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bcci C. I>. BRADFORD P. L. SLAYTON - 1650 October 5, 1971 Mr. Michael Silverman Jamsco Metal Producta 94-34 158th Street Jamaica, Hew York 11433 Dear Mr. Silvanaani This letter eonfiiat your telephone eonveraation with Mr. Moore on October 1 concerning your firm'a uae of Santovac 2 vacuum pump fluid. Aa Indicated on their labels, santovac 1 and Santovac 2 contain polychlorinated biphenyla (PCBa) of varioua typea. Aa you are aware, PCBa have incraaeingly comm under the ecrutiny of varioua governmental agencies and ecientlflc laboratoriea. In aone atod lea, certain PCBa have been found to be peraiatent, an en vironmental contaminant and poaaibly injurious to certain forma of bird, aquatic and animal life. Accordingly, it in important that PCBa be kept out of the food chain. Me want to remind your firm of the extreaw care that muet be taken by uaera of Santovac 1 and Santovac 2 fluida to prevent any entry into the envlronamnt through apille, leakage, uae, diapoeal, vaporization or otherwiae. Soon apecific applications where these fluida should definitely not be used are in vacuum systaaui involving food or food-related products, animal feeds, pharmaceutical products, packaging materials involving any of such items and buildings where any of these items are manufac tured or stored. Sf your vacuum system involves any of the mentioned applications, or if your system is such that entry into the environment cannot be prevented, you should replace Santovac 1 and 2 with non-PCB fluida immediately. Please contact your piaap supplier for his rocoamended replacement product. MGNS 09215c Mr. Michael Silvanaan Jimoo Metal Products October 5, 1*71 Mega 2 Peed Santuvac l end 2 should be returned to Monaanto coapeay, W. a. Kranurioh Pleat, tauget, Illinois 62201, Attention! epervlaor Dapartaent 246 for proper dlaposal. Ibis service is perforaed at cost, vhieh la *0.03 per pound. Very truly yours. /mi 1. S. Batton Technical Meaager hydraulics end Lubricanta MONS 092157