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A May 13, 1975 letter from industrial hygienist Leo J. LaFrance to R. P. Wooldridge reported that eleven air samples from the Linde Speedway Factory, examined by phase contrast microscopy, showed fewer than one asbestos fiber per milliliter longer than five microns. The exhibit also includes Wooldridge's April 4, 1975 internal memo transmitting the first-quarter 1975 samples from the Acetylene Cylinder Operations, and an attached handwritten sample log.
- Author
- Leo J. LaFrance (Industrial Hygienist, Medical Department); R. P. Wooldridge (Quality Assurance, Chemical Processing, Linde Division, Speedway Factory)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Linde Division (Speedway Factory) and Medical Department
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-4347
- Date
- May 13, 1975
- Number
- Bates UCC 009392 to A21687
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 18925 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18925
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Letter, May 13, 1975, LaFrance (Medical Department) to Wooldridge reporting results of eleven asbestos air samples, with copy list
- Page 2: Internal correspondence, April 4, 1975, Wooldridge to LaFrance, 'Air Samples 1st Quarter 1975', transmitting the samples and a summary
- Page 3: Attached sample summary table (handwritten, appears upside down; OCR unreadable) listing sample locations, dates and times
- Page 4: No legible content in OCR; apparently blank
People and organizations
From Leo J. LaFrance (Industrial Hygienist, Medical Department); R. P. Wooldridge (Quality Assurance, Chemical Processing, Linde Division, Speedway Factory) to R. P. Wooldridge (Linde Division, Speedway Factory, Indianapolis); L. J. LaFrance (Medical Dept., Linde Division, New York).
- Leo J. LaFrance (author, recipient)
- R. P. Wooldridge (author, recipient)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Linde Division (named)
- Medical Department (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Air Sampling · Industrial Hygiene · phase contrast microscopy (PCM).
About this copy
This is document UC-4347 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCC 009392 to A21687.
Cite this document
Leo J. LaFrance (Industrial Hygienist, Medical Department), R. P. Wooldridge (Quality Assurance, Chemical Processing, Linde Division, Speedway Factory). “Leo J. LaFrance to R. P. Wooldridge on Asbestos Air Sample Results at Linde Speedway Factory, with Wooldridge's Transmittal of Air Samples.” May 13, 1975. Union Carbide documents, UC-4347, Bates UCC 009392 to A21687. Union Carbide Corporation, Linde Division (Speedway Factory) and Medical Department. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18925. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18925.
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