You don't need the product names or old records. No fee unless we recover compensation for your family.
Internal memo with an attached 10-page explanation and customer table estimating the business Union Carbide might lose if the allowable asbestos TWA fell from 2.0 to 0.5 fiber/cc. The memo says the compilation covers current customers for which dust counts had been taken, about 65% of 1982 tons sold. The attached table lists customers, products, 1982 volumes, dust counts, estimated TWAs and risk factors, and totals an estimated loss of 31.5%.
- Author
- F. L. Smith (TECHNOLOGY - Product Development)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1348
- Date
- September 21, 1983
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16487 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16487
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
Read or download
Read online Download the PDF Document UC-1348 · 11 pages · 299 KB
What the document holds
- Page 1: Cover memo, F. L. Smith to D. F. Kapral, 0.5 fiber/cc TWA Impact, with handwritten routing notes
- Page 2: Table Heading Explanation: risk factor ratings and business loss formulas (dated 9/12/83)
- Pages 3-11: Customer impact table: 1982 volume, dust counts, estimated TWA, risk factor and estimated business loss by customer, with total
People and organizations
From F. L. Smith (TECHNOLOGY - Product Development) to D. F. Kapral (UCC - Metals Division, Niagara Falls, NY); G. L. Dickson (copy); R. J. Klotzbach (copy); J. L. Myers (copy).
- F. L. Smith, Jr. (author)
- D. F. Kapral (recipient)
- Gordon L. Dickson (copied)
- R. J. Klotzbach (copied)
- John L. Myers (copied)
- Metals Division (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Adcoat Inc (named)
- Adhesives Engineering (named)
- Ameron (named)
- Atlantic Richfield Co (named)
- Automotive Chemical Company (named)
- Carboline Company (named)
- Carey (named)
- Ceilcote (named)
- Century Plastics (named)
- Colonial Rubber (named)
- Contech (named)
- Hunt Process Co (named)
- Intercoastal (named)
- J. W. Mortell (named)
- Kentile (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Massachusetts Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Michigan Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Minnesota Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Ohio Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Tennessee Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.
About this copy
This is document UC-1348 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 11 pages.
Cite this document
F. L. Smith (TECHNOLOGY - Product Development). “F. L. Smith to D. F. Kapral on the Estimated Business Loss if the Asbestos TWA Limit Drops to 0.5 Fiber/cc.” September 21, 1983. Union Carbide documents, UC-1348. Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16487. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16487.
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.
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.