38 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 2
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 5, 1972
Paul W. McDaniel to W. N. Johnson on Gravimetric vs. Fiber-Count Evaluation of Asbestos (1972)
Confidential internal letter from the Medical Department's industrial hygiene engineer to W. N. Johnson of Mining & Metals about using a gravimetric (weight) system to evaluate asbestos. It reports that a brief trial at King City found no…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 19, 1968
Paul W. McDaniel to John A. Riddle on Mesothelioma, Crocidolite and Chrysotile Dust Limits (1968)
Internal letter from the Medical Department's industrial hygiene engineer to the King City operation. It states that the link between crocidolite and mesothelioma seemed well established while the link for chrysotile was unclear. It also discusses…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 15, 1971
P. W. McDaniel and J. L. Myers Report of Call on EPA Office of Air Programs Regarding Calidria Pellets and Asbestos Emission Standards (1971)
Report of a June 1971 meeting between Union Carbide staff and EPA Office of Air Programs personnel (Source Control Branch) to discuss how Calidria pellets and the production system reduce asbestos dust. It records EPA's…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 27, 1963
T. W. Nale to K. Lentz Transmitting P. W. McDaniel's Report on Dust Conditions at the King City Mine and Plant (1963)
Internal cover letter from the Medical Director forwarding an industrial hygiene report on a September 10-13, 1963 visit to the King City mine and plant. The attached report describes dust sampling at the mine and mill, recommends respirators, a 5…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 27, 1968
Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on December 1968 Dust Counts at the King City Asbestos Facility (1968)
Internal letter from Union Carbide's industrial hygiene engineer to the King City plant, reporting dust counts from impinger and filter samples taken December 10-12, 1968 and comparing them with the 5.0 MPPCF limit…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 1965
Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on a Planned California Department of Health Visit to Asbestos Operations (1965)
Internal Union Carbide correspondence from industrial hygiene engineer Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle at King City. It reported that Dr. Christine Einert of the California Department of Health planned to visit asbestos operations in…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 21, 1970
Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on Air Sample Particle Counts at the King City Asbestos Mine (1970)
Internal Union Carbide correspondence reporting particle counts from air samples taken at the asbestos mine near King City, at the bulldozer operator, front loader operator and pit floor around the grizzly. The writer stated that the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 3, 1972
Paul W. McDaniel to J. L. Myers on Asbestos Fiber Survey at American Biltrite Plant, Trenton, N.J. (1972)
Internal Union Carbide letter reporting a March 1, 1972 airborne asbestos fiber survey at the American Biltrite plant in Trenton, N.J., where asbestos was used in plastic tile manufacture. It lists fiber counts at seven…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 18, 1970
P. W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on Electron Micrographs of King City Plant Dust Samples (1970), with May 1972 King City Dust Count Data and F. H. Larrison Jr. Cover Memo to P. McDaniel
A September 18, 1970 internal letter from Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle at King City discusses electron micrographs and a laboratory report on airborne dust samples from the King City plant, including a respirator filter test. It is followed by a…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 19, 1968
Compilation: McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on Chrysotile and Mesothelioma, with Nature Article, Dernehl and Lane Asbestos Toxicology Report, and 1966 Sales Memo (1968)
…limit Nature, vol. 217, Jan. 13, 1968, 'More on Asbestosis' (British Advisory Panel memorandum), with received stamp and handwritten marks Union Carbide 'Asbestos Toxicology Report' by C. U. Dernehl, M.D. and K. S. Lane, M…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 5, 1973
P. W. McDaniel to F. H. Larrison, Jr. on Air Samples Taken at the King City South Fence Line (1973)
Internal letter marked CONFIDENTIAL in which the Medical Department's industrial hygiene engineer reported air samples he collected on October 24, 1973 at the south fence line of the King City site. He gave fiber counts of 0.16 and 0.12 fibers/ml (5…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 20, 1969
Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on Airborne Dust Counts at the King City Plant (1969)
Internal letter from the Medical Department's industrial hygiene engineer to the King City plant, reporting airborne dust counts from samples collected on June 11 and 12, 1969. He counted particles of 5 microns or longer at eight plant locations,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 1, 1972
Airborne Fiber Counts for American Biltrite Rubber Company, Trenton, New Jersey (1972)
…of American Biltrite Rubber Company in Trenton, NJ. Samples were collected by a Union Carbide industrial hygienist and compared with the emergency OSHA standard of 5 fibers/ml; one sample, inside a railroad boxcar during manual…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 6, 1972
P. W. McDaniel to F. H. Larrison on Dust Counts of Air Samples Collected at King City (1972)
Internal Union Carbide letter marked CONFIDENTIAL from the Medical Department's industrial hygiene engineer to the King City mill, reporting airborne fiber counts from samples taken October 18-19, 1972. It compares 25 mm and 47…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 1973
R. J. Sexton Cover Memo on Asbestosis Survey, with P. W. McDaniel to F. H. Larrison on Fiber Sampling at Bagger Area and Mine Site (1973)
Page 1 is a 1 August 1973 internal memo from the Institute Plant Medical Department transmitting a report on a survey of Plant Maintenance and Utilities employees, subject 'Asbestosis'. Pages 2-4 are the second through fourth pages of an August 7,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 31, 1966
P. W. McDaniel to J. Riddle on Dust Determinations at the King City Plant (1966)
Internal correspondence from the Medical Department reporting dust determinations made at the King City plant on January 25-26, 1966, in millions of particles per cubic foot (MPPCF) at several plant locations. All points exceeded the 5.0 MPPCF…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 24, 1971
Paul W. McDaniel to J. W. Rawlings Transmitting Write-Up on Asbestos Standards and Dust Control at King City (1971)
A cover letter from Paul W. McDaniel to J. W. Rawlings transmitting a write-up on asbestos and copies of dust determination methods, followed by three pages of text. The text sets out the OSHA air-contaminant standard for asbestos as of September…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 1, 1972
Paul W. McDaniel to J. L. Myers on Asbestos Dust Exposure Study at American Biltrite, Los Angeles (1972)
Internal Union Carbide letter from the Medical Department's industrial hygiene engineer reporting a May 24, 1972 air-sampling study at American Biltrite Co., Los Angeles, of asbestos dust exposure in vinyl floor tile production. It…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 27, 1968
Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on Dust Concentrations at the King City Asbestos Facility, December 1968 Sampling (1968)
Internal Union Carbide letter from an industrial hygiene engineer to the King City plant, reporting airborne dust concentrations measured at the King City asbestos facility on December 10-12, 1968. It compares the results with the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 17, 1963
Paul W. McDaniel to Ralph Sarla on Air Particle Counts at the Sterling Forest Asbestos Development Facility (1963)
Letter reporting particle counts of air samples taken June 27 and July 12, 1963 around the bagger and the mezzanine above it at the asbestos development facility at Sterling Forest. It explains the higher July readings, describes fiber dimensions…