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One-page editorial in Plastics Technology (March 1973) arguing that the general press had overreacted to asbestos hazards. It cites OSHA and EPA actions and the 5 and 2 fiber/cu cm standards, and says no data existed on loose-fiber concentrations when running asbestos-filled phenolics or on chrysotile hazards. It concludes that asbestos can be a health hazard and that more data are needed. unreviewed
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- Author
- Malcolm W. Riley (Editor, Plastics Technology)
- Published by
- Plastics Technology
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1636
- Date
- March 1973
- Number
- Bates A08023
- 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.
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Malcolm W. Riley. "The Familiar Aroma of Panic." Plastics Technology, 1973.
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · EPA · OSHA.
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This is document UC-1636 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 1 page. Production numbers A08023.
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Malcolm W. Riley (Editor, Plastics Technology). “Malcolm W. Riley, Editorial 'The Familiar Aroma of Panic' on Press Coverage of Asbestos, Plastics Technology.” March 1973. Union Carbide documents, UC-1636, Bates A08023. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-1636.
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