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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
JOAN MAERTIN, Executrix of
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the Estate of Lothar
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Maertin, JOAN MAERTIN/
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individually and in her
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own right, et al., Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES,
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INC.,
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vs.
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MONSANTO COMPANY AND AMERICAN)
MINERAL SPIRITS COMPANY,
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Defendants. )
Cause No. L-95-CV 02849 (JBS)
DEPOSITION OF JOHN H. CRADDOCK Taken on Behalf of the Defendants
November 13, 1997 Condensed Transcript and Word Index
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9 1 A Perspective
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2 Letter dated 11/13/81
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10 3 Letter dated 3/17/92
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4 Letter dated 3/25/92
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11 5 News release
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6 Epidemiology of PCBs
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12 7 Letter dated 4/1S/92
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6 Letter dated 9/15/92
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13 9 Monsanto Backgrounder
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10 Report/J.Craddock
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14 11 Nova Transcript
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12 Letter dated 4/4/86
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IS 13 Letter dated 4/8/86
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14 Memo dated 6/10/86
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16 IS Letter dated 9/16/87
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16 Letter dated 7/25/66
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Exhibits attached
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7 For the Defendant Monsanto Company:
8 LATHAM & WATKINS BY: Christopher M. DiMuro
9 One Newark Center Newark, New Jersey 07101-3174
10 (973) 639-7298
11 SMITH HELMS MULLISS L MOORE. L.LP. BY: Gerard H. Davidson, Jr.
12 300 North Greene Street, Suite 1400 P. O. Box 21927
13 Greensboro, North Carolina 27420 (910)378-5267
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15 For the Defendant Armstrong World Industries, Inc.:
16 DUANE. MORRIS & HECKSCHER. LLP
17 BY: Craig F. Turet One Liberty Place
18 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103*7396 (215)979-1000
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20 20 For the Defendant (Present Telephonically)
21 21 WILSON, ELSER. MOSKOWITZ. EDELMAN &. DICKER BY: Carolyn O'Connor
22 22 Two Gateway Center Newark, New Jersey 07102*5311
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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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JOAN MAERTIN, Executrix of )
3 the Estate of Loth&r
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Maertin, JOAN MAERTIN,
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4 Individually and in her ) Cause No. L-95-CV
own right, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs. )
6) ARMSTRONG MORUJ INDUSTRIES, )
7 INC vs.
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8 MONSANTO COMPANY AND AMERICAN)
MINERAL SPIRITS COMPANY,
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9 Defendants. )
10 11 DEPOSITION OF JOHN H . CRADDOCK,
12 produced, sworn and examined on the 13th day of
13 November, 1997, between the hours of eight 14 o'clock in the IS Taylor
16 4 Associates, Inc., 7494 Ethel, St. Louis,
17 Missouri, before Nancy A. Kuncaitis, a
IB Registered Professional Reporter and Notary
19 Public within and for the state of Missouri in
20 the cause now pending in the United States
21 District Court for the District of New Jersey, 22 wherein Joan Maertin et al. are the Plaintiffs, 23 and Armstrong Norld Industries, Inc. , and
24 Monsanto Company and American Mineral Spirits
25 Company are the Defendants.
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9 JOHN H. CRADDOCK, 10 of lawful age, being produced, sworn and
1! examined on behalf of Defendant, testified as
12 follows: 13 14 EXAMINATION
15 QUESTIONS BY MR. TURET: 16 Q.Good morning. Dr. Craddock. Would you just 17 state your full name for the record, please? 18 A. John Harvey Craddock. 19 Q. Have you been deposed before today?
20 A. Yes. 21 Q. On more than one occasion?
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23 Q. You're probably familiar with this. I'm going
24 to ask you a series of questions this morning.
25 You'll be expected to answer as completely as
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1 you can. I'm not asking you to speculate or
1 polychlorinated biphenyls or other hydrocarbons?
