Document 6BEObpaVgjM14LgB658ava3e1

V COO462 \ f \. \ , V `.-: - ' 'V I ';?! -;-i r;- -r;-:;1 !' -- ! --'-VV! ;:v | I; : : r*Co-?} r\* - v*-*^% :i* ;s-*'* J"`7` l ;~5 f i" it : *: i c":'?;! -ivH J !: :y.'''U\ * -#?I F V'?] f^ j l'&S'Y! ^.?#! r- r..-...-NV-I P1 . ;^ ?V*?j> 1 9 . V?c| I 7*,>*vvvtl';::! `.5 !: '*m*.'br: - *r;* y:-> VV Y\-!,\ t-1 `~ z J j^ "L A . /// C \d i--</ cCyU t U<\ ^ L' ~C S'*. / ' _,v'^- Pr 2ss P.o1onse - D io1 ated tc 3 o ion V Z 1 Pro ss -1It c5 r 2:30 AV. Sunday. Fobrunry 1 1 , ?70 On Friday evc-niP.-:. February 0 , thn Monsanto Chemical Company told F?A P.eg ion VII officials Than the o^ipnast ci cTilorinated phenolic compounds which war spilled in a railcar clevsilent in Snrrgc-cn, V.0 on Fair,',ary 10 ccnuir.ed c- o cm \* trace qu ntitles cf a con*2*:"inaut kr.o*.tn ao d io atve (TCZO ), Monsanto reported three separate me*asure moots averaging 37 parts por billion (2 4 , 33 and 40 ?pb). The ce: r.ot identify vhicb part icul ar i0 rrr.s 0 i TC00 V0 Actirg oh this inorn^ion, Msrry Oilnser, P.opin r 11 cn-sceno coordine1 o r , ores red a sntv.p12 oi sol 1 dren tbo spli site ser.t to the Vr.ivevsizy o Illinois at Chnopagno. *rbere, _,ivitb ths assistar.02 o ?.crjior* VII scic-nt ists D r . ESll-v Pal ros s and Dr. 1`cbort D. \lc-or;io r , D r . Crter Coc ncroro. 'd nnnlvsc-s v/bioh con:rr.cd ihr: nros i-r.co o 2 ,3 ,7 ,5- TCDD at a 1o ve 1 1ess tr.nn 0,01 pn -1 po r ni11 ien , 'r C-i1r L -:r ' tear. hnd antcipatsd ti.2 vossibiVity o dlejano and hncl bovh .,ppoerrcO-T;Tnc*d sc:r.:- ar.alysos and cuestionen Censante on ti2 _ point. -a , i '5i* r -W: *",* A c o c r d i r . r t o m e d i c a l s c i an i s i s 2c l.PA h e a dr.v,:.rt c-vc i n Toco i r. gv on , th e no** i r. To rr.;a: i 00 i s o f c c nc o r n , bu t p r -:-?o nt s no c a u s e t o r c ha n ge in c l e a n - u p p r o c e d u r e s c u r r e n t 1y \:nderv.-ay.: Dr, J o s cell D e - l i t e r , D e n i o r ' i o d i c a I Ac v i s o r t o t h e O f f i c e of *.. T o x i c .S-.ibs t 2 nee 5 f s': at e d , ' T h e p r e s i n e c - o f a l e x t o o i n he,, 1 , h. Aspilled material cranges the scope ox our review, but<. -,,.otra i not represent cause for nlar:r. nt the levels reported. " 1 D r . D o ;f1 o r r,ad 10 2 d n t0 a" o f re0 1leal an d publie . health experts before- a tc.v.-n r-.octir.g in Sr or peon on Th res day n 1g h t , at thc rc-ovjost cf D?r.ator ~"r:c-ra-ns ;`ng 1a 1 or.. Cor.cc*rn i z I ; : i among residents is still strong;, as odors from the spill ;i linger. Seifter's group answered ouestiors 0:1 the kncvvrr and 2 -: si'SyOCtcfd ef fc-cts of phenol and various chlor inate d phenolic compo und s, especially orthochlorophonol. which wore krev.r. at . ; ; that tine to be present in the spilled material- They yore ~ preparing a- report of rc-ccrrmc-ndai ions for further studies in 1 the area, to be presented early this r e e k , .- : A 6d it Ao na I s ar.r;1o s of the sh ipp o ri ns.tc-r.ia 1 h a ve b 0e-n ' obtained iron ^ s s s s t o by Pepion vll officials. These- are .1 heing prepared for fur 1 hor analysis, Stsvc-n de 11 inok , >:?A ;J Assistant Administrator for Tonic- thirst arc o n , will be meeting^ rith Se if te r's group c-n To no ay to coordinate further-activities. ,sV.*g intend to take all necessary stops to t-osvve the cent i.vcod id-act if ication and removal of those spilled che micals ," : d Jeliinek dc-clarec. i'PA heada'.::;riers vjil provide* Peg ion VII with any assistance needed to complete the job and protect the heaal1th oi' local roni :hr. : s ."