28 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 2
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 20, 1967
San Francisco Chronicle Clipping 'Asbestos Linked To Lung Cancer' with Union Carbide Distribution Stamp and Handwritten Note (1967)
…Medical Association by Drs. Selikoff and Hammond on lung cancer among asbestos construction workers who smoke. The clipping carries a Union Carbide distribution list with check marks and initials, underlining of passages, and a handwritten note…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 9, 1969
J. A. Riddle to T. Frank Tobin (Stedfast Rubber) on Handling of Calidria Asbestos, with Schmidt & Ault Mill Letter on FDA Status (1969-1970)
…on asbestos toxicology and handling (stamped copy) Letter, William M. Gohn, Schmidt & Ault Mill, to Union Carbide, King City, July 29, 1970, asking about FDA status of High Purity Asbestos Second copy of the May 9…
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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 · July 26, 1968
J. A. Riddle to W. S. Young, L. F. Crow, T. F. Frangos and J. L. Myers Transmitting Industrial Hygiene Synopsis on Asbestos (1968)
One-paragraph transmittal memo dated July 26, 1968, from J. A. Riddle to W. S. Young, L. F. Crow, T. F. Frangos and J. L. Myers. It says a synopsis of the industrial hygiene aspects of asbestos is enclosed for use in the long range plan. The…
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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 · December 13, 1968
J. A. Riddle to P. W. McDaniel on Dust Count Results and Dust Control Measures at the King City Plant (1968)
Internal Union Carbide letter from J. A. Riddle to Dr. P. W. McDaniel of the Medical Department about dust count results taken by Kamens at the King City plant. It says the counts were generally within…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 8, 1968
R. G. Woolery to R. E. Byrne and Others on the Annual ASTM D-30 Sub III Meeting in San Francisco, with Draft Asbestos Definitions (1968)
Internal correspondence reporting on the June 24-28, 1968 ASTM D-30 meeting in San Francisco, including the Sub III (Asbestos and Other Natural Occurring Fibers) committee's work on test methods and definitions. Attached are a sixth draft of…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 24, 1968
E. J. Markiewicz Memos on Calidria in Packer Fluids and Repulpable Pellets, with R. G. Woolery Correction Note (1967-1968)
Compilation of three Niagara Falls R&D memos. The first (July 24, 1968) says Calidria grades S-G200 and S-G210 should work as additives in clear salt-solution packer fluids for drilling. The second (Aug. 15, 1967) is R. G. Woolery's note correcting…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 9, 1969
J. A. Riddle to T. Frank Tobin, Stedfast Rubber Co., Enclosing Asbestos Toxicology Report and Describing Respirator Requirement (1969)
Letter from J. A. Riddle, Plant Manager, to the plant manager of Stedfast Rubber Co. enclosing an "Asbestos Toxicology Report". It describes Calidria Resin-Grade 144 as nearly pure chrysotile, distinguishes crocidolite, mentions the new Walsh-Healey…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · 1969
D. S. Kamens to Paul W. McDaniel Transmitting King City Dust Count Data (January and February 1969)
Two internal letters from D. S. Kamens at King City to Paul W. McDaniel of the Medical Department in New York, dated January 10 and February 3, 1969. Each transmitted dust count data (MPPCF) for the bagging, palletizing, refining, rock fiber and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 1968
Two 1968 Letters Between J. A. Riddle and P. W. McDaniel on Mesothelioma, Crocidolite, Chrysotile and the 5 MPPCF Dust Limit (1968)
Two internal Union Carbide letters. On January 11, 1968, J. A. Riddle at King City sent Paul McDaniel a San Francisco Chronicle article on mesothelioma and asbestos and asked whether 5 MMPCF was still adequate and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 11, 1968
J. A. Riddle to Paul W. McDaniel on a San Francisco Chronicle Mesothelioma Article and Asbestos Exposure Limits (1968)
Internal Union Carbide letter from J. A. Riddle at King City to Paul W. McDaniel in New York, enclosing a San Francisco Chronicle article on mesothelioma and asbestos. Riddle asked whether the 5 MMPCF dust level…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 7, 1966
Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on June 1966 Dust Counts at the King City Mine and Mill (1966)
Internal correspondence from the Medical Department reporting dust counts taken at the King City mine and mill on June 22-23, 1966, in millions of particles per cubic foot (MPPCF), with remarks on each location. It recommends respirators, better…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 17, 1969
J. A. Riddle to Matthew M. Swetonic (Johns-Manville) Requesting Insulation Hygiene Progress Reports (1969)
A one-paragraph letter from the Union Carbide plant manager at King City, California, to the Public Relations Department of Johns-Manville Corporation in New York. It asked that Union Carbide be placed on the distribution…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 11, 1968
F. H. Thompson Informal Report on Improving the Optical Properties of Paper with Asbestos T-135 (1968)
Informal laboratory report (Project No. 443-N11, File No. 15) on handsheet tests of King City Asbestos T-135 and asbestos-titania fillers as paper opacifiers. It compares drying temperature, slurry temperature, high-shear Waring Blendor opening, 1%…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 6, 1968
H. B. Rhodes Informal Report on Evaluation of Asbestos-Vansil Produced at King City as an Opacifying Agent for Paper (1968)
Informal report on two pilot-plant preparations of Asbestos-Vansil (asbestos coated with R. T. Vanderbilt's Vansil calcium silicate) made at the King City mill as an opacifying filler for paper. It covers chemical analyses, repulpability, handsheet…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 4, 1968
J. A. Riddle to Paul McDaniels transmitting a newspaper article on mesothelioma among asbestos workers (1968)
A one-paragraph internal memo from J. A. Riddle at King City to Paul McDaniels of the Medical Department in New York, enclosing an article given to the King City office by a local doctor. The attached item is a San Francisco Chronicle clipping dated…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 13, 1968
D. S. Kamens to J. A. Riddle on the December 12, 1968 Dust Survey at King City (1968)
Internal Union Carbide memo reporting the results of a dust survey taken on December 12, 1968 at the King City, California facility. It lists numbered sample results in MPPCF by location, including bagging, fence line, refiner…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 3, 1969
K. S. Lane to C. Benjamin and Others on the Revised Asbestos Toxicology Report (1969)
…Toxicology Report text (2 million particles per cubic foot TLV, mesothelioma discussion); page 5 is unreadable in the OCR Asbestos Toxicology Report on Union Carbide letterhead, undated, using the 5 million particles per cubic foot TLV…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 21, 1969
J. A. Riddle to S. P. Smith on Major Hazards at the King City Plant (1969)
Internal correspondence listing four recognized major hazards at the King City plant: asbestos dust, fork trucks, motor vehicles and the propane fuel system. It states that employees are exposed to asbestos dust, describes dust controls and the new…