2 guess. If you don't understand my question or
2 A. Well, I guess in general they would relate to
3 you don't hear it, let me know. I'll be happy to
3 anything. I had a course in chemical toxicology
4 repeat it or rephrase it, but if you do answer a
4 at the Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia
5 question I'll assume you heard it and understood
5 which was about a week course, just in
6 it; is that acceptable?
6 toxicological principles as applied to testing
7 A.That's fine.
7 of chemicals in general. I've had courses that
8 Q.If you need to take a break at any time let me
8 related to specific aspects of chemicals.
9 know. We'll be happy to accommodate you as long 9 coatings, formulations or disposal of chemicals,
10 as there is not a question outstanding. Also,
10 that sort of thing.
11 sir, do you understand that your testimony today
11 Q. You mentioned coatings and formulations. What
12 is being taken down by the court reporter and
12 courses have you taken that relate to those
13 will be a written transcript when we're done? 14 A. Yes, I do.
13 subjects? 14 a. It was just a simple course at an American
15 Q.And you understand if for any reason you're not
15 Chemical Society meeting where they have
16 available at the time of trial in this case that
16 continuing education courses and just something
17 transcript could be admitted in your absence
17 that looked interesting and intriguing. It
18 just as if you were testifying?
18 really had nothing to do with any work that 1
19 A. Yes.
19 had going on at the time or anticipated.
20 Q.Dr. Craddock, could you just give us a thumbnail
20 Q. Was anyone from Monsanto on the faculty of that
21 sketch of your educational background?
21 particular seminar?
22 A. I got an undergraduate degree in chemistry from
22 A. No.
23 Memphis State University in 1958. I went to
23 Q. Mr. Darby or any of those folks were not
24 graduate school at Vanderbilt University in
24 involved?
25 Nashville, Tennessee, and graduated with a Ph.D.
25 A. No.
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1 in chemistry in 1961.
1 Q. When did you begin your employment with
2 Q.Do you have a master's degree as well?
2 Monsanto?
3 A. No.
3 A. May of 1965.
4 Q. Was there a particular area of specialization
4 Q. Did you work anywhere before coming to Monsanto?
5 within chemistry?
5 A. Yes, I worked for the MW Kellogg Company in
6 A. Inorganic chemistry.
6 major offices in New York City, and the
7 Q. Inorganic chemistry?
7 laboratory was in New Jersey. Primarily I was
8 A.Inotganic chemistry.
8 assigned to the laboratory.
9 Q. Inorganic, one word?
9 Q. What types of lab work did you do for MW
10 A. Inorganic, one word.
10 Kellogg?
11 Q.How does inorganic chemistry differ from organic
11 A. MW Kellogg was a construction engineering
12 chemistry?
12 company primarily into the design of petroleum
13 A. Organic chemistry is generally the chemistry of
13 refineries and petrochemical processes, and I
14 the carbon atom, and inorganic chemistry is the
14 was involved in a new area of the chemistry at
15 chemistry of all the other elements essentially.
15 the time that was the homogeneous catalyses
16 Q. Did you do a doctoral dissertation?
16 systems for producing petrochemicals from
17 A. Yes.
17 hydrocarbon extractions derived from oil
18 Q. What was the subject?
18 refining.
19 A. The racemization of optically active arsenic
19 Q. Did you say you were with MW Kellogg from 1961
20 five complexes.
20 to 1965?
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21 Q. Sorry I asked. Have you done any further course
21 A. Right.
22 work since receiving your Ph.D. back in 1961?
22 Q. How did you come to be employed by Monsanto?
23 A. I've taken some odd courses and continuing
23 A. Monsanto ran an ad in some of the basic journals
24 education courses off and on.
24 or magazines, trade magazines, Chemical Engineer
25 Q. Are there any that would relate directly to
25 News was one. They were forming a new group to ------------;---------U*
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1 investigate homogeneous catalyses. And at the
1 became a group leader then I was responsible for
2 time I was looking to change jobs from New York
2 the work of a group of other chemists.
3 City, and anywhere but New York City. And it
3 Q. How long did you remain a senior group leader?
4 was a good opportunity, it was a new field and I
4 A, Until I left the research department in roughly
5 was one of the few people that was working in
5 1973.
