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UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS TELEPHONE 1201) 35C-6000 WMKJ9 h 0'' / if bcc: Mr. R. V. Cole - Civ. Mr. J. W. Fields - TC Dr. W. F. Gorham - BB Mr. D. L. Heywood - NY Dr. J. W. Lynn - BB Mr. J. V. Murray - NY G. C. Shipston - NY "'ffr. R* N. Wheeler - SC January 26, 1977 Mr. Elton Whitted Faultless Rubber Co. Division of Abbott Laboratories 302 East Fourth Street Ashland, Ohio 44805 FEB 1 1977 R N WHfEIER JR. Dear Mr. Whitted: We have been asked to write you regarding heavy metal content of our non-solvent vinyl resin QYML. We do not routinely conduct analyses of our resins for heavy metals. However, our products are manufactured under controlled con ditions designed to minimize metal contamination. Thus, we are con fident that they do not contain harmful amounts of these materials. We have examined random samples typical of the non-solvent polymerized vinyl resins we produce, and these results* are given as follows: Chromium Copper Lead Manganese Nickel ^Average of nine blends. 0.7 ppm 0.05 ppm 0.37 ppm 0.33 ppm 0-30 ppm Very truly yours, WBA:j vm cc: Mr. Charles Roth Abbott Laboratories 400 Sheridan Road North Chicago, 111. 60064 W. B. Ackart Manager, FDA Liaison UCC 029197