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i.z'Jtetfl'iO MCM - t c r ^ i i s - f O M _R._S_._N e l son - St. L o uis B3NJ__ 4-2025. fc*11 tVCJICT ! trract.ee i March 28, 1979 STURGEON, MISSOURI C C . C. F. Callis - B 2 S A J. S. Metcalf -.B2NK 2 DEFENDANT'S i EXHIBIT T O J. R. Foehr - B2SA * -Hi, I called Dr. Kay Camine, Region VII EPA Administrator, expressing M o n s a n t o 's concern with the continuing' unfavorable press coverage of the January 10 chlorophenol spill. I asked if there was anything Monsanto might do to assist them in resolving the problem surrounding this accident/spill. She had the following comments: (1) They have b u l l d o z e d a dam which they are confident ^ will prevent any surface run-off from getting into creeks' or other navigable streams. .; (2) The two ponds which contained dead fish have b e e n verified to contain chlorophenol in sufficient levels to have been acutely toxic to fish. * (3) We s t e r n Environmental Services is going to e m pty these ponds through a carbon filtration system thereby removing the toxic organics. Kay Camine . believes that everything is being done' that needs to be done in order to properly secure the spill site. (4) Dr. Camine stated that EPA had engaged Dr. R y ckman of REACT as a consultant to see to the final clean-up. (I called Rick Ryckman and he stated that he h a d not committed to serve as a consultant, but fully expected that he would agree to contract terms before today is over -- Wednesday, March 28.) (5) Dr. Kay Camine said she appreciated Monsanto's offer of assistance. However, as stated before, she feels that every tiling is now under control. I told Dr. Camine that although we could not be positive, we felt there w a s .a reasonably good possibility that the chlorophenol would be biodegraded as soon as the weather became warmer.