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.-JL O r 0'* j< ' PRESS QUERY rp COMPANY (OpUnit or Corporate): CORPORATE X News Bureau SUBJECT: Sturgeon Accident _X_ J. T. Nolan X J.F. Hussey Linda Garmen, Science Ma REPORTER & MEDIA: X J. v. Morse ___ D. R. Bishop TIME & DATE: Augugt 31> lg82 ___ W. J. McCarville ___ W. R. Mulhall QUESTION & RESPONSE: ___ S. Pickard-Washington, D.C. ___ New York Public Relations Q. I AM TRYING TO CONFIRM THAT TCDD WAS THE CONTAMINANT IN THE TRAIN CAR. ALSO, WERE THERE OTHER DIOXINS FOUND? ___ Brussels Public Relations __ MAP PR __ MCI PR -X-- MIC PR Isham/Carter __ _ MP & R PR A. The subject of contamination in the tank car could be an issue -- MTCPR -- INT'L PR in upcoming litigation and because of this, Monsanto can't comment on any information concerning the contamination of the tank car. (As a point of information for Ms. Garmen, I pointed 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 PRODUCT IN THE TRAN CAR ORTHOCHLOROPHENOL? A. Yes. Orthochlorophenol crude. Q. HOW MANY GALLONS WERE SPILLED? A. Approximately 20,000 gallons. R. T. Berendt T. M. Bistline C. F. Callis J. R. Condray A. M. Ford F. C. Rehfeld J. D. Wilson SOURCE OF ANSWER 6-2967 (REV. 1/B1) J. G. Nassif HANDLED BY: S. G. Collins