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PRESS QUER1VJL COMPANY (OpUnit or Corporate): MIC SUBJECT: TRAC LEVELS OF TCDD IN ORTHOCHLOROPHENOL REPORTER &. MEDIA: C laire Elsberry A d m in istrativ e Aid fo r Sen. Danforth 9:40 a.m . - 2/12/79 (314) 635-7292 John Frank, Columbia M isso u rian 3:50 p.m . - 2/12/79 ' ~ (314) 882-2042 X News Bureau X J. T. Nolan X J. E. McKee ___ D. R. Bishop ___ W. J. McCarville ___ W. R. Mulhall X J. F. Ilussey-Washingtou, D.C. X S. Pickarc-Wsliington. D.C. X New York Public Relations ___ Brussels Public Relations ___ MAP PR ___ MCI PR JL- MIC PR (G. Young) ___ MPR PR ___ MTCPR ___ INT'L PR X J . R. Foehr X T. L. Gossage X E . H. H a r b is o n X J S \ ".Me t e a l f X J . C. M c P h illip s Mr. E l s b e r r y w an ted an d r e c e i v e d g e n e r a l b a c k g ro u n d i n f o r m a t io n to b r ie f Sen. D anforth. I John Frank ask ed : 1 . Why we a n a l y z e d o u r ' r e s e r v e s a m p l e . 2 . When t h e EPA a s k e d u s t o ( d u r i n g w eek o f F e b . 5 ) . 3 . Why we d i d n ' t a n a l y z e e a c h c a r o f p r o d u c t r o u t i n e l y . 4 . Why we d i d n ' t , r e p o r t t h e 2 , 3 , 7 , 8 i s o m e r t o t h e EPA. A ll answ ers from the p o s itio n p ap er. Sam P ic k a r d r e p o r t e d t h a t P o o l e , S e i f t e r and J e l l i n e c k m et a t 11:30 EST (Feb. 12) and d e cid ed c lo s e r m o n ito rin g o f S tu rgeo n was n eed ed . P o o le to r e p o r t back in two d ay s w ith d e t a i l s o f a s p e c i f i c m onitoring system to p ro te c t ch ild re n , o ld people and farm s. SOURCE OF ANSV/ER P o s i t i o n . P a p e r C0044G HANDLED BY: R. C . I sh a m G-297 (REV . 11/781