H. B. Rhodes to D. L. Haywood on Reporting Health and Safety Studies to EPA under TSCA Section 8(d), with Attached Mellon Institute Covers and King City Sputum Cytology Papers (1982)

Internal Metals Division memo from H. B. Rhodes listing the items the division had identified as potentially reportable under TSCA Section 8(d): two Mellon Institute asbestos reports, King City mill sputum cytology summaries, and a deposition by Dr. Hyde. It discusses whether each is reportable and is followed by attachments: Mellon Institute report covers, a January 1978 Malacarne letter with sputum cytology tables, a November 1977 Piersall memo, and an October 1977 Saccomanno letter to Dr. Hyde.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Memo, H. B. Rhodes to D. L. Haywood, Nov. 29, 1982, on reporting health and safety studies to EPA under TSCA Section 8(d)
• Page 3: Mellon Institute cover and first page, Special Report 34-70, Calidria Asbestos-Resin Grade RG 244, tracheal insufflation of rat lungs (1971 report)
• Page 4: Mellon Institute Special Report 29-55 cover and summary, fibrogenic potential of asbestos products in guinea pigs, rats and rabbits (dated 7-8-66)
• Pages 5-6: Letter, O. J. Malacarne to H. B. Rhodes, Jan. 10, 1978, on King City sputum cytology results
• Pages 7-8: Tables I and II: King City sputum cytology actual vs. predicted, and population summary
• Pages 9-11: Tables and charts of sputum cytology data (Saccomanno non-miner data and King City comparison; rotated, OCR garbled)
• Page 12: Internal memo, E. A. Piersall to W. C. Thurber, Nov. 22, 1977, summarizing 1977 King City sputum cytology results
• Page 13: Letter, G. Saccomanno to Dr. Duane F. Hyde, Oct. 17, 1977, on followup of sputum cytology atypia findings
• Page 14: No text captured; image not provided

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes (E/R-Occupational Health, Metals Division) to D. L. Haywood (Metals - P2599, Danbury, CT); R. F. X. Fusaro (copy recipient); J. L. Myers (copy recipient); E. A. Piersall (copy recipient); R. W. Rebholz (copy recipient); W. C. Thurber (copy recipient); R. F. Wolff (copy recipient).

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• Robert F. X. Fusaro (copied)
• John L. Myers (copied)
• E. A. Piersall (copied)
• R. W. Rebholz (copied)
• William C. Thurber (copied)
• Roger Wolff (copied)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Carnegie-Mellon University (named)
• Chemical Hygiene Fellowship (named)
• Chemicals and Plastics Operations Division (named)
• Chemicals Division (named)
• EPA (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Mellon Institute (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · EPA · Johns-Manville · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-4212 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 14 pages. Production numbers UCC 010094 to UCC 010106.