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A Union Carbide Metals Division internal cover memo from Harrison B. Rhodes to E. A. Piersall forwarding material on EPA actions to regulate mineral fibers such as taconite tailings as asbestos. The attachment is a Johns-Manville letter to EPA with its comments on Philip Cook's draft report on taconite fibers and Roy Albert's recommendation. It includes the EPA memo and Cook report that J-M was responding to.
- Author
- Harrison B. Rhodes (Originating Dept. "Calidria" Asbestos, Metals Division)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-82
- Date
- October 31, 1978
- Number
- Bates A20704 to A20721
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 15366 · asbestosclaims.law/library/15366
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Union Carbide internal memo, H. B. Rhodes to E. A. Piersall, Regulation of Taconite Tailings as Asbestos (Oct. 31, 1978)
- Pages 2-3: Johns-Manville Sales Corporation letter, R. P. Carter to Joseph Padgett, EPA, objecting to Roy Albert's taconite recommendation (Oct. 9, 1978)
- Page 4: EPA memorandum from Roy E. Albert, Carcinogen Assessment Group, to Joseph Padgett on asbestos cancer hazard of taconite (1978)
- Pages 5-10: Philip M. Cook, Ph.D., EPA draft report: Assessment of Potential Environmental Health Hazard Associated with Airborne Mineral Fibers Emitted During Taconite Ore Processing (June 1, 1978), with references
- Pages 11-18: Johns-Manville Corporation comments on Cook's June 1, 1978 draft report
People and organizations
From Harrison B. Rhodes (Originating Dept. "Calidria" Asbestos, Metals Division) to Mr. E. A. Piersall (UCC - Metals, Grand Junction, CO).
- Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
- E. A. Piersall (recipient)
- Metals Division (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Calidria Asbestos (named)
- EPA (named)
- EPF (named)
- Health, Safety & Environment Department (Johns-Manville) (named)
- Johns-Manville Sales Corporation (named)
- NIOSH (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Colorado Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · EPA · Johns-Manville · NESHAP · NIOSH · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · South Dakota Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.
About this copy
This is document UC-82 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 18 pages. Production numbers A20704 to A20721.
Cite this document
Harrison B. Rhodes (Originating Dept. "Calidria" Asbestos, Metals Division). “H. B. Rhodes to E. A. Piersall Forwarding Johns-Manville's Comments on EPA's Taconite-as-Asbestos Proposal.” October 31, 1978. Union Carbide documents, UC-82, Bates A20704 to A20721. Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 15366. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/15366.
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