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PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT PRESS QUERY XXX Divisional Financial Corporate Date Time Maroh 6* 1969 QUERIED BY (Reporter and Media) Tot St. Louis Bulletin Boards New York Public Relations Lleyd Cole Howard Mlnckler Howard Bergren Elmer Wheeler Jim Sprlnggate Bill Richard/Bob Keller QUERY Bob Sanford* St* Louis correspondent for TIME TIME'S science section is doing story on alleged contamination ef wildlife by polychlorinated peiybiphenyls. Story based on work of Dr. Risebrough at University of California whioh appeared in NATURE, a U. K. publication. Q. Doesn't Monsanto produof^hlorinated pel>|biphenyls? A. Yes. Q. Aren't you the only U. S. producer? A. Yes. There are other producers ct around the world. I Q. Can you give mp Monsanto's position on this matter? . A. (Sent him company statement dated March 3. 1969.) Q. (After receiving material.) Can you better describe ' use of PCB in "plastic-type" applications? , A. PCB used as a modifier or plasticizer in several areas. One le rubber-based adhesives used for suoh items as industrial tapes. A seoond is surfaoe coatings for specialized uses suoh as traffio paints and oonorete ourlng. A third is in elastomeric sealants for construction and automotive uses. . Q. is PCB used in automotive tires or vinyl plastic? A. To our knowledge* no. Q. Any other comments on .Risebrough'1 work? A. Looking at his report in NATURE* we have some reservation . about the absolute identification of the materials he worked on. Gas chromatography alone will not give absolute identification. A mass apeotrometer or other means would be needed for absolute identification of components. SOURCE OF ANSWER (List All Souroea) Howard Bergren V. . Bob Keller Gumming Paton `RAN NAME (Staffer Handling Query) 058656 Tom Ford DEPOSITION EXHIBIT Z9d 6- 92. WATER PCB-SD0000009029