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.nanoial Time:. January 9, 1976 RtiSSUtili P6ft TiGHTC-W CONTR
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D . h.ll.UM
R.K. Witter Ti.P.W. Kup
D.A. MacDonald J.N. llaggart '
piD.H. Bishop - St. Loui|
Dt DAVID0EU IN V/ASHlMGTOtl
A 5MA1I* rltomifiil plnnl ni n the Hnnftwi'H plant nnd contends dani.eroiis. Meamvtnlc, a State t> discover what Docd* \o be
former poind staikm ha llial tin* two men w\m founded uir pnlhiinn monilniiii,; si.aiuoi d< io la rc-muvg all traces of
hfleouio the blest symhul of the Die company, Lift' Science l*r- k-vs than ^00 yiirdt, avvay lioin the Keponc from the area.
thnwrj of nnimnerd pnlimii.n duCts, iiiiiM lake Die Maine. An pli.ivt was n-cordipi:.: I'.-lalively 'ihe- UftpcwtiU Case is (Dvfna
lltld. Cl I lift tMliCtlltlok of cumin;; Allied ppoV.rMftan wild t the end lai^i- aniotuits ol kopone dust hi fresh impetus m attempts to j;et
lu lehiiJ with the daii|;or even Of last mniiDi 'Dial the ennipnny Die ' an- These ware never ( uii^icsa to pass a new Act fur
(litre it )i;il been dpuv<*fv;l.
never eamrali-d iko fnel that unaiy'id.
. tin* control ol toxic substances,
Wmknu'ii r.re nvw dir.maiiillii,: Kcpotte w.i
tome unit 'iecuu.sv Kepoiie was not Hasso which would Hive Uic liHA far
tile tlVfi.WO plain III Hopewell, Dim while " very tnoeh (|>- Tied hs a iHiidiahie iieslleido wider atilbruUy uver ihe use u(
VirUii;i. which \wis-chumf by IrtWd" by tlu' Kepoiit* m.llhT under iedi-ral ri-culaH'ois--leru- dungeruM chcinlcais used In the
State uuOitirllics ij*n summer, u wav m we way Ivtalty ideally it is a Hieimeal subject uiakinp Of ntodern Industrial and
tune monlhs itticr tlimius wnc responsible.
to liniimr lonmitution in Dm commercial products.
'
flrsi ovpiewert ahnut (he safely The (onru;r uoikers n( IJopr* p<-Di(dv pjwdio-non prort.sv--II While the cPcM/ic*J industry
of Hi# chemical It was producing, welt do mu nerepi this and havo did not fall under the acids of tgieos that there arc loopholes
iwi'tny imte loriner woiim* mo tiled a Slhtvii dauwqv .suit ici.n-i tlo- ermtunimntal pr.-U'.'tnn Unit need dottnu, it argiir tk-D
In liot.|ntA( v-ith Ucmors. loss n( illlieif a inf Life Science itrodu'K, Hiyney. ft has Aina: been ie;:iv Ue> -dt'ttigClU KVltiCiltlttS Wdttitl
memory, sinned r.pccrh, loan of I'hmiMnn that Allied, hud lulled lerod. Thus wiien mi lit*A tm/jtol, emillr eye mvvcuiniU/i, In (jive |uo|h.T v. iiininn*, uf Dm Inspector visited Dm plant in
pbire a liium list Mmdler eompiiulcs
hurdou on Uiat ini.'iii;
ami liver ilaivar.c. A number of
danceib. "t he two uynms ol Dm March. DO'3, fie did no oom; than uemally l.ajil;su|it some of them. dtiviftis Hopewell phiiil have sy far re send a memo lu Washlnpi'.n nop So far Do: industry ha* only sup.
