Documents in our library describe Romanaire (Congoleum) as “vinyl asbestos tiles”.1 They give it as made 1959–1975.2 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Romanaire (Congoleum) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “vinyl asbestos tiles”, p. 1071
Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (1990)
- Made from: “Vinyl Asbestos Tile (produced 1959 to 1975)”, said by Congoleum Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 62
- Description: “Vinyl Asbestos Tile (produced 1959 to 1975) was available in a variety of patterns and styles, including: ... Romanaire”, said by Congoleum Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 62
- Made until: “Vinyl Asbestos Tile (produced 1959 to 1975)”, said by Congoleum Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 62
Kind of product
We list Romanaire (Congoleum) with floor tile, from how the documents describe it. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Flooring Installers.
Other floor tile by Congoleum (8)
Floor tile by other makers (190)
Excelon (some styles) (Armstrong Cork) · Terraflex (Johns-Manville) · Agate Chip (Kentile) · Debonair (Kentile) · Excelon (Armstrong Cork) · R-14-D (Flintkote) · Randomgrain (GAF) · Ready-Stick (Sears) · Rendezvous (Flintkote) · Ribandel (Kentile) · Roca (Flintkote) · Roll-On (GAF) · Royal Stoneglow (GAF) · Royal Travertine (GAF) · Ruberoid Monticello (GAF) · Salon (Flintkote) · Sand Pebbles (Kentile) · Sears Cat. No. 2292 (Sears) · Servicised (Albert C. Fischer) · So Good That Only The Dealers Sell It (Lehon) · and 170 more: all floor tile
See also
- Congoleum on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 107. Not yet published in our library.
- Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), p. 6.
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