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A two-page report on a Calidria Asbestos letterhead, issued by Union Carbide's Industrial Medicine and Toxicology Department. It summarizes asbestosis, the threshold limit value for asbestos dust, reports of lung cancer and mesothelioma, dust control methods, and pre-employment and periodic worker examinations including chest X-rays. It concludes that asbestos dust above the TLV is potentially harmful but can be used safely with appropriate precautions.
- Author
- Industrial Medicine and Toxicology Department, Union Carbide Corporation (corporate department (no individual author named))
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Chemicals and Plastics (Industrial Medicine and Toxicology Department)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-5442
- Date
- May 8, 1969
- Number
- Bates 00006208 to 00006209
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 19876 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19876
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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From Industrial Medicine and Toxicology Department, Union Carbide Corporation (corporate department (no individual author named)).
- Industrial Medicine and Toxicology Department (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- ACCIH (named)
- U.S. Department of Labor (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Calidria · Crocidolite: Blue Asbestos, the Deadliest Type · Dust Control · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · Threshold Limit Value (TLV) · What is asbestosis.
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This is document UC-5442 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers 00006208 to 00006209.
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Industrial Medicine and Toxicology Department, Union Carbide Corporation (corporate department (no individual author named)). “Union Carbide Industrial Medicine and Toxicology Department, Asbestos Toxicology Report.” May 8, 1969. Union Carbide documents, UC-5442, Bates 00006208 to 00006209. Union Carbide Corporation, Chemicals and Plastics (Industrial Medicine and Toxicology Department). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19876. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19876.
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