214 Insulation Cement was a chrysotile asbestos insulating cement from The Ruberoid Co. and GAF.1,2 GAF's 1989 filing with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Asbestos Information Act, made for itself and The Ruberoid Co., says that some of it was produced at GAF's Vermont facility, and some was bought from other asbestos suppliers and resold.1,2 As the EPA published it in 1990, the company's account says the basic ingredients were chrysotile that passed the 0–0–2–14 Quebec test, and impurities (dirt, rock, earth).2 The Vermont product, it says, was a lower grade cement with more impurities, such as dirt and rock particles, which made it lightly mottled and darker overall.2
GAF believed the cement was sold from at least as early as 1937 to 1975.1,2 The "214" name, it said, was used from approximately 1950 to 1975, and in the years before 1950 the cement was also called "Grade BB."1,2
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The formulas
The 1 formula documents give for 214 Insulation Cement (GAF), each with its ingredients and amounts exactly as printed. Amounts are by weight unless the document says otherwise; a total that doesn't come to 100 is the document's own.
214 Insulation Cement · from at least as early as 1937 to 1975; "214" designation from approximately 1950 to 1975; "Grade BB" in years prior to 1950
“The basic ingredients of this cement product were:”
| Constituent | Amount |
|---|---|
| chrysotile determined to pass the 0-0-2-14 Quebec test | |
| impurities (dirt, rock, earth) |
Source: GAF Asbestos Information Act Submission (1989), p. 311
What each document says
Every statement about 214 Insulation Cement (GAF) in the documents, in each document's own words.
GAF Asbestos Information Act Submission (1989)
- Sold from: “sold from at least as early as 1937 to 1975”, p. 301
- Made at: “in some instances, was produced at GAF's Vermont facility and in other instances was purchased from various other asbestos suppliers and resold” (the plant: Hyde Park, Vermont), p. 301
- Sold until: “to 1975”, p. 301
- Description: “the "214" designation was employed from approximately 1950 to 1975 and the designation "Grade BB" was also employed in years prior to 1950”, p. 311
Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (1990)
- Sold from: “sold from at least as early as 1937”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 92
- Sold until: “to 1975”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 92
- Asbestos fiber: “also a chrysotile asbestos product”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 92
- Fiber grade: “chrysotile determined to pass the 0–0–2–14 Quebec test”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 92
- Description: “a lower grade cement ... lightly mottled and giving it an overall darker appearance”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 92
- Description: “the "214" designation was employed from approximately 1950 to 1975 and the designation "Grade BB" was also employed in years prior to 1950”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 92
- Made at: “in some instances, was produced at GAF's Vermont facility” (the plant: Hyde Park, Vermont), said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 92
See also
- GAF: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- GAF on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- GAF Asbestos Information Act Submission (October 6, 1989), pp. 30–31.
- Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), p. 9.
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