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Natural Resources Defense Council (R. I. Compton and B. L. Castleman) to CPSC Chairman S. John Byington Urging an Imminent-Hazard Ban on Asbestos Patching Compounds (1977)

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Letter from the Natural Resources Defense Council to the Consumer Product Safety Commission urging it to grant petition HP76-18 and declare asbestos-containing consumer patching compounds an imminent hazard and banned hazardous substances pending rulemaking. It also described other consumer products containing asbestos (emberized gas logs, modeling clays, textured paints, wallboard, flooring, brake linings) and asked for a broader study. A "UCC-CALIDRIA" received stamp dated May 27, 1977 appears on page 1.

Author
Ruby I. Compton, Esq. (Natural Resources Defense Council (signature block)); Barry L. Castleman, M.S.E. (Natural Resources Defense Council (signature block))
Published by
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1602
Date
April 27, 1977
Number
Bates A00407
Library no.
ACL Doc 16700 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16700
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From Ruby I. Compton, Esq. (Natural Resources Defense Council (signature block)); Barry L. Castleman, M.S.E. (Natural Resources Defense Council (signature block)) to S. John Byington (Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission).

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This is document UC-1602 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 8 pages. Production numbers A00407.

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Ruby I. Compton, Esq. (Natural Resources Defense Council (signature block)), Barry L. Castleman, M.S.E. (Natural Resources Defense Council (signature block)). “Natural Resources Defense Council (R. I. Compton and B. L. Castleman) to CPSC Chairman S. John Byington Urging an Imminent-Hazard Ban on Asbestos Patching Compounds.” April 27, 1977. Union Carbide documents, UC-1602, Bates A00407. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16700. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16700.

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