Industrial Hygiene Department Asbestos Dust Study Sheets, Sistersville Plant, Poly A Kettle House and Tank Insulation Samples (1972)

Nine pages of Industrial Hygiene Department 'Asbestos Dust Study' worksheets and one handwritten note, dated 1972. The sheets record fiber counts (fibers over 5 microns in length) and concentration calculations for air samples at the Sistersville department. The first sample was taken on 3-30-72 during filter-aid charging at the Poly A kettle. Others were taken on 4-12-72, including a 60-minute sample during tank insulation work that was calculated at 1.8 and 1.7 fibers per milliliter.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Asbestos Dust Study sheet WV-0218 #34, Sistersville, 3-30-72, 15 min sample at 2 lpm during filter-aid charging at Poly A kettle; calculated 1.0 and 0.7 fibers/mL
• Page 2: Asbestos Dust Study sheet WV-0218 #35, Sistersville, 3-30-72, mostly blank, with zero counts on slide 2
• Page 3: Handwritten note on 3-30-72 asbestos sampling at the Poly A kettle house (Sample #1: 15 min at 2 lpm, only about two minutes involved asbestos handling)
• Page 4: Sheet WV-0218 #36 (filter #2), Poly A, sampled by Dick Coy; general conditions note on short samples; fiber counts struck through and marked 'lost'
• Page 5: Sheet WV-0218 #37 (filter #3), 4-12-72, insulator maintenance, 1 hour sample inside a building on a tank at Poly II; counts struck through and marked 'lost'
• Page 6: Sheet WV-0218 #38 (#3), Sistersville, 4-12-72, 60 min at 2 lpm (120 liters); averages 2.0 and 1.9; calculated 1.8 and 1.7 fibers/mL
• Page 7: Asbestos Dust Study sheet, Sistersville, with fiber counts and calculation; OCR poor, page shows no Bates number in the OCR
• Page 8: Asbestos Dust Study sheet with fiber counts and calculation; OCR poor
• Page 9: Asbestos Dust Study sheet with 120-liter sample volume and a handwritten remark about the sample; OCR poor

People and organizations

• Industrial Hygiene Department (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Air Sampling · Fiber Counting · Industrial Hygiene.

About this copy

This is document UC-2658 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 9 pages. Production numbers UCC 005440 to UCC 005448.