John J. Welsh, M.D., to U. Boduroglu on Asbestos Disease Cases, with Boduroglu's Inquiry and a Swedish Telex (1975)

Dr. Welsh's December 15, 1975 reply to a Union Carbide Europe engineer who asked about medical cases linking asbestos in high-temperature furnaces to cancer. The reply says there were none, describes asbestosis cases among Carbide employees, and gives the current U.S. exposure limits. The exhibit also holds a handwritten draft note, Boduroglu's December 1, 1975 inquiry, and a September 1975 telex from Union Carbide Norden about stopping asbestos use after eight workers' deaths were announced in Sweden.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter, J. J. Welsh, M.D., to U. Boduroglu, Dec. 15, 1975, replying on asbestos-related disease cases and exposure limits
• Page 2: Handwritten draft reply on Welsh letterhead, undated, signed 'Ken'
• Page 3: Letter, U. Boduroglu to Dr. J. J. Welsh, Dec. 1, 1975, 'Use of Asbestos in Graphite Furnaces'
• Page 4: Telex from Ulf Gustavson, Union Carbide Norden, to C. E. Medford, Sept. 10, 1975, on discontinuing asbestos in graphitizing furnaces

People and organizations

From John J. Welsh, M.D. (Union Carbide Corporation, Medical Department) to Mr. U. Boduroglu (Manager, Engineering Services, Union Carbide Europe, S.A., Geneva).

• John J. Welsh (author)
• U. Boduroglu (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Medical Department (named)
• Nohab (named)
• Swedish Broadcasting and TV Corporation (named)
• Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-955 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages.