12.8 MB
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August
64 pp. · PDF, 13.2 MB
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September
58 pp. · PDF, 12.6 MB
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October
70 pp. · PDF, 14.1 MB
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November
68 pp. · PDF, 14.1 MB
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December
69 pp. · PDF, 14.4 MB
Index of articles
Transcribed from the magazine's own annual index.
No articles match.
Asbestos Products & Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Study Completed for the Quebec Asbestos Mining Association Mar. 1978, p. 14
- The Alpine Press Roll Modification Apr. 1978, p. 4
- Wheeler Protective Clothing Oct. 1978, p. 6
Asbestos Story Rings
- L. C. Piuze, Lac d'Amiante du Quebec, Ltee, Casting No. 19 Jan. 1978, p. 48
- W. W. Oughtred, Asbestos Corporation Ltd., Casting No. 20 Jan. 1978, p. 48
Detection & Analysis
- Identification and Measurement of Asbestos Fibers by Electron Microscopy, by E. J. Chatfield, M.A., Ph.D. [CANTAB.], Ontario Research Foundation Feb. 1978, p. 4
- Identification and Measurement of Asbestos Fibers by Electron Microscopy, by E. J. Chatfield, M.A., Ph.D. [CANTAB.], Ontario Research Foundation Mar. 1978, p. 6
Industrial Health & Safety
- 1977 Occupational Health/Safety Review Feb. 1978, p. 20
Projections & Industry Reviews
- Greetings From Industry Leaders Jan. 1978, p. 4
- 1977 Asbestos Products Industry Review Jan. 1978, p. 12
- An Interview with M. J. Messel, President of the Quebec Asbestos Mining Association May 1978, p. 4
- The Asbestos Policy of the Province of Quebec July 1978, p. 10
- 1978 Asbestos Mining Industry Review Dec. 1978, p. 4
The Mining Industry
- Lake Asbestos of Quebec Ltd. (now: Lac d'Amiante du Quebec, Ltee)—Its Canadian Mines Provide Quality Fiber to Users Worldwide June 1978, p. 4
- Fastest Mine Rescue Drilling/Ingersoll-Rand Company July 1978, p. 4
- Canadians Are Hosted by the Soviets Sept. 1978, p. 34
- The New Pomfret Mill Complex of Cape Asbestos South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Nov. 1978, p. 4
- Quebec Forms New Corporation—Societe Nationale de l'Amiante Nov. 1978, p. 10
- Cassiar Officially Closes Clinton Mine Nov. 1978, p. 14
Cited on this site
- ACandS
- Asbestos products (US Patent 4,115,991, 1978)
- Bonded asbestos diaphragms (US Patent 4,093,533, 1978)
- Coating composition comprising crystalline cellulose and a coated electrode for arc welding produced therewith (US Patent 4,086,389, 1978)
- Composite insulation jacket (US Patent 4,054,711, 1977)
- Durabla Manufacturing Company
- Electrolyzing alkali metal chlorides using resin bonded asbestos diaphragm (US Patent 4,056,447, 1977)
- Fiber reinforced cementitious substrate (US Patent 4,085,001, 1978)
- Flexitallic Gasket Company
- Flintkote
- Friction materials (US Patent 4,072,650, 1978)
- Metal patching composition and method (US Patent 4,069,191, 1978)
- Method of providing a resin reinforced asbestos diaphragm (US Patent 4,065,534, 1977)
- Parallel-beam X-ray optics for measuring asbestos (US Patent 3,989,944, 1976)
- PPG Industries
- Process for preparing dry mix brake lining (US Patent 4,085,179, 1978)
- Selikoff Studies
- Tire sealing and balancing agent (US Patent 4,101,494, 1978)
Cite this document
“Asbestos Magazine, 1978.” 1978. Asbestos, Volumes 59–60. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/magazine/asbestos-magazine-1978.
