No fee unless we recover compensation for your family Text size 833-4-ASBESTOS (833-427-2378) Free Case Review

Hilton C. Lewinsohn, 'Asbestos: The History, the Present, the Future', Paper for the AIHA Tennessee Valley Section Conference (1983)

You don't need the product names or old records. No fee unless we recover compensation for your family.

Call 833-4-ASBESTOS Request a review

Conference paper by Union Carbide's Assistant Corporate Medical Director, prepared for the 1983 Tennessee Valley Section AIHA conference on asbestos health issues. It reviews the history of asbestos disease reporting, the pathological effects of exposure (asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, pleural plaques), exposure standards in the U.S. and U.K., asbestos substitutes, and who should decide acceptable risk.

Author
Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Union Carbide Corporation)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Corporate Medical Department (Danbury, Connecticut)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1273
Date
1983
Number
Bates 00858 to 00859
Library no.
ACL Doc 16430 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16430
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

Read or download

Read online Download the PDF Document UC-1273 · 30 pages · 1.0 MB

People and organizations

From Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Union Carbide Corporation).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Amosite: Brown Asbestos and the US Navy · Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · OSHA · Pleural Plaques and Pleural Thickening · Tennessee Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-1273 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 30 pages. Production numbers 00858 to 00859. The same document is also document UC-1299.

Cite this document

Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Union Carbide Corporation). “Hilton C. Lewinsohn, 'Asbestos: The History, the Present, the Future', Paper for the AIHA Tennessee Valley Section Conference.” 1983. Union Carbide documents, UC-1273, Bates 00858 to 00859. Union Carbide Corporation, Corporate Medical Department (Danbury, Connecticut). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16430. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16430.

ACL Doc numbers and their short links never change. See how to cite the Library.

Talk with an asbestos lawyer

Start with what you remember, and we'll take it from there.

Call 833-4-ASBESTOS Request a free case review

This page is provided for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Every asbestos case turns on its own facts, exposure history, diagnosis, deadlines, available evidence, and applicable law. Reviewing this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. For advice about your specific situation, call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.