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-t (gums E. I. du Pont oc Nemours & Commnv WILMINGTON. DELAWARE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT CC: 3. W. Karrh, M.3./ J. C. Bonnatt, M.3. July 12, 1982 TO! PAUL WYCHE, PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPT. D-8078 FROM! 3URFORD W. CULPEPPER, M.D. MEMO FOR RECORD Tom Heinz, Asst, to Jeremy Main of Fortuna Magazine, callad ma on 3 July 1982 requesting confirmation on stataments to ba mada in tha magazina articla concaming: a asbaatoa latancy pariod (15-40 yaars) a laad, fibars, silica, aabaatoa, ate., as old r hazards in industry a N-hexana, polyvinyl chlorida, banzana, carbamataa, soma sulfa compounds as naw hazards. A quastion of taratoganicity was raisad concaming the naw hazard chamicals and I suggastad that tha significant toxic proparty of thosa chamicals was not taratoganicity. Howavar, I would raviaw it and call him bach. A second call was mada to ma on 9 July 1982. -I con firmed that taratoganicity was not tha most significant hazard of tha chamicals listed; raf. "Patty's Industrial Hygians and Toxicology* and *Chssiical Hazards In Tha workplace.* Tha ehsaiesls wars dascribsd to him as follows: s N-haxsne - solvsnt industrial glus. Naurotoxic hazard. a Polyvinyl chlorida - baaie material for aynthatic reaina. Has bean associated with increased incidence of tumors. a Banzana - industrial solvent and byproduct in many processes. Associated with blood diseasas. a Carbamates - fungicides, rubber accelerator, etc. Soma evidence for taratoganicity in animalsi i.a., rats and mica st high doses. a Sulfa compounds - s large category off chemicals, in cluding many compounds that cannot ba specifically categorized as a group. Ha appreciated tha help and did not sasa to (enow much about tha chamicals, tha propertiee of tha chemicals, or tha pronuneistions DUP 0933393 BWC/meh DU 036444