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Excerpted pages of an asbestos industry trade association pamphlet. The cover lists asbestos product categories. The inside pages cover OSHA, MSHA and EPA regulation of asbestos, the health effects of asbestos exposure (lung cancer, mesothelioma, latency), and the uses of encapsulated asbestos products. A reference list, an introduction and a contents page are also included. unreviewed
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- Author
- Asbestos Information Association/North America (industry trade association, Arlington, Virginia)
- Published by
- Asbestos Information Association/North America
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1283
- Number
- Bates A19404
- Rights
- A published article used as a document in asbestos litigation. Its copyright is not ours, so we describe it and link to it rather than host it.
Read the article
Asbestos Information Association/North America. "Asbestos: A Natural Substance for Modern Needs."
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Cover: 'Asbestos: A Natural Substance for Modern Needs', AIA/NA, 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia
- Page 2: Section II, 'Control of Asbestos in the Workplace and the Environment' (OSHA, MSHA, EPA, Clean Air Act and water regulations); page rotated
- Page 3: Start of Section III, 'Asbestos Today' (uses of asbestos, health risks, low-dose exposure); upside-down, OCR garbled
- Page 4: Asbestos and lung cancer, mesothelioma, latency, low-dose exposure studies; locked-in and encapsulated products
- Page 5: Numbered reference citations and quoted text on asbestos health risk; upside-down, OCR garbled
- Page 6: Introduction describing the pamphlet's purpose and asbestos uses; upside-down, OCR garbled
- Page 7: Table of contents: Section II Control of Asbestos in the Workplace and the Environment, III Asbestos Today, IV Conclusion, References; upside-down
People and organizations
From Asbestos Information Association/North America (industry trade association, Arlington, Virginia).
- Asbestos Information Association/North America (its organization)
- OSHA (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · OSHA.
About this copy
This is document UC-1283 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers A19404.
Cite this document
Asbestos Information Association/North America (industry trade association, Arlington, Virginia). “Asbestos Information Association/North America, Asbestos: A Natural Substance for Modern Needs (pamphlet, undated).” Union Carbide documents, UC-1283, Bates A19404. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-1283.
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