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Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on Dust Concentrations at the King City Asbestos Facility, December 1968 Sampling (1968)

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Internal Union Carbide letter from an industrial hygiene engineer to the King City plant, reporting airborne dust concentrations measured at the King City asbestos facility on December 10-12, 1968. It compares the results with the 5.0 MPPCF limit and the more restrictive limits proposed by the ACGIH in May 1968, and recommends respirator use, dust control measures, monthly impinger sampling and purchase of a phase contrast microscope. Attached are data tables and a handwritten sheet.

Author
Paul W. McDaniel (Industrial Hygiene Engineer)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation (internal correspondence; U.C.C. Chem. & Plastics stamp)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1396
Date
December 27, 1968
Library no.
ACL Doc 16531 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16531
Rights
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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-5: Letter from P. W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on the December 1968 dust survey, limits and recommendations
  • Pages 6-8: Data tables of dust concentrations at King City, December 10-12, 1968 (Tables I and II; OCR garbled, tables appear rotated)
  • Page 9: Handwritten data sheet with numbers and a note on a microscope

People and organizations

From Paul W. McDaniel (Industrial Hygiene Engineer) to Mr. J. A. Riddle (Union Carbide Corporation, King City, California); J. J. Welsh, M. D. (copy); K. S. Lane, M. D. (copy).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Dust Control · Industrial Hygiene · phase contrast microscopy (PCM).

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This is document UC-1396 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 9 pages.

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Paul W. McDaniel (Industrial Hygiene Engineer). “Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on Dust Concentrations at the King City Asbestos Facility, December 1968 Sampling.” December 27, 1968. Union Carbide documents, UC-1396. Union Carbide Corporation (internal correspondence; U.C.C. Chem. & Plastics stamp). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16531. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16531.

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