Document 91D5M8x9Z2gBNJZN0N0ZnJ206
>bert A. Rivera ilt t la Ava. 1, California 94602
Rlvara:
roar asked that I raply to id contamination of wlldll: 'la (PCB) .
ana your nota waa promptaa San Franclaco Chronicla b: tabrough at tha University^ idllna of tha writer, Davie i to aupply Monaanto'a am thould have baan presented.
Mr*. Rlvara, lat me aaaurc ipast concam for propar iy affact mankind. In face lture to provlda cltiaa ano= umlnating pollution. One it ramovaa pollutant* i. Anothar unit of far* cin latlng me tar la la released t-
f tha Implications In tha iMonsanto does not make DB77 mcerned measurement of itudylng hia full report. :e identification of these* ;a depended upon earlier w*" Lsts using entirely differ**
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lattar about tha polychlorinated
tha recant artlc : on work dona by California. Unfbrtunataly, :rlman, did not g va
Hare are tha f4cts
r^ru that Monsanto has our products and recently began
ndustry with new techniques i-lity demonstratap in zm. stacks of coal' fired
an Improved mat lod trn water. nmicla story are not
As you know. Dr. Risebrough's cues found In wildlife,
doubt If he made :arlals. It seams ha dona In Sweden bjy sources.
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A. Rlvara
i I should explain that PCB : ' market la aa a functional 11 in electrical tranaformers^ entirely sealed metal con tax. ~~ t modifier In specialised adnea^sa itnical la an Integral part or :----- r ied away, etc.
knowledge, PCB la not apraan. Idea, ia not uaed In automobi-------rl plea tic, la not uaed In hci
1.
rller work done in Sweden reut 'led as PCB, In quantities a nr ' pesticides. Even though ax t measurement to find them Lx we are highly pussled by one= xnmarclally produced PCB appe* tmlcal la a highly specialises
telble answer Is that the sun: a ter la 1 which only appears s
alao been implied that PCB L~ :y Is a relatlva mattar whatne ila, drugs or even food, Liks itehold products, PCB is not x ;>erly used. In more than 30 mbleal has an excellent recors
rse, Monsanto Is not content x L continue to exercise the hix manufacture and shipment of x cs. We also have our own ream ^stances reported In Callforrtx >rk la In cooperation with fc~ corles.
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not a pesticide. Its _uld such as an linjsulatlng
Here the chemlc al la aieri. Another PC B market selves and coatlngjs Here xha material and cannot
over the land aa are tlrea, Is not found
ie paints -- as haai been
rrted traces of re sldue, rroaching that of DDT - these residues zjequlred xhe parta-per-bl l|llon act. How could that -T In the natural environment? r product used In restricted
xance is not rea ly PCB,
-a a ''highly toxic material. asxr we are consider Ing =x thousands of In4us trial -s. hazardous mater al if it ^er of Industrie 1 uaa.
-- o Just raise quei tions. snait degree of cnmtrol x*cb -- as we do w th all
a&rch program to .dentify end Swaden. S>(NM of
=seral and university
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Mr*. R. A. River*
March 14, 1969
The source of the residue* idenc~ ^
--d. as PCB is not yet known.
It will taka extensive research, -=-- worldwide basis, to confirm
or deny these initial scientific - er- sorts.
sincere ly,
TCFisfh
coo C. Ford csacnager
rxviaional Public Rilations
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