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D. R. Reem (Texas City Plant) Handwritten Note on the Texas City Olefins Asbestos Problem, with BNA Newsletter and Galveston Daily News Clippings (1985)

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A handwritten routing note from D. R. Reem of the Texas City Plant, stamped received July 22, 1985, asks a colleague for a feeling on how urgent it is to clear up an asbestos problem at the plant's olefins unit. It is attached to a BNA newsletter dated March 13, 1985 on EPA asbestos demolition enforcement, a page of illegible text, and a January 31, 1985 Galveston Daily News article on health district action over asbestos handling at a Union Carbide demolition project.

Author
D. R. Reem (Texas City Plant)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Texas City Plant
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1090
Date
July 18, 1985
Number
Bates UCTC 06783 to UCTC 06786
Library no.
ACL Doc 16274 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16274
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Handwritten note from D. R. Reem, Texas City Plant, dated 7/1?/85, about the Texas City olefins asbestos problem, stamped JUL 22 1985
  • Page 2: BNA newsletter No. 130, March 13, 1985, 'If Asbestos Flies, So Will Money', on EPA and state enforcement of asbestos demolition rules, with handwritten routing marks
  • Page 3: Reverse side of the newsletter or another page; the OCR is garbled and the page appears upside down, so the content is not readable from the OCR
  • Page 4: Galveston Daily News article, January 31, 1985, on the county health district voting to sue Union Carbide and its demolition contractor Kimmons Inc. over asbestos handling

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From D. R. Reem (Texas City Plant) to Unclear (addressee line is handwritten and illegible; appears to be initials or a short code).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: EPA · Texas Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

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This is document UC-1090 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCTC 06783 to UCTC 06786.

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“D. R. Reem (Texas City Plant) Handwritten Note on the Texas City Olefins Asbestos Problem, with BNA Newsletter and Galveston Daily News Clippings.” July 18, 1985. Union Carbide documents, UC-1090, Bates UCTC 06783 to UCTC 06786. Union Carbide Corporation, Texas City Plant. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16274. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16274.

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