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Internal Union Carbide cover memo dated April 3, 1969, in which Dr. K. S. Lane transmitted a revision of the company's asbestos memorandum, prepared with Dr. Dernehl, to a distribution list. The enclosed Asbestos Toxicology Report discusses asbestosis, the lowering of the Threshold Limit Value from 5 to 2 million particles per cubic foot, cancer and mesothelioma, dust control and environmental monitoring.
- Author
- K. S. Lane, M.D. (Assistant Medical Director, Medical Department)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Medical Department
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-787
- Date
- April 3, 1969
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16010 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16010
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Cover memo from K. S. Lane, M.D., to distribution list transmitting the revised asbestos memorandum (April 3, 1969)
- Pages 2-5: Enclosed Asbestos Toxicology Report from the Industrial Medicine and Toxicology Department covering asbestosis, TLV, cancer and mesothelioma, dust control and monitoring
People and organizations
From K. S. Lane, M.D. (Assistant Medical Director, Medical Department) to C. Benjamin; T. F. Frangos; B. E. Godard; J. L. Myers; J. A. Riddle; N. J. Setter; J. T. Sinclair; J. R. Stickney; W. S. Young.
- K. S. Lane (author)
- C. Benjamin (recipient)
- Tom Frangos (recipient)
- B. E. Godard (recipient)
- John L. Myers (recipient)
- John A. Riddle (recipient)
- N. J. Setter (recipient)
- J. T. Sinclair (recipient)
- J. R. Stickney (recipient)
- W. S. Young (recipient)
- Medical Department (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- ACGIH (named)
- Industrial Medicine and Toxicology Department (named)
- U.S. Department of Labor (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Crocidolite: Blue Asbestos, the Deadliest Type · Dust Control · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · Threshold Limit Value (TLV) · What is asbestosis.
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This is document UC-787 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages.
Cited by Barry Castleman
In Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects (5th edition, 2005), which cites it in:
- Chapter 4 (Thresholds and Standards), p. 265, note 199
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“K. S. Lane to C. Benjamin and Others Transmitting Revised Asbestos Toxicology Report.” April 3, 1969. Union Carbide documents, UC-787. Union Carbide Corporation, Medical Department. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16010. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16010.
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