Review of Asbestos-Health Literature (undated), bound with 1963 Union Carbide Institute Plant Insulation Shop Dust Survey

The first part is an unsigned, undated review of the asbestos-health literature. It covers general reviews, asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, GI cancer, mining, manufacturing, dust levels, environmental asbestos and research needs, and ends with a numbered reference list. The remaining pages are a 1963 Institute Plant industrial hygiene survey (Report 63-IH-3-G-1) of dust from sawing Thermobestos, Kaylo and Carey-Temp insulation blocks. They include a 23 October 1963 cover memo, a 29 November 1963 memo on Carey-Temp pipe covering, data tables and graphs.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-12: Review of Asbestos-Health Literature, unsigned and undated text
• Pages 13-16: Numbered references for the literature review
• Page 17: Memo of 29 November 1963 from Industrial Hygiene, Plant 512, on fabrication of Carey-Temp pipe covering (stamped UC-171)
• Pages 18-21, 23-29: Industrial Hygiene Survey, Report 63-IH-3-G-1, Construction Insulation Shop, Building 2016: summary, procedures, results, conclusions, recommendations, data tables
• Page 22: Cover memo of 23 October 1963, Sexton to S. C. Giambruno, transmitting the insulation block dust survey
• Pages 30-32: Graphs of dust concentrations in mppef (graph 1 and following)

People and organizations

From R. E. Peele (Industrial Hygienist, Institute Plant (author of the 1963 survey and memo)); Sexton, M.D. (Medical Director (signed the 23 October 1963 cover memo)) to S. C. Giambruno (Industrial Relations (addressee of the 23 October 1963 cover memo)).

• Robert Eugene Peele (author)
• S. C. Giambruno (recipient)
• EPA (named)
• IARC (named)
• Institute Plant (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Litton Systems Incorporated (named)
• National Academy of Sciences (named)
• National Air Pollution Control Administration (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Asbestos insulation: pipe covering, block, and insulating cement · EPA · IARC · Industrial Hygiene · Johns-Manville · Kaylo | Mesothelioma Claims · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-170 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 32 pages. Production numbers A17860 to A24065.