23 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 2
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Calidria
Calidria is the trade name for a short-fiber chrysotile asbestos product mined and processed by Union Carbide Corporation from a deposit near Coalinga, California. It was marketed from the 1960s through the 1980s as a…
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Haveg 41
…resistant material of asbestos and resin that the Haveg Corporation of Delaware molded into pipe, tanks, ducts, towers and other equipment for chemical plants. A 1968 Union Carbide laboratory report found its filler to be amphibole…
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Haveg 60
…Corporation of Delaware molded into pipe, tanks, ducts and towers for chemical plants. Our library holds no document describing Haveg 60 itself, so its resin and filler are not known from our sources. The Union Carbide…
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Acetylene Cylinder Reinforcement
…pathway can connect a diagnosis to specific manufacturers (such as Linde, Airco, Union Carbide, and others) whose cylinder fillers were known to contain asbestos, and it can expand the list of responsible parties beyond the more…
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Index Fibers
…the EPA, and international bodies like UICC (Union for International Cancer Control), which distributed reference asbestos samples to laboratories worldwide. Significance in Asbestos Context Index fibers matter to patients because the credibility of fiber analysis in…
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Unibestos
…bestos" (from asbestos). Unibestos was originally produced by Union Asbestos and Rubber Company (UNARCO) beginning in the early 1960s, and the product line was later acquired and continued by Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, which sold it alongside…
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Absolute Filter
…used. Standard brooms and shop vacuums (rather than HEPA units) are evidence of inadequate controls. Ask co-workers or union representatives whether the employer issued written respiratory protection or housekeeping procedures referencing HEPA or 'absolute' filtration…
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Asbestos-Cement Pipe
…identifying which manufacturers to pursue. Preserve any old work orders, pipe stencils, invoices, photographs, or union records that show the brand of pipe used; Transite, Johns-Manville, CertainTeed, and Keasbey & Mattison stamps are especially valuable. Ask…
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Battery Box
…Gould, Exide). Product identification helps trace which asbestos-containing linings were specified. Preserve any service manuals, union records, training materials, or photographs showing battery compartments; these can corroborate exposure decades later. Note co-workers who performed…
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Bitumen Lacquer
…and asbestos type. Look for product names, manufacturer labels, or purchase records in old employer files, union records, or military service records, since bitumen lacquers were sold under many brand names. Activities like torch-cutting, sanding…
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Caposite
…former coworkers, union hall contacts, or family members whether they remember Caposite or similar block and pipe-covering products at the same facility; corroborating witnesses strengthen product identification. Preserve any old pay stubs, union books, job…
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CC-6 paper
…clearance testing often reference MCE filters like CC-6, and the underlying filters or their lab counts may still exist in employer files, union records, or government archives. These air sample results can corroborate that asbestos…
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Composition Flooring
…surviving physical evidence: old tile samples, adhesive cans, installation invoices, union records, or photographs showing brand-marked boxes or distinctive tile patterns. Ask whether tile was ever removed dry, sanded, or broken up with a chipping…
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Furfuryl Alcohol Resin
…whether bulk product samples or pathology specimens were analyzed for resin-bound asbestos composites, as these can point to specific manufacturers. Preserve old work records, union books, supplier invoices, and Safety Data Sheets (SDS or MSDS)…
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Kaylo
…Co-workers, foremen, and union records can corroborate Kaylo use at a specific job site; ask your legal team whether worksite witnesses should be contacted early. Kaylo exposure is most commonly documented in power plants, oil…
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Monokote
…Building permits, architect specifications, and union records can confirm it. The W.R. Grace Asbestos PI Trust accepts claims involving Monokote exposure; preserve any pay stubs, union dispatch records, employer lists, or photographs that place you…
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No. 1 Crude
…1 and No. 2 Crude grades is likely. This grade also implicates Canadian chrysotile producers (Johns-Manville's Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos Corporation Limited, Carey-Canadian, Lake Asbestos) as the probable source, which can matter for identifying…
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Roof Felt Surface Sprinkle
…kettle work, or tear-off of old roofs. Dry removal and mechanical disturbance of the sprinkle surface produced the highest fiber releases. Preserve any union records, employer records, or coworker contact information that can corroborate the…
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Sorel Cement Flooring
…tile setter, or maintenance worker can be relevant exposure. Ask family members for old pay stubs, union records, job site photos, or building blueprints that might identify the flooring system or the contractor who installed it…
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Sorel Cement
…product types explicitly in your exposure history. Investigators may be able to match them to specific Sorel-cement product brands. Preserve any old job records, union records, building specifications, or product invoices that mention magnesite flooring…