Asbestos was mined extensively in many locations within the United States, including from the vermiculite mine in Libby, Montana. This mine opened in 1923 and was operated by W.R. Grace until it was closed in 1990, but only after exposing the residents and the environment to extensive asbestos pollution and causing significant illnesses. Even to…
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I see from Raymond’s recent posts that Mavis is going through a tough time of it. As such, now would be a good time for me to repeat my August 5, 2021 blog entitled “Mavis Nye: A Force to be Reckoned with” originally posted at https://theasbestosblog.com/?p=8406. Mavis is one of a kind and has done…
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The British government, and particularly its Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee, analyzed the German Asbestos Industry right after World War II and concluded that “The technical development of the German asbestos industry has been retarded during the war by the shortage of raw materials.” In summary, it made a difference. Rather than me read the pages to…
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This posting follows up on my research thesis on the asbestos exposures experienced by shipbreaking laborers in Bangladesh published in two of my May 2023 blogs which are at https://theasbestosblog.com/?p=10929 and https://theasbestosblog.com/?p=10943. This update becomes necessary based on the ratification of the Hong Kong Convention discussed below. The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe…
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This is big news to those of us who research Johns-Manville history. The JM Claims Research Facility in Denver, Colorado will no longer allow scheduled appointments for in-person research. Starting July 1, 2023, all contacts are by phone or email which means, of course, that getting your eyeballs on the correct documents will be a…
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If my discussion last week at https://theasbestosblog.com/?p=11018 on asbestos containing products available one-hundred years ago wasn’t enough, I have attached at https://theasbestosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/JM-Power-Users-1920-Material.pdf a 167 page publication by Johns-Manville from 1920 which discusses in exquisite detail all of its building materials. The Table of Contents is as follows: Also, for those of you who wonder whether…
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The 1920s saw a significant expansion in the use of asbestos containing products. For you to understand this history, I have attached the following three one-hundred year old articles from Raw Materials Magazine: (1) March 1920 article titled “Asbestos Manufactured Products and Uses,” (2) July 1922 article titled “Asbestos, An Ideal Insulating Material,” and (3)…
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As talc is becoming a bigger issue, I wanted to ensure that my readers are able to find and understand the history — even if needed for the deepest of deep dig. Of my 122 blog posts, three have focused on the history of talc. The first was on August 27, 2021, titled “Talc and…
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As my readership continues to grow, I like to periodically provide a searchable summary of my prior blog topics, just in case a reader would like to search for a specific topic. My prior posts of this list have drawn a lot of readers. As such, my prior asbestos blog posts are as follows: Blog…
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Global surveys seem to always include forgotten information. As an example, did anyone reading this blog know or remember that Crocidolite Asbestos was mined in Bolivia? I did not, and yet Circular 7880 titled Asbestos-A Minerals Survey by Oliver Bowles for the United States Bureau of Mines in 1959 states as follows: This publication is…
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