H. B. Rhodes to R. H. Mereness Forwarding Mt. Sinai Paper on Biological Effects of Short Fibers, with Mary S. Wolff's Transmittal and the Langer et al. Manuscript on Milled Calidria Chrysotile (1976)

Rhodes sent Mereness of the Asbestos Information Association a prepublication Mount Sinai paper on the biological effects of short fibers, suggesting it be passed to Hans Weill and not given general distribution. Behind it are Mary Wolff's June 7, 1976 transmittal letter to Rhodes and the manuscript by Langer, Wolff, Rohl and Selikoff on how prolonged milling changed the physical, chemical and hemolytic properties of Calidria RG-144 chrysotile, with references, tables and figures.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter, H. B. Rhodes to R. H. Mereness, Asbestos Information Association, forwarding the Mt. Sinai paper (July 13, 1976)
• Page 2: Letter, Mary S. Wolff, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, to H. B. Rhodes enclosing prepublication paper on Calidria RG 144 (June 7, 1976)
• Pages 3-27: Manuscript: Langer, Wolff, Rohl and Selikoff, 'Variation of Some Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties of Chrysotile Asbestos Subjected to Prolonged Milling' (literature review, methods, results, conclusions)
• Pages 28-31: Tables 1-4: fiber size distribution, x-ray peak areas, hemolytic activity, DPPH adsorption
• Pages 32-34: References
• Pages 35-41: Figure pages and captions (electron micrographs, ESR and infrared spectra, size distribution)

People and organizations

From Harrison B. Rhodes (Technology Manager, Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division); Mary S. Wolff, Ph.D. (Environmental Sciences Laboratory, Mount Sinai School of Medicine); A. M. Langer, M. S. Wolff, A. N. Rohl and I. J. Selikoff (Environmental Sciences Laboratory, Department of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (authors of the enclosed paper)) to Mr. R. H. Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/NA); Dr. H.B. Rhodes (Area Manager, Marketing & Technology, Union Carbide Corporation, Mining & Metals Division).

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author, recipient)
• Mary S. Wolff (author)
• Robert H. Mereness (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos Information Association/NA (named)
• Environmental Sciences Laboratory (named)
• Mining and Metals Division (named)
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York (named)
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (named)
• U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-2992 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 41 pages. Production numbers UCC 025660 to UCC 025700.