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Mellon Institute Chemical Hygiene Fellowship Special Report 34-70: Tracheal Insufflation of Rat Lungs with Calidria Asbestos RG 244 (1971)

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Confidential report from the Mellon Institute Chemical Hygiene Fellowship to Union Carbide on rats given tracheal injections of a 1% suspension of Calidria asbestos Resin Grade RG 244, with lung pathology examined at 30, 60, 90 and 180 days. It reports fibrotic foreign body nodules, atelectasis and emphysema in dosed rats, summary tables, a reference list and a mailing list.

Author
Charles P. Carpenter, Ph.D. (Administrative Fellow; Editor); D. L. Geary, Jr. (Contributor); E. R. Kinkead (Contributor); R. C. Myers (Contributor); D. J. Nachreiner (Contributor)
Published by
Chemical Hygiene Fellowship, Mellon Institute, Carnegie-Mellon University
Series
Union Carbide documents, Union Carbide 171
Date
September 3, 1971
Number
Bates A21281 to A21288
Library no.
ACL Doc 20000 · asbestosclaims.law/library/20000
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-2: Report text: sample, tracheal insufflation method, pathology summary and conclusion, signed by C. P. Carpenter
  • Pages 3-5: Summary tables 34-19 to 34-22 of pathology findings at 30, 60, 90 and 180 days
  • Pages 6-7: Literature review reference list
  • Page 8: Report mailing list

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From Charles P. Carpenter, Ph.D. (Administrative Fellow; Editor); D. L. Geary, Jr. (Contributor); E. R. Kinkead (Contributor); R. C. Myers (Contributor); D. J. Nachreiner (Contributor) to Union Carbide Corporation, Chemicals and Plastics Operations Division (Sponsor of the study).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

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This is document Union Carbide 171 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 8 pages. Production numbers A21281 to A21288.

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Charles P. Carpenter, Ph.D. (Administrative Fellow, Editor), D. L. Geary, Jr. (Contributor), E. R. Kinkead (Contributor), R. C. Myers (Contributor), D. J. Nachreiner (Contributor). “Mellon Institute Chemical Hygiene Fellowship Special Report 34-70: Tracheal Insufflation of Rat Lungs with Calidria Asbestos RG 244.” September 3, 1971. Union Carbide documents, Union Carbide 171, Bates A21281 to A21288. Chemical Hygiene Fellowship, Mellon Institute, Carnegie-Mellon University. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 20000. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/20000.

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