R. R. Rankin to GOHC Distribution Transmitting Asbestos Reprints Addendum to H. C. Lewinsohn Talk (1983)

A Union Carbide internal memo from R. R. Rankin transmits an addendum to H. C. Lewinsohn's talk at the GOHC/GSC meeting in Danbury, February 7-9, 1983. The attachments are reprints of three published papers: the Asbestos International Association medical panel's criteria for diagnosing asbestosis (1982), Lewinsohn's article on medical surveillance of asbestos-exposed persons (Connecticut Medicine, 1982), and Wagner et al.'s animal experiments with talc (1976).

What the document holds

• Page 1: Internal correspondence, R. R. Rankin to GOHC list, 'Asbestos Reprints', Feb. 22, 1983
• Pages 2-4: Reprint: Criteria for the Diagnosis of Asbestosis and Considerations in the Attribution of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma to Asbestos Exposure, Asbestos International Association Medical Advisory Panel, Int Arch Occup Environ Health 49:357-361 (1982); excerpted pages
• Pages 5-7: Reprint: H. C. Lewinsohn, 'The Medical Surveillance of Persons Exposed to Asbestos', Connecticut Medicine, Sept. 1982
• Pages 8-15: Reprint: J. C. Wagner et al., 'Animal Experiments with Talc', Fourth International Symposium on Inhaled Particles and Vapours, Edinburgh, with discussion (1976)

People and organizations

From R. R. Rankin (Originating Dept. HS & EA (Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs), Danbury) to GOHC (See Attached List).

• R. R. Rankin (author)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos International Association (named)
• Springer-Verlag (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-2397 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 15 pages. Production numbers UCC 015546 to A02930.