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A trade-journal article on asbestos (chiefly chrysotile) and diatomaceous silica as mineral fillers in plastics. It gives chemical analyses of Canadian and Arizona chrysotile and of Celite diatomaceous silica, general characteristics, 1939 developments, product uses, forms available, trade names and outstanding characteristics. Page 3 is an illegible scan, and the edge of the next article is visible on page 2. unreviewed
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- Author
- A. B. Cummins (In charge of Celite research, Johns-Manville Research Laboratories)
- Published by
- Modern Plastics (published article; author at Johns-Manville Research Laboratories)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-5290
- Date
- October 1939
- 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.
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A. B. Cummins. "Fillers—Asbestos and Diatomaceous Silica." Modern Plastics, 1939.
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From A. B. Cummins (In charge of Celite research, Johns-Manville Research Laboratories).
- A. B. Cummins (author)
- Modern Plastics (its organization)
- Johns-Manville (named)
- Johns-Manville Research Laboratories (named)
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This is document UC-5290 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages.
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A. B. Cummins (In charge of Celite research, Johns-Manville Research Laboratories). “A. B. Cummins, "Fillers—Asbestos and Diatomaceous Silica," Modern Plastics (October 1939).” October 1939. Union Carbide documents, UC-5290. Modern Plastics (published article; author at Johns-Manville Research Laboratories). AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-5290.
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