R. H. Mereness to AIA Members Transmitting Dr. Irving J. Selikoff's Answers to Thirteen Questions (1974)

A 20 May 1974 Asbestos Information Association memorandum to members enclosing a May 14, 1974 letter from Dr. Irving J. Selikoff of Mount Sinai School of Medicine to R. H. Mereness. The letter answers 13 questions from the AIA board, covering the relative hazards of fiber types, fiber size, asbestos filter media, mesothelioma incidence, ingestion, minimal exposure, and lung cancer. The questions are attached as pages 6-9.

What the document holds

• Page 1: AIA memorandum from R. H. Mereness to members, 20 May 1974, transmitting Selikoff's answers
• Pages 2-5: Letter from Irving J. Selikoff, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, to R. H. Mereness, May 14, 1974, answering questions 1-13
• Pages 6-9: List of the 13 questions put to Dr. Selikoff (pages 1-4 of the questions)

People and organizations

From R. H. Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association) to Members, Asbestos Information Association.

• Robert H. Mereness (author)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (its organization)
• Department of Community Medicine (named)
• Food and Drug Administration (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Medical Department (named)
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine (named)
• Norfolk shipyard (named)
• South Africa Mesothelioma Registry (named)
• The City University of New York (named)
• U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Johns-Manville · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Washington DC Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document Union Carbide 287 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 9 pages. Production numbers 03328 to Union Carbide 287. The same document is also document UC-1344.