3 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1980
Radiological evidence of asbestos disease among ship repair workers
The authors examined union members at a shipyard limited to ship repair. All were 20 or more years from the start of their shipyard employment. Of those invited, 139 active and 147 retired workers were examined…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
Asbestos disease in United States shipyards
…turnover. About one in 500 private-shipyard workers was an "asbestos worker," but other trades also had opportunity for exposure. They followed 440 insulation workers in nine shipyard union locals from 1967 through 1976. Of these…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1976
Asbestos Exposure Of Brake Repair Workers In The United States
…particles had the features of fosterite, a heat-altered form of chrysotile. Second, the authors examined 104 union vehicle maintenance workers who volunteered, and analyzed 90 with over 10 years' work. Of these 90, 24 (27%)…