6 that field at the time, maybe 100 or so in this
6 Q. Where did you go next?
7 country.
7 A. I became a manager of commercial development and
8 Q. What was the position that you first assumed
8 I went to what was then the hydrocarbon and
9 with Monsanto?
9 polymers division.
10 A. Probably research chemist or research
10 Q. Were PCBs included within the hydrocarbons and
11 specialist, something like that.
11 polymers division?
12 Q.How long did you remain a research chemist or
12 A. No.
13 specialist?
13 Q.As manager of commercial development, did that
14 A. Probably a year.
14 include research on new applications for
15 Q. During that time did you do any work with
15 existing products?
16 polychlorinated biphenyls?
16 A. Actually, it was -- we had developed a whole
17 A. Not that I recall.
17 family of catalysts to manufacture some
18 Q. Which division were you in as a research
18 petrochemical products in the laboratory. And
19 chemist?
19 as part of the function, the research people
20 A. The corporate research department.
20 keep hollering why don't you put this stuff into
21 Q. What position did you assume in 1962?
21 practice, and ultimately 1 was transferred to
22 A. Senior research chemist or research specialist
22 the commercial development manager to transfer
23 whatever the title was at the time.
23 this technology from the research function to
24 Q. Was that within the same division?
24 the manufacturing function which was the
25 A. Same division.
25 hydrocarbons and polymers division. So I
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1 Q.Was the subject matter of your research the
1 essentially moved to the H and P division and
2 same?
2 took the technology that we developed with me to
3 A. Yes, it was, homogeneous catalyses.
3 move it into the manufacturing division.
4 Q.How long did you remain a senior research
4 Q. How long did you remain as manager of commercial
5 chemist?
5 development?
6 A. Probably another year or two, something like
6 A. From '73 to about - well, again, there is
7 that.
7 another title change in there which essentially
8 Q. What position did you assume then?
8 is a salary grade thing, but 1 was in commercial
9 A. Research group leader.
9 development in H and P until roughly '77.
10 Q.Was that also within the same group?
10 Q.What position did you assume in 1977?
11 A. Same group.
11 A. Wait a minute, let's see, take it back. There
12 Q.How long did you remain a research group leader?
12 was an interim job in there sometime roughly --
13 A. Probably a couple of years.
13 1 moved from H and P to Monsanto Industrial
14 Q.So until 1966 or so?
14 Chemicals Company into the food and fine
15 A.No, we're up to probably about 1970 now, aren't
15 chemicals business group. That's roughly this
16 we, a year or two years here and there would be
16 '75-'76 time frame, somewhere in there.
17 probably up about five or six years now, about
17 Q. Also as a commercial development -
18 '70 or '71.
18 A. Commercial development manager, and essentially
19 Q. Again, the subject matter of your research was
19 we moved the technology that we had taken to the
20 the same?
20 H and P division which we were now manufacturing,
21 A. Same thing.
21 and we were trying to sell the product, once we
22 Q.What position did you assume in 1970 or '71?
22 could make the product we-were trying to sell
23 A. I became a senior group leader or something like
23 the product through new uses and applications.
24 that. These are essentially salary grade
24 And the most promising applications were back in
25 changes, same work, same job except that as I
25 food preservatives. And so 1 again moved with
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1 the product back into the operating unit which
l responsibilities did you have that led you to
2 would be selling the products which we were now
2 communications with the FDA and Department of
3 making in H and P.
3 Agriculture?
4 Q.That brings us up to 1977?
4 A. In the food and fine chemicals area my primary
5 A. About 1976, 1977.
5 responsibility was with food preservative
6 Q.What position did you assume then?
6 chemicals. We were adding to our portfolio. We
7 A.Probably in '76, '77 I was still in food and
7 had been reselling absorbic acid and potassium
8 fine, and about 'll, '78, at that point in time
8 sorbates which are food preservatives which were
9 I moved into the -- this was a new group formed
9 regulated by the USDA, which were allowed to be
10 in the Industrial Chemicals Company which was
10 used, and we were buying the process from the
11 the environmental operations group, and I moved
11 Japanese to manufacture those food additives in
12 into the environmental operations group about
12 this country. So my function was to find new
13 that time 'll, '78 somewhere like that.
