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John L. Myers to J. B. Browning on EPA Study of California Asbestos Mining Counties, with King City Plant Dust Sampling Data (1979)

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A December 1979 internal memo from John L. Myers reported a December 11, 1979 visit to the King City asbestos plant by Science Applications and EPA representatives working on an EPA study of asbestos mining counties in California. The exhibit also includes the last page of a letter from Earl W. Shortridge about dust control and 0.5 fiber/cc levels, followed by graphs and day-by-day area dust sampling data from 1977.

Author
John L. Myers (Originating Dept. "Calidria" Asbestos, Metals Division); Earl W. Shortridge (Not shown; signs the closing page of a separate letter (page 2))
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-31
Date
December 14, 1979
Number
Bates A16456 to A16457
Library no.
ACL Doc 15316 · asbestosclaims.law/library/15316
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Memo, J. L. Myers to J. B. Browning, Dec. 14, 1979, on the EPA/Science Applications visit to the King City plant
  • Page 2: Final page of a letter signed by Earl W. Shortridge on Phase I dust control results, the 0.5 fiber/cc NIOSH standard, and Phase II recommendations
  • Pages 3-4: Graphs/figures (apparently dust level plots); text is not legible in the OCR
  • Pages 5-6: Area sample data sheets for Oct. 26, 1977 and Oct. 14, 1977 (wind, temperature, traffic conditions and results by location)
  • Page 7: Appendix divider page: 'Area Sample Data'
  • Pages 8-9: Area sample data sheets for Aug. 25, 1977 and Oct. 5, 1977

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (Originating Dept. "Calidria" Asbestos, Metals Division); Earl W. Shortridge (Not shown; signs the closing page of a separate letter (page 2)) to J. B. Browning (UCC-HS & EA Div., 270 Park Avenue, New York).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Dust Control · EPA · NIOSH · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

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This is document UC-31 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 9 pages. Production numbers A16456 to A16457.

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John L. Myers (Originating Dept. "Calidria" Asbestos, Metals Division), Earl W. Shortridge (Not shown, signs the closing page of a separate letter (page 2)). “John L. Myers to J. B. Browning on EPA Study of California Asbestos Mining Counties, with King City Plant Dust Sampling Data.” December 14, 1979. Union Carbide documents, UC-31, Bates A16456 to A16457. Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 15316. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/15316.

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