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Two newspaper clippings dated January 31, 1985, about asbestos handling during demolition of a powerhouse and a butadiene unit at Union Carbide's Texas City plant. They report that the county health district's pollution control director described lax handling, that the district board voted to sue Union Carbide and its demolition contractor Kimmons Inc. if federal EPA asbestos rules were violated again, and that about 300,000 pounds of asbestos were being removed. unreviewed
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- Author
- Max Rizley, Jr. (News Staff Writer, The Galveston Daily News); Cathy Gillentine (Texas City Sun News Editor)
- Published by
- The Galveston Daily News; Texas City Sun (newspaper clippings in Union Carbide files)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-4690
- Date
- January 31, 1985
- Number
- Bates UCCTXC 06182 to UCCTXC 06183
- 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.
Read the article
Max Rizley, Jr.. "Suit voted if rules on asbestos violated." The Galveston Daily News:2-A, 1985.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Texas City Sun article by Cathy Gillentine, 'Carbide plant warned: Keep asbestos under wrap', Jan. 31, 1985 (page rotated sideways)
- Page 2: Galveston Daily News article by Max Rizley Jr., 'Suit voted if rules on asbestos violated', p. 2-A, Jan. 31, 1985
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People and organizations
From Max Rizley, Jr. (News Staff Writer, The Galveston Daily News); Cathy Gillentine (Texas City Sun News Editor).
- Max Rizley, Jr. (author)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- County health district (named)
- EPA (named)
- Kimmons Inc (named)
- Texas Department of Health (named)
- The Galveston Daily News (named)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: EPA · Texas Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.
About this copy
This is document UC-4690 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages. Production numbers UCCTXC 06182 to UCCTXC 06183.
Cite this document
Max Rizley, Jr. (News Staff Writer, The Galveston Daily News), Cathy Gillentine (Texas City Sun News Editor). “Texas City Sun and Galveston Daily News Articles on Asbestos Violations at Union Carbide's Texas City Plant.” January 31, 1985. Union Carbide documents, UC-4690, Bates UCCTXC 06182 to UCCTXC 06183. The Galveston Daily News; Texas City Sun (newspaper clippings in Union Carbide files). AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-4690.
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