Asbestos Testing Inc. Bulk Asbestos Sample Results for Union Carbide Charleston and Institute, West Virginia Plants (1986)

Compilation of letter reports from Asbestos Testing Inc. to Union Carbide industrial hygiene staff in West Virginia, dated April to November 1986. The reports give polarized light microscopy results for bulk samples of insulation, ceiling tile and other materials, listing asbestos percentages and, in many samples, amosite and chrysotile content. The exhibit also contains an ATI fee schedule.

What the document holds

• Page 1: ATI letter, April 16, 1986, to Guy L. Arbaugh, Institute Plant: two bulk samples (taken by C. Burriss and C. Miller), 0% asbestos in each
• Pages 2-3: ATI letter, April 1986, to Erik A. Osby: six bulk insulation samples from Bldg. 304, with 20-25% asbestos (amosite and chrysotile) in samples 1-4 and none in samples 5-6
• Page 4: Second copy of the April 16, 1986 letter to Guy L. Arbaugh
• Page 5: ATI schedule of fees for bulk and airborne asbestos analysis and consultation
• Page 6: ATI letter, May 27, 1986, to Erik A. Osby: three insulation samples, with asbestos in the gray insulation and the boiler insulation
• Page 7: ATI letter, June 5, 1986, to Erik A. Osby: phosgene control room steamline insulation, 15% amosite
• Page 8: ATI letter, June 6, 1986, to Erik A. Osby: Building 303 ceiling tile and pipe insulation samples
• Page 9: ATI letter, July 11, 1986, to Erik Osby: three samples from reactor areas, one with 22% asbestos
• Page 10: ATI letter, October 5, 1986, to Ed McComas: Building 236 locker room steamline sample, 15% asbestos
• Page 11: ATI letter, October 23, 1986, to Erik A. Osby: six bulk insulation samples, results from none detected to 85% asbestos
• Page 12: ATI letter, November 18, 1986, to Erik A. Osby: five samples from Bldgs. 190 and 308, including 70% chrysotile in roofing material

People and organizations

From John S. Ferrell (Industrial Hygienist, Asbestos Testing Inc.) to Guy L. Arbaugh (Union Carbide Corp., Institute Plant); Erik A. Osby (Industrial Hygiene Dept., Union Carbide Corporation); Ed McComas (Industrial Hygiene Dept., Union Carbide Corporation).

• John S. Ferrell (author)
• Guy L. Arbaugh (recipient)
• Ed McComas (recipient)
• Erik A. Osby (recipient)
• Asbestos Testing Inc (its organization)
• EPA (named)
• Industrial Hygiene Department (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Amosite: Brown Asbestos and the US Navy · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · EPA · Industrial Hygiene · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-1326 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 12 pages. Production numbers AU4021 to AU4017.