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Plaintiffs Exhibit S-UC-236 Deceaber IS, 1975 Mr. 0. Boduroglu Manager, faglacerlng Sarvtcaa Ooloo Carbida Europe, S.A. 5, Kue Pedro-Heylan 1211 Geneva 17, Switzerland Dear Mr. Boduroglut In reply to your letter of Deceaber 1 re eay aedieal caaea linking aabeatoa in a high-temperature furnace to cancer, the anawer la no. However, aebeetoale and cancer of the lung due to aabeatoa aa well aa another type of cancer referred to aa a mesothelioma ara known to follow yeara of exposure to aabeatoa duet. The incidence of dlaeaae la greatly lncrcaaed In aaokers. The greateat incidence la la heavy cigarette aaokers. Carbide unfortunately baa had aeveral caaea of aabeatoa dlaeaae of the lung (aebeetoela). The individual la removed from work with aabeatoa and advlaed to diecontinue sacking. Our caaea ueually followed wore than ten yeara of duet exporare in applying lneulatioo to plpea. One eaae occurred in Linde where aabeatoa powder waa added to a nix by a worker on a dally beela for aaay yeara. Wherever aabeatoa can be eliminated by rabetltutloo, that haa been done. In thoae caaea where it la not feaalble, then the duet expoaure la reduced to S fibers per cubic centlneter for an S-hour elae-welghted average expoaure, the celling being 15 fibers for eay 15 minute period. This stringent standard is presently the law in this country, and we expect e tenfold reduction la the allowable Halt and a ceiling Halt cut in half froa the present standard. Flense let an know if I can be of eay assistance in this natter. Tary truly yours John J. Welsh, M.D PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT 43993 00 420.45 ucn s 35 September 10 1975 C.E. MCOPOAd ug/lba rar c e r.edford, uce monday evening the Swedish broadcasting and tv corporation and the Swedish press announced that a medical doctor of the Swedish confederation of trade unions had verified that eight workers 'employed at the enterprise nohab in trolthattan had died of cancer caused by asbestos. in these circumstances we have decided not to use any asbestos. in the plant from tuesday afternoon this week.--' asbestos has been used as a tightening material between the grates panels and around the head electrodes in our graphitizing furnaces and will now be replaced by kao.vool and rockwool, these two ceramic materials have earlier been tested for these purposes. 22253b unca ch 42C45 ucr St+ 1 UNION CARBIDE EUROPE SOCltTE ANONYME J, RUE PEDROJUEYLAN 1211 GENEVA 17 SWITZERLAND CORRESTONDENCE TO: r.O ROX 1211 GENEVA 17 SWITZERLAND December I, 1975 Dr. J. J. Welsh UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 270 Park Avenue, 4th Floor New York City, New York 10017 U.S.A. Re: Use of Asbestos In Graphite Furnaces Oear Or. Welsh, Attached Is a copy of a telex from Union Carbide Norden where the use of asbestos was discontinued as Insulating material In between the grate sections In graphite furnaces. The action was taken because the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions announced the death of eight employees from a Trollhattan plant, due to cancer caused by asbestos. Would you please let us know whether you have come across any medical cases linking the use of asbestos In a high-temperature furnace, to cancer. Looking forward to your early answer. Very truly yours UB:mk End. cc: Messrs. R. H. Beyer C. E. Medford U. Boduroglu Manager, Engineering Services RCC UEC 41975 UHHCAl pgAKTMBff -,,BLS: UNKTARilDE TELEX. 2 22 JJ TELEPHONE: (0221 31 VI 71 Per our telecon, enclosed are two booklets and some other information on asbestos and health. We would be glad to work with you on special packaging, but we do have certain limitations at our plant. We currently ship pellets in 95-ton bulk hopper cars to floor tile producers. This quantity may be in excess of your current fore seeable needs; but, if you can handle bulk cars, they do eliminate bag storage, opening and disposal. Please let me know if we can be of any further assistance and best regards for the Holidays. Very truly yours. Marketing Manager JLMrdal Enclosures CC: R. E. Byrne J. E. Walsh COMPANY MAN'S NAME 4^ O^a DATE <T LITERATURE AVAILABLE FOR MAILING ON THE SAFE USE OF ASBESTOS Material Safety Data Sheet & Typical Chemical & Spectrographic Analysis of "Calidria" Asbestos .2 Testimony by George W. Wright, M.D. before U.S. Dept, of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Hearing on Proposed Occupational Asbestos Standard, March 14-17, 1972 3. Testimony by J. Corbett McDonald, M.D. - same as above 4. OSHA Regulations - 6/7/72 5. EPA Regulations - 4/6/73 .6 NY Times Article and Rebuttals (Article - 1/21/73, Rebuttals - 2/25/73) 7. AIA Response to the Wall Street Journal - 6/15/72 '8. "Airborne Asbestos" National Research Council, 1971 "Airborne Asbestos" - Summary .10 "Airborne Asbestos" - References I I. Asbestos Bulletin (Asbestos Information Committee, London - 9/72) .12 CIBA GEIGY - UK 2/72 13. QAMA Folder ""33> WHO Report - 10/72 15. Target Health Hazard Fact Sheet (SILICA) 16. "Asbestos Has Its Defenders" - The Journal of Commerce, 4/20/73 17. "The Familiar Aroma of Panic" - Editorial, Plastics Technology 3/73 18. Dust Counting - S. G. Bayer, R. D. Zummalde, T. A. Brown - Feb. 1969 U.S. Dept, of Health, Education and Welfare 19. Dust Monitoring Equipment & Costs- 2/19/73 AIA - "Protecting The Asbestos Worker AIA - "Asbestos and Health" AIA - "The Asbestos Information Association/North America" AIA - "Asbestos and Health Questions and Answers" AIA - "What Asbestos Is: How and Where It Is Used" The Northern Miner - "Asbestos Completely Exonerated etc." - 4/19/73 26. Partnership for Prevention - "The Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program"- 4/70 ---- Cl2t Asbestos - Reprint from National Safety News - 10/73 28. AIA Answer to TIME magazine - 2/1/74 AIA/"What Every Employee Should Know About Asbestos" - 2/74 30. AIA Response to "Consumers Research" - 1/28/74 31 . "Asbestos Health Question Perplexes Experts," C&EN - 12/10/73 32. Disputes on the Safety of Asbestos - New Scientist 3/7/74 JLM Speech (SPE Paper RG-244 Health Booklet