hare mkJ then not flJ.v fused In cunnneni on Oioir view ini! that Kopoile was I'Cim; made, ported hUls Dial would allow pre-
ilu they have mi idea how lg iki of the mailer save to reject an 'i'hrce biniilli't lain Do-. Vn i:ima iiuukot sercotiitig of only a very
Die chemical out of the bodies alienation h.\ Allied (hat Duy Urallli Denaihticoi s !'ni<,ii til small number rtf obviously
of the former workem, hut aba were ttv;at' of the diav.ef t llyr.iem- Iteian-e av.urc of the m.s/imouk oihslanecx
Dial their wives .ml uie almost tiiliiinly
chiliiivn wtimislv
Kvpotte. Dial they
Tin- workeu i-har^o were nut on. miai;rd
" lia/anloov naltne ol liv.p'ihenis and piodneK ri
the Un
S'-nalnr .Inhn Tuuncy of Callfoitiift, uni of tUc inaiu spotiaftra
ulferled by the chemical < mill Traci's of ilt< wlmo powdery substance. known < Kqnme, nave been (oond In the me nn.i til i iV'i'is ii;> to <10 miles assay. Dm* of Vii'hiuia>.ni.ijn m is lus
hern closed Inr most f us length to make utic* tluit t|%ii
In P.vp the safely eipiipnn ni pro
vided. and thm they wetc never
told f the (mvrtl'lc ilaiqei >. The
fonnec
siipennlend-.'.i;
said Dial when In- (iiM "w.-an t'<
shake lineontroil.ility he t.-ji il
dnwlt to -shail'-lioil
i;.ir-
day s work, never Dimkim; tln.i
plant." bin Dine wa. no lnm.il (iincitluie b> oliiib t<> ah it 'InIcik-ial UeMinuiioiial U|,.',h and
SiDeiy Adiniopi'Uiio'i odueb )uepower to iil-i'eet |d:<nP sink as
Dial ni Hfipowell Tin- in.-im.ili'OMi Il>,.|d .uni
Safely Admiiusiiamin ;,dviMd
of ibe SciMk* Hifi, tuy* Ut.tt "('ntiul oi ibjH *u,,e avoids tin* pain in<s<'iy. and in aotoe eases t'tfor (feaib (bat all (on frci|ucnDy f i111.\<i s ui|. piudneliiin ol rtiemi-
m lve <p:aiitilies uilhnut MHhnvm Viin.sfi'diM* an to Ihnrr b.\.(- I'mperlm* "
have not liven oontAMiimied os
A ie.-eiit '-s.iirtlUr* thal Mr
well. Kopune li not unlike DDT ami
The Hopewell case is giving fresh unpeiin
Tonnes and nlbi-is point to is Dial ol |`t'H( ipolyrhlnrtiiaied
lbs been widely used to lieavd* diluted form as an .(dive
for u new Act for the control of io\it
hijdini.lsj widely ned in ftlnH. eal and MliCi indllDl'I.il prih
InpreiUcnt iTt bail (or ants ami cockroaches, t'arl of the pro*
siiltsianccs.
due'.'*. Tmei's <D Die*v elieitiJcms b.iv tor,/ I'-ihkI tu fink id Ike
dm linn of the MerewcU plant
l.al'es- :l||il lift* lludft.ft
was c\;v.irtrd t< (ietMiany, wIicit l ' ton*d ft" a pcMiridi* no it inii;fit in- (-ausi'd hy Die enem;
Uiv.-r, Tiny are Widely u*ertiiip.iiiiex .-.huh pioline p.'rii-d iii caus.in; eatienr. Mr.
nol.itia's, and In Deniral ami nil
ki-pufte Ian- on Wednesday itn.M'l '1 rain. Hu* KI'A'** Admllnv
South Amorim where*
Used mi
v
u
was
Allted. in fart lion in Mti.it Pi
did rtiaw alien, Du- dangers >.f
iiii;lil liiai i.ii'i si.-.nld tun < i I'alar. ...nl al a teceiu hie i-vpn';ii' i.| 11.-1 i nip,iiiiii v I'onferene.' Dial " sye find onr-
Male him
fi.nmt o tile ihontr.il in a imi.m .I'ldi.m in liie |.t- .in;(|.-
Ives viiliom `in* anUtmilv
Mm 1). iejywi ilnM. !.*3 per rent which leads m pan: " Tin* rnv
a-irl ,, |r.
