H. B. Rhodes to J. V. Murray on Dow Toxicology Literature, Transmitting Myers Plastics Paper, Talk Script and RG-244 Brochure (1975)

A cover memo from H. B. Rhodes to the UCC Law Department forwarding background on the Dow toxicology literature: John L. Myers's May 1974 SPE paper 'Chrysotile Asbestos in Plastics', an annotated script of Myers's October 1974 NACE talk, and the February 1973 brochure 'The Safe Use of Calidria RG-244'. The memo says Myers does not follow the prepared text verbatim on toxicology and does not use the 'nuisance dust' analogy found in the Dow literature.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Internal memo, H. B. Rhodes to J. V. Murray (UCC Law Dept.), Dow Toxicology Literature, April 28, 1975
• Pages 2-7: John L. Myers, 'Chrysotile Asbestos in Plastics', SPE paper, May 14, 1974, with Tables I and II (pp. 4-6 appear to be excerpts; text begins at p. 3)
• Pages 8-14: Brochure 'The Safe Use of "Calidria" RG-244', February 1973, with dust-count Tables I-III
• Pages 15-27: Marked-up script of Myers's talk on asbestos/health and Calidria RG-600 and RG-244 products (NACE talk, Rochester, Oct. 9, 1974), with handwritten deletions and edits

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes (Technology Department, Mining and Metals Division) to Mr. J. V. Murray (UCC Law Department, 46th Floor, New York, NY); R. F. X. Fusaro (copy); J. L. Myers (copy); W. C. Thurber (copy).

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• J. V. Murray (recipient)
• Robert F. X. Fusaro (copied)
• John L. Myers (copied)
• William C. Thurber (copied)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Dow Chemical (named)
• EPA (named)
• IARC (named)
• Law Department (named)
• NACE (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Society of Plastics Engineers (named)
• Technology Department (named)
• U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (named)
• U.S. Department of Labor (named)
• World Health Organization (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · EPA · IARC · NIOSH · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-1646 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 27 pages.