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John H. Stevenson, Jr. (Dow Chemical U.S.A.) to Tom O'Rourke (Union Carbide) Transmitting Dow Paper on Asbestos in Water in the Chlor-Alkali Industry (1975)

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A cover letter from Dow Chemical U.S.A. to Union Carbide's Tom O'Rourke enclosing a paper Dow was to present at the Chlorine Institute seminar on February 5, 1975. The paper reports Dow's measurements of asbestos fibers in diaphragm-cell chlor-alkali process streams, summarizes literature on health effects of inhaled and ingested asbestos, and recommends industry-wide analytical standardization and surveys.

Author
John H. Stevenson, Jr. (Inorganic Chemicals Dept., Houston Sales Office, Dow Chemical U.S.A.); R. J. Moolenaar (Dow Chemical U.S., Midland, Michigan (presenter of the attached paper))
Published by
Dow Chemical U.S.A., Sales Department, Houston
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1140
Date
February 4, 1975
Number
Bates UCTC 17356 to UCTC 17366
Library no.
ACL Doc 16316 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16316
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Letter, J. H. Stevenson Jr. (Dow) to Tom O'Rourke (Union Carbide), Feb. 4, 1975, with routing notes and received stamps
  • Page 2: Title page: 'Asbestos in Water in the Chlor-Alkali Industry', Chlorine Institute seminar, Feb. 5, 1975, Beaman et al.
  • Pages 3-8: Paper text: health effects, analysis of asbestos in water, levels in water and process streams, conclusions and recommendations
  • Page 9: References
  • Page 10: Appendix A: use of asbestos in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda
  • Page 11: Appendix B: chemical and physical properties of asbestos

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From John H. Stevenson, Jr. (Inorganic Chemicals Dept., Houston Sales Office, Dow Chemical U.S.A.); R. J. Moolenaar (Dow Chemical U.S., Midland, Michigan (presenter of the attached paper)) to Mr. Tom O'Rourke (Union Carbide Corporation, Texas City, TX).

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This is document UC-1140 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 11 pages. Production numbers UCTC 17356 to UCTC 17366.

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“John H. Stevenson, Jr. (Dow Chemical U.S.A.) to Tom O'Rourke (Union Carbide) Transmitting Dow Paper on Asbestos in Water in the Chlor-Alkali Industry.” February 4, 1975. Union Carbide documents, UC-1140, Bates UCTC 17356 to UCTC 17366. Dow Chemical U.S.A., Sales Department, Houston. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16316. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16316.

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