Il!.i* *e n-,ill> mill in cope wtD,
lime, aver ail Dig Dibits m lie* nuileilat-. And Ui-ximi p.'Mii.n Kjotpan-.--
the ,""l.P'i>>" Mi `t rain aOrt.-ft
caillec:i Men carried it home ot Dd-( pniec-ts are very loxie <>.- espeet a.
l ..... iii.nMi il li. Da* d.rtay . .
on llt'Mf cie'hi's, :ul dm.hTJ rcoctive in.ilenalv, winch inuM fHM'ITlu- -
or II1,1
in* ii.oviin; min jo cierlimi
believe tliiii it was iraitHleired be hmnlled rarelully and kept i-inplft.\eei lit the family wmOi to the t lytl.es from Die akin. eyes. leKpirami'- inotccled
in ni)', pinpin iy \eai jin) ac'mti ^.'U harder, ami
of liii'tr cliddren. The liemat
does nnl break down in tin1 hmly.
ll IS MiUM'dfil that the
cln'intdif tail
severe nemo-
logical and other <luina:n< to
many wnrki'ie, but so far there
is tin iigici-i.icm as In who IS
in blame I lie pinvesHni rluMiip
si ,simi miO ni'nilk " An APn i) spiikfMinii has .nice said Hi.it one ftf the two men who in:. Ho* Jfdpetveil jd.iui was fnv of Die VieaP-M esp^.is ni the field V
Kcpahc prrtiluelU)ii. Whatever Ute ivnDt ftf iup.';es-
Dun*. Dial one or the (liner ni the
Only v. hen Iivo ;.lnl 0>'n Ini x iIimiiv'-m iI videnee i Im |intOOl so it in;-, in ifn- Ix.di ol a lonmi Ivepohe \Mn|,,i dnl Hn- Malilli allh Ik parimePI sbol <|om Hm
plain J.-p.l -Ji*|y. it is urn. beoi;, lot'll down.
lor ;m* ilopeiu*u wotkon and
lien* I muities )<H-testing might have px-teiiled lll.aKter, Pul kepixie li.nf b.'vn firodumi f*n Ion:; lima amt nii;;M welt m.l have oiibv umlvv the 'prutwsed
I, ill hiw wav They would peri..i|i> lijve hepeiHiftl nmre (inm
the plant is hum; eiivmmineiiinusiii us
cin-d by i-vnti'iiee
campanil^ mv'dvMii mold have paid mole allentio'i to Ui<-
The futi.VM del<ndn.p ike ly.o n-.vm-i's ol ill'* plnnl tins .lino
lai elfto-r ei.-operaiirtft hcttyceri . v;iy|.- and t<*Deral- :i:eneie*.
Dial c.u'hhtj,1 lmi nod tnumint- d.m!:,,r.'i. ihe leii'tlti of hum that ili.imcd Dial "wlnle evciv As il wax. it whs a llromau win<
Jn.-j pmci'ilnrm #n* n< .strivl
ciiOUnh. ltelOle Die Uuncnrll
j.luiit was set up. Kcpt'iie was
(rndurtiJ for
year# t.y
Al'lid Chemical winch in IhV-I
ii milk odP-iats io deal will) the C.Uft i* tie ini', widely tiHIci'.'d Only *'i HD ti.onili < .ifp i |ln> plnnl
li.ol l>e>',i'n npii.iiioe. Vlii'Ji.i. water eoulioi t.oai'd olllnal
ai.eiiey in tlm world has Jumped on them in hliidMj,|il." none of Uir K>k .n il'll WUU Croat
llii-lr leaia 'Ihe W.i'ee lloaid hint simp Mid Unit il did not
pin bis fiiqn on the problem unkimwimtly. M ll it Vtlls img* it
i> bimml in hnri you,'' he (old
peupiv at the plan) or aeelna the while dust which hud brea
r ded itroiluction of (he noDeed that it was biorkliifj Ute know ciitn'Ch abmii Ke;inne, ami rhetnd.il in two /ninier llupewell sewi-r.qc yyyieni, and the Air I'ollitiioM Jlnuiil i.as kind OHihloyei'.t who vet tip tit Hope .l!e Slate m:eney began to dnriis:- Mined or iDriP'd the ovoid* tn
mistaken lor a cloud <* tuto!:*. Ilo was told noi to worry.
well inm &uli] Uielr i-ntno wiih D<>|ie-.vi>l| ways in which Dm that it lireer nMy*ed llir dnsi tiroilucttnit to Allied Allied Ji-u pnlhUiftu (-rt)d h.- irihirrd with bi|-,iusft ii ln> dnl mi know
.(Public tlU0{,tepnnHy tluDitul that it its*- any (m*. upp'iT-m'y rvor disotssim; l-iimiKh ahni| i epi.i.c a *.< il
rsttponviMHiy for c^nilitions in v>hMh'.-i or
'I Relations Jl inich' t>' invc;di(;.uiiig four is now Hymn
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