13 ways to use these chemicals to be able to sell
14 Q.And this environmental operations group was
14 the output of a full fledged plant that would be
15 within which division?
15 manufacturing these chemicals.
16 A. Still it was in the Monsanto Industrial
16 Q. In your efforts to find new uses, did that
17 Chemicals Company. It was a staff operations
17 require additional submissions to these
18 group there.
18 agencies?
19 Q.What was the function of the environmental
19 A. It required testing, yes, submitting data to the
20 operations group?
20 agencies, whatnot.
21 A. At this point in time the Toxic Substances
21 Q. Where these submissions written submissions or
22 Control Act had been passed, the first rules
22 were you called upon to go down to Washington to
23 were promulgated in about the summer of 1978 and 23 meet with the agencies?
24 the company was gearing up to be able to
24 A. Both.
25 implement those regulations within the operating
25 Q. How frequently did you actually meet with the
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l companies. So I moved into the environmental
1 people down there?
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2 operations group as manager of activities that
2 A. When you deal with regulatory agencies, we would
3 were related to TSCA, Toxic Substances Control
3 call them quarterly, or if we had new data we
4 Act. And it was my job to implement the
4 went in as new data was available. If they
5 regulations in the operating manufacturing
5 requested information we would go in and present
6 facilities for the Industrial Chemicals
6 the information as requested.
7 Company. We had about 35 plants in the U.S. at
7 Q. On average was it quarterly or more frequently?
8 that time, 33 to 35.
8 A. Probably on the order of every other month or
9 Q.That was a new area for you, wasn't it?
9 so.
10 A. Well, it was a new area for everybody because
10 Q. Other than the FDA and U.S. Department of
11 TSCA had not been into effect. But when I was
11 Agriculture, were there other agencies that you
12 in the food and fine chemicals company my area
12 regularly dealt with in your capacity at the
13 was dealing with regulatoiy agencies because we
13 food and fine chemicals?
14 were dealing with food additives. And so I
14 A. No, that was it.
15 dealt with the Food and Drug Administration and
15 Q. Jumping back to your environmental operations
16 with the U.S. Department of Agriculture which
16 group, what did you do when you first started to
17 had responsibility for regulating food chemicals
17 get ready for that position?
18 and pharmaceutical intermediates. When TSCA was 18 A. First thing to do is get a copy of the
19 formed they were looking for anybody that had
19 regulations and try to read them and understand
20 any experience to deal with governmental
20 what was required of the plants under the new
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21 regulatory agencies so it was a logical
21 regulations that were corning in. There were
22 progression from one regulatory agency to a new
22 requirements for reporting,-record keeping,
23 regulatory agency.
23 submission of information, everything from
24 Q.Let me go back for a second to your time in food
24 production volumes to disposal methods.
25 and fine chemicals. What types of
25 whatever.
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1 Q. Did you go within Monsanto to educate others
1 it banned the use of PCBs except for all
2 within the company as to what their obligations
2 authorized uses. So it did not ban PCBs, it
3 were?
3 just set up a restricted list for which PCBs
4 A. Yes.
4 were allowed to be continued to be used and they
5 Q.Were there others who also were given the
5 are allowed to be used today.
6 responsibility for mastering the aspects of
6 Q.What were these authorized uses?
7 TSCA? Do you know what you I mean when I refer 7 A. Primarily electrical uses. There were several
8 to TSCA?
8 others.
9 A. Yes. In other operating units, there were
9 Q. When you say electrical, does that include
10 people that were responsible for TSCA and there
10 transformers?
11 were people at the plants that were responsible
11 A. Primarily transformers, power distribution
12 for TSCA. My function was to coordinate these
12 systems, transformers, capacitors, oil field
13 activities overall for the chemical company, the
13 cable, switches, closers, anything that has to
14 Industrial Chemicals Company.
14 do with power transmission.
