John J. Welsh, M.D., to U. Boduroglu on Asbestos Disease Cases at Union Carbide, with Related Inquiry, Draft Note and Telex (1975)

Exhibit of four pages. Page 1 is Dr. Welsh's December 15, 1975 reply to a Union Carbide Europe engineer asking about medical cases linking asbestos in high-temperature furnaces to cancer. He answered no for furnaces, but said asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma follow years of exposure, and that Carbide had had several asbestosis cases. The exhibit also includes a handwritten note on Welsh letterhead, the December 1, 1975 inquiry from Boduroglu, and a September 1975 telex from Union Carbide Norden about discontinuing asbestos in graphite furnaces.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter, J. J. Welsh, M.D., to U. Boduroglu, Dec. 15, 1975, replying on asbestos-related disease, smoking and exposure limits
• Page 2: Handwritten note signed 'Ken' on a J. J. Welsh, M.D. letterhead slip, headed 'Letter', saying no furnace cases were known but eliminating asbestos is a good idea
• Page 3: Letter, U. Boduroglu, Union Carbide Europe, to Dr. J. J. Welsh, Dec. 1, 1975, 're: Use of Asbestos in Graphite Furnaces'
• Page 4: Telex dated September 10, 1975, from Ulf Gustavson, UCN, to C. E. Medford, UCE, on discontinuing asbestos in graphitizing furnaces after reported deaths at a Swedish plant

People and organizations

From John J. Welsh, M.D. (Union Carbide Corporation, New York (addressed as Dr. J. J. Welsh)) to U. Boduroglu (Manager, Engineering Services, Union Carbide Europe, S.A., Geneva).

• John J. Welsh (author)
• U. Boduroglu (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Medical Department (named)
• Nohab (named)
• Swedish Broadcasting and TV Corporation (named)
• Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document Union Carbide 133 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages.