John L. Myers, 'Chrysotile Asbestos in Plastics,' Paper Presented to the Society of Plastics Engineers (1974)

Paper by John L. Myers of Union Carbide's Mining and Metals Division, presented at the Society of Plastics Engineers' 32nd Annual Technical Conference in San Francisco. It covers asbestos types and uses in plastics, health hazards (asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma), OSHA and EPA regulations, air sampling, and dust control measures including pelletized and specially packaged fiber. It concludes that chrysotile can be used safely with proper controls. Tables give U.S. consumption data, mineral properties, uses, and Union Carbide air sampling results.

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division, Niagara Falls, New York).

• John L. Myers (author)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Advisory Committee on Asbestos Cancers (named)
• EPA (named)
• IARC (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Society of Plastics Engineers (named)
• World Health Organization (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Air Sampling · Amosite: Brown Asbestos and the US Navy · Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Calidria · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Crocidolite: Blue Asbestos, the Deadliest Type · Dust Control · EPA · IARC · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-3957 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 12 pages. Production numbers UCC 014827 to A07659.