G. L. Dickson Technical Service Report on Evaluation of Asbestos T-135 as a Partial Replacement for Titanium Dioxide at Brown Company, Berlin, N.H. (1968)

Technical service report on a mill trial at Brown Company's Berlin, N.H. paper mill on August 9, 1968, of Asbestos T-135 as a partial replacement for titanium dioxide in white offset paper. The report states the trial was unsuccessful because the asbestos reduced the effect of the optical brightener. It includes analysis tables, a mill trial data sheet, a trial log, a distribution list and a September 20, 1968 transmittal memo.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover page of Technical Service Report, dated September 18, 1968
• Pages 2-3: Subject, trial results, discussion and conclusion
• Pages 4-7: Tables I-VI: stock, tray water, saveall, reel sample analyses and filler retention
• Pages 8-11: Mill Trial Data Sheet and trial log for the August 9, 1968 trial
• Page 12: Distribution list
• Page 13: Transmittal memo of September 20, 1968 by G. L. Dickson on the T-135 evaluation

People and organizations

From G. L. Dickson (Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics, Research and Development Department, Niagara Falls) to Brown Company, Berlin, New Hampshire (customer for whom the trial was run); T. E. Dougherty (addressee of the transmittal memo, Ridgewood, N.J.).

• Gordon L. Dickson (author)
• Thomas A. Dougherty (recipient)
• Research and Development Department (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Brown Company (named)
• Mining and Metals Division (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · New Hampshire Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-143 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 13 pages. Production numbers A17115 to A17114.