Compilation: McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on Chrysotile and Mesothelioma, with Nature Article, Dernehl and Lane Asbestos Toxicology Report, and 1966 Sales Memo (1968)

Compilation of five items. A January 1968 Union Carbide Medical Department letter to the King City plant discusses crocidolite, chrysotile, mesothelioma and the 5 MPPCF dust limit. It is followed by a Nature article on the British asbestos advisory panel, an undated Union Carbide asbestos toxicology report, a March 1966 sales memo, and a newspaper clipping on Dr. Selikoff's asbestos and cancer findings.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter, P. W. McDaniel (Medical) to J. A. Riddle, King City, Jan. 19, 1968, on crocidolite, chrysotile, mesothelioma and the 5 MPPCF limit
• Page 2: Nature, vol. 217, Jan. 13, 1968, 'More on Asbestosis' (British Advisory Panel memorandum), with received stamp and handwritten marks
• Pages 3-4: Union Carbide 'Asbestos Toxicology Report' by C. U. Dernehl, M.D. and K. S. Lane, M.D. (undated)
• Pages 5-6: Memorandum dated March 1966, 'Asbestos - Toxicology', to sales staff on responding to press reports and promoting pelleted asbestos
• Page 7: Newspaper clippings on Dr. Irving Selikoff's Mount Sinai findings linking asbestos dust to cancer

People and organizations

From Paul W. McDaniel (Industrial Hygiene Engineer); Carl U. Dernehl, M. D. (Director of Toxicology); K. S. Lane, M. D. (Assistant Director of Toxicology); A. E. Pufahl to John A. Riddle (Chemicals & Plastics, King City, California); T. Dougherty and other addressees.

• Carl U. Dernehl (author)
• K. S. Lane (author)
• Paul W. McDaniel (author)
• A. E. Pufahl (author)
• John A. Riddle (recipient)
• Medical Department (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Advisory Panel on Problems Arising from the Use of Asbestos (named)
• British Water Resources Board (named)
• H.M.S.O (named)
• HM Factory Inspectorate (named)
• Marine Systems Division of the Plessey Electronics Group (named)
• Meteorological Office (named)
• Minister of Health (named)
• Ministry of Labour (U.K.) (named)
• National Health hospitals (named)
• National Physical Laboratory (named)
• Nature (journal) (named)
• Plessey Company Ltd (named)
• World Meteorological Organization (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Crocidolite: Blue Asbestos, the Deadliest Type · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-786 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages.