J. L. Myers to F. J. Shortsleeve and R. W. Rebholz on EPA Study of Asbestos Mining Counties in California, with SAI Proposal Extracts (1979)

Internal memo of October 18, 1979 forwarding enclosures on an EPA-sponsored study of asbestos mining counties in California being proposed by Science Applications, Inc. (SAI). The writer says the project should be handled by environmental/governmental affairs groups and the Law Department. Attached are extracts of SAI's proposal describing an epidemiological protocol, questionnaire development and a source inventory and exposure characterization, including mortality data and emission estimates for the King City mill and other California asbestos operations.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover memo from J. L. Myers, Oct. 18, 1979, listing enclosures Items I-V on the EPA/SAI study
• Pages 2-3: Item II: SAI proposal extract, 1.2 Summary of Technical Approach (with handwritten note on receipt at San Diego meeting)
• Page 4: Figure 1-1, map of California areas of interest to the program
• Pages 5-7: SAI proposal extracts: quality assurance, 3.4 Source Inventory and Exposure Characterization, 3.4.2 methodology and data sources
• Pages 8-10: Table 3.4-1 (source inventory and exposure characterization components) and emission estimates for Atlas, Union Carbide and Calaveras asbestos operations
• Page 11: Table 3.4-2, ambient air sampling levels for California locations
• Pages 12-13: SAI proposal text on other man-made sources, asbestos users and vehicle friction materials
• Page 14: End of section text and SAI contact information for R. A. Ziskind and J. L. Hahn

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (Metals Division, "Calidria" Asbestos (originating department)) to F. J. Shortsleeve (UCC-Metals Division, 270 Park Avenue, New York); R. W. Rebholz (UCC-Metals Division, 270 Park Avenue, New York).

• John L. Myers (author)
• R. W. Rebholz (recipient)
• F. J. Shortsleeve (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Calidria Asbestos (named)
• EPA (named)
• Law Department (named)
• OMB (named)
• Science Applications, Incorporated (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-30 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 14 pages. Production numbers A16608 to A16609.