Kennedy to Frank Dexter on Asbestos Toxicology, Enclosing the Dernehl and Lane Asbestos Toxicology Report (1967)

A June 1967 letter to Frank Dexter in New York on asbestos toxicology. It reports on concern about asbestos in England, including dock workers refusing to handle shipments, and confirms that Union Carbide will join a cooperative standard-sample comparison. It encloses an undated Asbestos Toxicology Report signed by Carl U. Dernehl, M.D., and K. S. Lane, M.D. The report discusses the Threshold Limit Value, cancer reports, dust control, monitoring and physical examinations.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter of 13 June 1967 to Frank Dexter, Re: Asbestos Toxicology
• Pages 2-3: Enclosed Asbestos Toxicology Report, Union Carbide Corporation, signed Carl U. Dernehl, M.D., and K. S. Lane, M.D. (undated)
• Page 4: Second, cleaner copy of the 13 June 1967 letter
• Page 5: Nearly blank page; no readable content in the OCR

People and organizations

From Kennedy (first initial not clearly legible) to Frank Dexter (Union Carbide Corporation, Chemicals & Plastics Division, New York).

• Franklin D. Dexter (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Chemicals and Plastics Division (named)
• Medical Department (named)
• Union of Dock Workers (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Dust Control · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Threshold Limit Value (TLV).

About this copy

This is document UC-4767 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages.