Harrison B. Rhodes to Lewis B. Weisfeld Transmitting Paper 'Consumer "Safety" in Plastics Systems Containing Bound Asbestos Fibers' (1977)

A November 22, 1977 cover letter from Harrison B. Rhodes to Lewis B. Weisfeld enclosing five copies of a paper presented at the Denver meeting and requesting its consideration for publication in a Society of Plastics Engineers journal. The attached paper, dated November 9, 1977, reviews asbestos use in plastics-based products, presents airborne fiber measurements for tape-joint compounds, roofing products and coatings, applies a CPSC risk estimation procedure, and argues against a zero-risk regulatory approach. It is followed by references, figures and data tables.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover letter, H. B. Rhodes to L. B. Weisfeld, Nov. 22, 1977, with BCC list and handwritten note
• Page 2: Title page of paper 'Consumer "Safety" in Plastics Systems Containing Bound Asbestos Fibers', Nov. 9, 1977
• Pages 3-4: Abstract and table of contents
• Pages 5-21: Text: introduction, asbestos use in the U.S., airborne exposure data, consumer safety, regulatory actions, summary and conclusions
• Page 22: References
• Pages 23-25: Figures 1-3 (sanding photograph; fiber concentration charts for sanding and cleanup)
• Pages 26-36: Tables I-VII: asbestos use data and airborne fiber data for tape-joint compound operations
• Pages 37-41: Tables VIII-XI: roofing and coating spraying data
• Pages 42-43: Table XII: grinding and sanding of resin-based systems

People and organizations

From Harrison B. Rhodes (Manager - Technology (Ph.D., Technology Manager, "Calidria" Asbestos)) to Mr. Lewis B. Weisfeld (Cincinnati Milacron, Cincinnati, OH).

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• Lewis B. Weisfeld (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Cincinnati Milacron (named)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• Society of Plastics Engineers (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Joint Compound, Drywall Mud, and Texture Coatings · Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · NIOSH · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-4107 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 43 pages. Production numbers UCC 018212 to UCC 018253.