Mellon Institute Special Report 34-70 (C. P. Carpenter, Ed.): Tracheal Insufflation of Rat Lungs with Calidria Asbestos Resin Grade RG 244, Pathology at 30, 60, 90 and 180 Days (1971)

Confidential Mellon Institute report prepared for Union Carbide describing tracheal injection of a 1% suspension of Calidria RG 244 asbestos into rat lungs, with pathology findings at 30, 60, 90 and 180 days. It reports fibrotic foreign body tissue, atelectasis and emphysema in dosed rats versus controls, and concludes the authors have sufficient evidence of damage to warrant preventing inhalation above the proposed 1970 Threshold Limit Value. Summary tables and a literature list are attached.

People and organizations

From Charles P. Carpenter, Ph.D. (Administrative Fellow; Editor); Daniel L. Geary, Jr., M.Ed. (Research Associate; contributor); Edwin R. Kinkead, B.S. (Fellow; contributor); Roy C. Myers, B.S. (Research Assistant; contributor); Donald J. Nachreiner, B.S. (Research Assistant; contributor) to Union Carbide Corporation, Chemicals and Plastics Operations Division (client for whom the report was prepared).

• Charles P. Carpenter (author)
• Chemical Hygiene Fellowship (its organization)
• American Conference of Governmental Hygienists (named)
• Chemicals and Plastics Operations Division (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Threshold Limit Value (TLV).

About this copy

This is document UC-176 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers A23738 to A23793.