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Products this document describes
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Cape Asbestos: Greycoat
Cape Asbestos Group: UK Marinite
H. K. Porter: Cleangard
James Hardie & Co.: Hardiflex
Johns-Manville: Temp-Tite
Raybestos-Manhattan: Novatex
Mines this document describes
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- Abitibi Asbestos Mining Ltd. property, Maizerets Township, Quebec
- Advocate Mines, Burlington Peninsula, Newfoundland
- Amiandos mine, Cyprus
- Asbestos Corp. operations, Thetford Mines area, Quebec
- Asbestos Hill, south of Deception Bay, Ungava area, Quebec
- Bajenova district, Bajenova district, about 90 km northeast of Sverdlovsk, Russia
- Balangero mine, Balangero, about 20 km north of Turin, Piedmont
- Bell Asbestos mine, Thetford Mines, Quebec
- Belvidere Mountain quarry, Hyde Park / Eden, Vermont
- British Canadian mine, Black Lake, Quebec
- Carey Canadian Mines, East Broughton, Quebec
- Cassiar mine, British Columbia
- Cia. Nacional de Asbestos deposit, near Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
- Citlec prospect, St. Cyr, Quebec
- Clinton Creek property, northwest of Dawson, Yukon
- Concepcion Papalo mine and mill, Cuicatlan (printed "Quicatlan") District, 100 km northwest of Oaxaca, Oaxaca
- Consolidated African Mines mine and mill, Barberton District, Transvaal
- Copperopolis property, California
- Cytechno prospect, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus
- Daffodil property, Deloro Township, Ontario
- Dzhetygara deposit, Zhitikara, Kazakhstan
- Eagle property, Eagle Quadrant, Alaska
- Ethel mine, near Salisbury, Zimbabwe
- Gefco Kuruman mine, Cape Province
- Havelock mine, about 12 miles south-southeast of Barberton, Eswatini
- Hedman Mines property, east of Matheson, near Lake Albititi, Ontario
- Hippy mine, Micaville, North Carolina
- Hollinger discovery, Newton Township, near Timmins, Ontario
- Jaquays, Globe district, Arizona
- Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec
- Kiembai deposit, Kiembay, Orenburg Oblast
- King Beaver mine, Thetford Mines, Quebec
- Klipfontein mine and mill, Klipfontein, Postmasburg District, Cape Province
- Koegas, Cape Province
- Kudu mine, Essexvale Estate, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Kutcho Creek deposit, British Columbia
- Lake Asbestos of Quebec, Black Lake, Quebec
- Las Brisas property, Antioquia
- Lynx-Canada claims, Deloro Township, south of Timmins, Ontario
- Mavita mine, south of Vila Manica near the Rhodesian border, Mozambique
- McKenzie Bay discovery, McKenzie Bay, Roy Township, Quebec
- Msauli mine, adjacent to the Havelock, Transvaal
- National Asbestos Mines, adjoining the Bell property, Quebec
- Normandie mine, Quebec
- Ouplaas mines, farm Ouplaas, Danielskuil District, Cape Province
- Penge mine, Transvaal
- Penghsien mine, fairly close to Shihmien, Szechwan
- Pomfret mine, South Africa
- Rex mine, Belingwe, Zimbabwe
- Rex property, Haines Junction, Yukon
- Roberge Lake property, Roberge Lake, McCorkill Township, near Chibougamau, Quebec
- Sayan deposit, Tuva A.S.S.R.
- Shabani mine, Zimbabwe
- Stragari mine, Serbia
- Tuva deposits, Tuva
- United Asbestos mine, Midlothian Township, Ontario
- Vanguard Asbestos Mines claims, Belingwe area, Zimbabwe
- Vimy Ridge property (Penhale ore body), 5 miles southwest of Thetford Mines, Quebec
- Woodsreef mine, near Barraba, New South Wales
- Zidani asbestos mine, Zidani, Kozani, Greece
Plants this document describes
This document is a source for these plants in our database. Each plant's page brings together what this and other documents say about it.
- Amiantit-Oman S.A.O. plant at Rusail, Oman
- Cement Asbestos Products Company / CAPCO Pipe Company, Inc. plant at Ragland, Alabama
- Hyderabad Asbestos Cement Products Ltd. (builder) plant at Umm al-Quwain, United Arab Emirates
- Isolindustrie S.A. plant at Bondues, France
- James Hardie Asbestos Ltd. plant at Moss Vale, Australia
- P. T. James Hardie Indonesia / P. T. Harflex Asbes Semen plant at Tangerang, Indonesia
- Plant Rubber and Asbestos Works / Pabco Products, Inc. plant at Redwood City, California
- Turner & Newall Limited and later owners plant at Emene (Enugu), Eastern Region
- Turner Engineering Products (Nigeria) Ltd. plant at Ibadan, Nigeria
- Turners Building Products (Arewa) Ltd. plant at Kaduna State, Nigeria, Kaduna State
- United Asbestos Cement Limited plant at Tasek, Perak
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