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ht(j? PRESS QUERY r ry. " -- SiP 7 COMPANY (OpUnit or Corporate): CORPORATE SUBJECT: Sturgeon A c c ident REPORTER & MEDIA: Linda G a r m e n > Science M ag TIME & DATE: August 31, 1982 QUESTION & RESPONSE: Q. I A M T R Y I N G TO C O N FIRM THAT TCDD WAS THE CONTAMINANT IN THE TRAIN _J_______________XX_XL_________ NMWJWNJJMBSD....eFer...ACTvuwwP.RJR.PIs.i.sHscM..PYNePMkBMuBRlRoooasscuirrlrussCPasrdkeJheenu-ahyoaWPrbapuvullliiablcsllehiRcineRglateotlinaot,nioDsn.Cs . CAR. ALSO, WERE THERE OTHER DIOXINS FOUND? A. The subject of contamination in --_X--_----_--__ MMIMNIPTTC&C'LPPRRPRRPIRsham/Carter the tank car could be an issue in upcoming litigation and because of this, Monsanto can't comment on any information concerning the contamination of the tank car. (As-a p o int of information for Ms. Garmen, I p o i n t e d out to her that the term TCDD refers to any of 22 isomers of tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and that not all those isomers have been proven to be harmful.) Q. WAS THE P R O D U C T IN THE TRAN CA R ORTHOCHLOROPHENOL? A. Yes. Orth o c h l o r o p h e n o l crude. Q. H O W M A N Y GALLONS W E R E SPILLED? A. A p p r o x i m a t e l y 20,000 gallons. R. T. Berendt T. M. Bistline C. F. Callis J. R. Condray A. M. Ford F. C. Rehfeld J. D. Wil s o n SOURCE OF ANSWER -2967 (REV. 1/S1) J. G. Nass i f HANDLED BY: S. G. Collins PRESS QUERY COMPANY (OpUnit or Corporate): CORPORATE SUBJECT: S tu r g e o n T r i a l REPORTER & MEDIA: Ted Shafers/Chemical Week TIME & DATE: QUESTION & RESPONSE: T h u r s .,Aug. 26, 1982 Q. A J U R O R IS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID DIOXINS SHOULD BE BANNED AS A PRODUCT. ARE DIOXINS CONSIDERED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS? A. No. Several m e d i a reports have described dioxins as a chemical X J______X_____X_L______ --__--__----__-- WNJNMMWIMJjMMSBDN,...eeFr..P.IACTyTuTwwCP.JRR.PIs.C&'i.sHsLcM.P.NYPeMPPkBuMRBRPlRooRoRassuciRrlrrussCPParsd(kehleenR-huazyoaWPrab^puvullliaiblcsllehiRcineRglateotlinaot,nioDsn.Cs . p r o d u c t . T h a t 1s i n c o r r e c t . Dioxins are produced as undesirable trace by-products or contaminants of certain chemical reactions or from the combination of some chemical substances. Q. W H A T IS ORTHOCHLOROPHENOL? A. Orth o c h l o r o p h e n o l is an intermediate chemical u s e d as a w o o d preservative. Q. HAS M O N S A N T O E V E N BEEN A S KED BY THE M E D I A W H A T THE COMPANY SETTLED ITS CASE FOR? A. Of course w e have, but the terms of the settlement are confidential. R. T. Berendt-E2ND T. M. B i stline-E2ND W. D. Carpenter-G3WG J. R. Condray-G3WG J. G. N assif-E2ND J. D. W i l s o n - G 3 W G A. M. For d - A 2 S A SOURCE OF ANSWER G-2967 (REV. 1/fll) File Statements HANDLEDSB.Y:G. Collins