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WGK TODAY ...a publication of the Wm. G. Krummrich Plant ...Monsanto Industrial ChemicalsCo. Message From The Plant Manager.. . THROUGHOUT OUR P L A N T 'S LONG OPERATIONAL HISTORY, COUNTLESS CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN USED OR MANUFACTURED IN OUR PROCESSES. GIVEN THE COVERAGE OF THE NEWS MEDIA ON CHEMICAL EXPOSURES AND TH EIR POSSIBLE HEALTH EFFECTS. WE DECIDED TO UNDERTAKE A SO IL SAMPLING PROGRAM AT THE KRUMMRICH PLANT TO A.SSURE.-OU.R EMPLOYEES THAT NO EXPOSURE PROBLEM, OR THE PO TEN TIAL FOR-ONE, EXISTS, 9 * WE DESIGNED THE SAMPLING PROGRAM TO LOOK^FOR THREE CHEMICALS THAT HAVE RECEIVED MUCH MEDIA A T T E N T IO N ,. .DIOXIN" (S P E C IF IC A L L Y , -, ` f "* t -" ' 2 ,3 ,7 ,8 - T C D D ) , PCBs an d m e r c u r y , j o d a t e , we h a v e a n a l y z e d . . TH E.TO P TWO INCHES OF U5 S O IL SAMPLES WITH THE BEST TECH0L06- I CAL AND ANALYT ICAtr CAPAB I L IT IES v'AVA WE PLAN TO TAKE ABOUT-.20 ADDITIONAL -SAMPLESy H ' WOULD^QKE j f q *SHARE WITH YOU THE RESULTS WE HAVE SO FAR. f 'i * V f THREE SAMPLES FOUND DETECTABLE LEVELS OF 2 ;3 ,7 ;8 - T C D D . TWO OF THE SAMPLES WERE LESS,^ N ' ONE-PART `PER B IL LIO N ( P P E ) . THE THIRD SAMPLE, WHICH.WAS OVER ONE P P B , WAS TAKEN NEAR THE P L A N T 'S FENCE LINE,W HERE T H E R E ..IS A LOW POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. '--WHEN W EXTEND OUR EM PLOYEE PARKING LOT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THIS A R EA .W ILL BE FAVED OVER WITH ASPHALT. THE REST OF THE'SAM PLES FOUND NO DETECTABLE LEVELS OR T H E 'OH EM ICAL .CONTAMINANT V . *( . ' ' 2 , 3 , 7 , 8 - T C D D . "TV C02625 (CONTINUED ON BACK PAGE) (continued from front pag e) THE RESULTS OF THE MERCURY SAMPLES INDICATED NO EXPOSURE PROBLEMS, THE PCB SAMPLES TAKEN WITHIN THE PLANT SHOWED NO CON CENTRATIONS OF ANY SIG N IFICAN CE EXCEPT FOR ONE SAMPLE TAKEN FROM THE OLD AROCLOR DOCK, APPROPRIATE ACTION W ILL BE TAKEN TO ELIM IN A TE ANY EXPOSURE PO TENTIAL, WE CAN A L L BE PROUD OF KRUMMRICH's M EDICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE RECORDS, IT IS GRATIFYING FOR ME TO SEE THAT THE RESULTS OF THE SO IL SAMPLING PROGRAM CONFIRM THAT OUR PLANT CONTINUES TO BE A SAFE .WORKPLACE FOR YOU AND ME. COMMENT 1 0I WOULD L IK E TO MAKE A COMMENT ON ARA, TODAY IS THURSDAY, NOV, . WE RE 7PORTED ON MONDAY, NOV, , THAT THE M ILK MACHINE IN FRONT OF THE POWERHOUSE WAS TAKING P E O P L E 'S MONEY AND NOT WORKING, TUESDAY, WE LOST MONEY AND AGAIN REPORTED IT , YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY), WE REPORTED IT AGAIN. TODAY, WE GO OUT TO GET M ILK OUT OF THE MACHINE AND IT TAKES OUR MONEY AGAIN. I WOULD L IK E TO KNOW WHY, AFTER FOUR DAYS, THAT THEY CAN T COVER THE MACHINE UP IF THEY C A N 'T F IX IT OR GET IT FIX E D . ANSWER YOU HAVE PROBABLY BEEN REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO THE WRONG PEO PLE. IF AN ARA MACHINE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPORTED TO DON WELLS, STA. 2307. 10ARA WAS CALLED TODAY, NOV. , AS SOON AS YOUR COMMENT WAS RECEIVED, PAINT CLAIM APPRAISAL 16THE INSURANCE APPRAISER W ILL BE AT THE PLANT ON WEDNESDAY, NOV. , AT 8:00 A .M . , TO INSPECT VEHICLES WHOSE OWNERS HAVE FILE D A PAINT DAMAGE CLAIM AS THE RESULT OF A P A IN T SPRAY INCIDENT IN MID-AUGUST. VEHICLE OWNERS WHO HAVE SUCH A CLAIM SHOULD PARK TH EIR VEHICLES IN THE FRONT ROWS, SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE EAST PARKING LOT ON THAT MORNING, AND LEAVE A NOTE ON THEIR DASHBOARD INDICATING THAT THE VEH ICLE IS TO BE INSPECTED. LOST : WEDDING RING SET. WHITE GOLD. DEBBIE BAKER, SERVICES, BASEMENT BK. SINCERE THANKS TO EVERYONE who p a r t i c i p a t e d in m y r e t i r e m e n t p a r t y and con t r i b u t e d TO MY G IFT S . I W ILL MISS A L L OF YOU. -- CLYDE MORRIS