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Union Carbide Airborne Dust Counts for Conwed Corporation, Cloquet, Minnesota, with Sampling Data and Testing Permission Letter (1972)

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Union Carbide Mining and Metals Division report of airborne dust and fiber counts from air samples taken at Conwed Corporation's Cloquet, Minnesota plant on August 9 and 10, 1972. It describes the sampling and counting method (OSHA Regulation 1910.93a), gives a summary table of 15 samples by department, and attaches handwritten worksheets. A September 1, 1972 letter asks Conwed's permission to use and share the test data without naming the facility.

Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division, Niagara Falls, New York
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4342
Date
August 28, 1972
Number
Bates X410505 to X410514
Library no.
ACL Doc 18920 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18920
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A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Cover page: Airborne Dust Counts for Conwed Corporation, Cloquet, Minnesota, August 28, 1972, listing personnel present
  • Page 2: Text on apparatus, procedure and test result definitions (total fiber, asbestos fiber, total dust)
  • Pages 3, 6: Summary of dust counts for 15 samples by plant department
  • Pages 4-5, 7-15: Handwritten field and laboratory count sheets and sample descriptions, largely illegible in OCR
  • Page 16: Letter of September 1, 1972 from Union Carbide to Conwed asking permission to use test data without identifying the facility, with an accepted-and-agreed signature block
  • Page 17: Apparently blank page

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To Conwed Corporation (Cloquet, Minnesota; E. McGuillvary of Environmental Control was present at the sampling).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Air Sampling · Calidria · Fiber Counting · Minnesota Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA.

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This is document UC-4342 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 17 pages. Production numbers X410505 to X410514.

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“Union Carbide Airborne Dust Counts for Conwed Corporation, Cloquet, Minnesota, with Sampling Data and Testing Permission Letter.” August 28, 1972. Union Carbide documents, UC-4342, Bates X410505 to X410514. Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division, Niagara Falls, New York. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18920. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18920.

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