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Mellon Institute Special Report 29-55 (Kinkead, Pozzani, Carpenter) on the Fibrogenic Potential of Asbestos Products in Guinea Pigs, Rats and Rabbits (1966)

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Confidential Mellon Institute special report on Union Carbide's Industrial Fellowship 274-29 describing intraperitoneal injection of three asbestos products (CMS-100, JT-100, JM-3K) in guinea pigs, rats and rabbits, and intratracheal injection in rats. It reports granulomas and fibrotic lesions in the animals, and attaches tables of results for individual animals.

Author
Edwin R. Kinkead (Research Associate); Urbano C. Pozzani (Senior Fellow); Charles P. Carpenter (Assistant Administrative Fellow (approved report))
Published by
Mellon Institute, for Chemicals Division, Union Carbide Corporation (Industrial Fellowship 274-29)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-172
Date
July 11, 1966
Number
Bates A24038 to A24049
Library no.
ACL Doc 15441 · asbestosclaims.law/library/15441
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-3: Report text: summary, samples, intraperitoneal and intratracheal methods and results, signatures, acknowledgments
  • Pages 4-5: Intraperitoneal injections of asbestos CMS-100: individual animal results
  • Pages 6-7: Intraperitoneal injections of asbestos JT-100: individual animal results
  • Page 8: Intraperitoneal injections of asbestos JM-3K: individual animal results
  • Page 9: Intraperitoneal saline control results (Table 29-95)
  • Pages 10-11: Intratracheal injections in rats of CMS-100, JT-100 and JM-3K (Tables 29-96 to 29-98)
  • Page 12: Intratracheal saline control results in rats (Table 29-99)

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From Edwin R. Kinkead (Research Associate); Urbano C. Pozzani (Senior Fellow); Charles P. Carpenter (Assistant Administrative Fellow (approved report)).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · Johns-Manville.

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This is document UC-172 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 12 pages. Production numbers A24038 to A24049.

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Edwin R. Kinkead (Research Associate), Urbano C. Pozzani (Senior Fellow), Charles P. Carpenter (Assistant Administrative Fellow (approved report)). “Mellon Institute Special Report 29-55 (Kinkead, Pozzani, Carpenter) on the Fibrogenic Potential of Asbestos Products in Guinea Pigs, Rats and Rabbits.” July 11, 1966. Union Carbide documents, UC-172, Bates A24038 to A24049. Mellon Institute, for Chemicals Division, Union Carbide Corporation (Industrial Fellowship 274-29). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 15441. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/15441.

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