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Monsanto IWlJlCf , ( <( . TO : < <% , ! ) ^ c/Z ' George Roush, Jr., M. D.__________ September 17, 1975 MONTHLY COMMENTS - MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Corporate Administrative Committee CONFIDENTIAL State and federal agency activities related to PCB's continue to require Medical Department attention to support business group efforts. Recent public hearings in Wisconsin served as a forum for Mr. Schweitzer, of EPA's Toxic Substances Office,to make his pitch again in support of the Toxic Substances Control Act now being considered in Congress. Between now and the end of November, FDA, EPA, and NIOSH will conduct hearings on various aspects of the'PCB's in foods and the environ ment. Questions from outside'Monsanto about the long-term health effects of chemicals used in two Monsanto plants on the workers in the plants have required organization of epidemiological studies. These require acquisition of data on individual work assignments within the plant over long periods of time, collection of death certificates of deceased employees, and comparison of causes of death with frequency of cause to some segment of the general population. We will have to do much more epidemiology in the future although clear cut conclusions are almost impossible. GR/ln ~ DEPOSITION \ EXHIBIT i oo/cl SCM 019722 ooor;^3 HARTOLDMON0022675