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Mellon Institute Special Report 29-55: Fibrogenic Potential of Asbestos Products by Intraperitoneal and Intratracheal Injection in Animals (1966)

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Confidential Mellon Institute special report on animal tests of three asbestos fiber products (CMS-100, JT-100 and JM-3K) injected intraperitoneally in guinea pigs, rats and rabbits and intratracheally in rats. It reports granulomas and fibrotic lesions in the animals and includes individual-animal result tables and a mailing list.

Author
Edwin R. Kinkead, B.S. (Research Associate); Urbano C. Pozzani, M.S. (Senior Fellow)
Published by
Mellon Institute, Industrial Fellowship 274-29 (sponsored by Chemicals Division, Union Carbide Corporation)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-816
Date
July 11, 1966
Library no.
ACL Doc 16038 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16038
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-3: Report text: summary, samples, intraperitoneal and intratracheal methods and results, signatures
  • Pages 4-12: Data tables 29-92 through 29-99 on individual animals (OCR largely garbled)
  • Page 13: Mailing list of Medical Departments and others

People and organizations

From Edwin R. Kinkead, B.S. (Research Associate); Urbano C. Pozzani, M.S. (Senior Fellow) to Paul W. McDaniel (requested the samples and furnished descriptive information; also on the mailing list).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · Johns-Manville.

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This is document UC-816 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 13 pages.

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Edwin R. Kinkead, B.S. (Research Associate), Urbano C. Pozzani, M.S. (Senior Fellow). “Mellon Institute Special Report 29-55: Fibrogenic Potential of Asbestos Products by Intraperitoneal and Intratracheal Injection in Animals.” July 11, 1966. Union Carbide documents, UC-816. Mellon Institute, Industrial Fellowship 274-29 (sponsored by Chemicals Division, Union Carbide Corporation). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16038. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16038.

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