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lUM * iCl** carqio umoh; ftcr KlJjsf, jL.'SQ Niagara Falls, New York, January 10, 1983 pltose . Report No, 83-M-1 I)Sv, jt/;UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION FILE NO. 530-10902 METALS DIVISION TECHI LOGY DEPARTMENT - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TO: Valier, Illinois D^TTE: January 6, 1983 SY: F. L. Smith, Jr. fPURP0SE OF TRIP: Customer service dust counts for Michael-Walters Industries DISCUSSION Ai l borne asbestos emission samples were collected at Michael-Walters production f< cility during the manufacture of "Stoppit", a stopping wall seal ant. Furthe , a monitoring was conducted in a coal mine in West Frankfort; 111. to determine if any asbestos was being released from the compound into the underground snvironment. These samples will be evaluated and sent to "Calidria" Sales, UCC M tals, for distribution to the customers. VTms/fhonitorinq was conducted side-by-side with Clayton Environmental Consultants/netained by Michael-Walters. David Hands, Senior Industrial yjtHygenist, s their representative. Broken bags were noticed on some pallets and it was learned that during unloading the door of the rail car rips the pallets stacked aaainst it. We provide dunnage but load from the right in King City, while the customer unloads from the opposite side in Valier and opens the door where the material is. The plant will be notified and we will attempt to rectify the problem and reduce the loss of product and potential asbestos exposure. FLS/jl cc: R. E. Byrne G. L. Dickson B. L. Ingalls D. F. Kapral J. L. Myers T. P. Norris F. L. Smith J. E. Walsh mi til, Jr. UCC 004953