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H. C. Lewinsohn, 'Asbestos: The History, The Present, The Future,' Paper for the 1983 Tennessee Valley AIHA Conference (1983)

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Paper by Union Carbide's Assistant Corporate Medical Director, prepared for presentation at the October 1983 Tennessee Valley Section AIHA conference on asbestos health issues. It reviews the medical history of asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, fiber-type differences, exposure standards in the U.S. and U.K., asbestos substitutes, and who should decide on acceptable risk.

Author
Hilton C. Lewinsohn, MB. BCh., FCCP., MFOM., DIH. (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Union Carbide Corporation)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Corporate Medical Department (Danbury, CT)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1299
Date
October 1983
Number
Bates A01064 to A01092
Library no.
ACL Doc 16444 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16444
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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From Hilton C. Lewinsohn, MB. BCh., FCCP., MFOM., DIH. (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Union Carbide Corporation).

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This is document UC-1299 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 30 pages. Production numbers A01064 to A01092. The same document is also document UC-1273.

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Hilton C. Lewinsohn, MB. BCh., FCCP., MFOM., DIH. (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Union Carbide Corporation). “H. C. Lewinsohn, 'Asbestos: The History, The Present, The Future,' Paper for the 1983 Tennessee Valley AIHA Conference.” October 1983. Union Carbide documents, UC-1299, Bates A01064 to A01092. Union Carbide Corporation, Corporate Medical Department (Danbury, CT). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16444. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16444.

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