15 Q. At that time was the - were PCBs still being
15 Q. Did you in your capacity as -- actually what was
16 manufactured at the time you were--
16 the official title when you were moved into the
17 A. No. PCBs had not been manufactured since
17 environmental operations group?
18 roughly '76,1 think.
18 A.God, I don't remember. Title changed some.
19 Q. To the extent that there were regulations or
19 Probably just manager of environmental control
20 provisions that related specifically to PCBs,
20 TSCA, something of that nature.
21 did that come under your domain?
21 Q.Just to round out the employment history, how
22 A. Yes.
22 long did you remain at manager of environmental
23 Q. What did you do specifically to learn the area
23 control or whatever the precise title was?
24 as it related to PCBs?
24 A. Until June of 1980.
25 A. Primarily it was a matter of reading the
25 Q. What position did you assume then?
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1 regulations and outlining and documenting the
1 A.Then I became -- I've forgotten the exact title,
2 requirements that had to be met. A big area of
2 but essentially 1 became the product
3 TSCA had to do with the PCB regulations at the
3 environmental safety manager with responsibility
4 time, which required an inventoiy of PCBs in use
4 for PCBs.
5 at the manufacturing facilities, how they were
5 Q. How long did you remain in that position?
6 used, whether they came under the use
6 A. Until I retired February 1st, 1993.
7 authorizations, which were primarily electrical
7 Q.Have you remained retired since February of '93?
8 equipment at the time, and a couple of dozen
8 A.Semiretired. I do consulting a little bit. I'm
9 other small items, setting up disposal
9 semiretired.
10 facilities, record keeping systems which were
10 Q.What types of consulting have you done since
11 consistent with TSCA regulations, reviewing
11 '93?
12 disposal contractors to assure they met the
12 A.I've done all sorts of things. I've done lots
13 requirements of TSCA. And we prepared a list of
13 of things related to super fund sites
14 specific contractors who were authorized under
14 contaminated with PCBs, apportion of costs, cut
15 TSCA to dispose of PCBs or store PCBs, whatever
15 shares cost for disposal depending on usage.
16 was required at the time. In the early days
16 I've been an expert witness for a federal
17 that was a disposal hiatus because TSCA required
17 magistrate in New York City, a Court's expert in
18 disposal of PCBs and there were no facilities in
18 a case involving PCB dioxin contamination of an
19 the country available to dispose of PCBs, so
19 industrial site where there was an industrial
20 PCBs essentially had to be stored.
21 Q. Based on your study of the TSCA legislation, as
20 fire. I've consulted with clients which were
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21 charged with improper disposal of PCBs by EPA in
22 of 1977 or '78 when you assumed the position,
22 their behalf to refute and dispel these
23 did TSCA ban the use of PCBs?
23 allegations, a variety of things.
24 A. TSCA banned the use of PCBs in the regulations
24 Q. I guess 1 jumped out of sequence. Let me go
25 of issue May 31, 1979. Essentially what it did.
25 back to the product environmental safety manager
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1 position with responsibilities for PCBs. What
i to decide who was responsible for the costs -
2 specific duties and responsibilities did you
2 associated with the cost of cleaning up this
3 have during your three year stint or so in that
3 plant site after this fire.
4 position?
4 Q. Where was the fire in New York City that was at
5 A. Where are we now, back in the Industrial
5 issue?
6 Chemicals Company prior to 1980?
6 A. The fire was not in New York City. The trial
7 Q.No, this would be June of 1980 until February of
7 was in the federal court in New York City for
8 1993,1 believe you testified you were product
8 that district, whatever it was.
9 environmental safety manager?
9 Q. Where was the fire itself?
10 A. So that's 13 years; I thought you said three
10 A. West Virginia, a plant in West Virginia.
11 years. That's what confused me. My primary
11 Q. Have you ever done any consulting work in a case
12 responsibility was I was the corporate focal
12 that involved alleged personal injury due to
13 point for PCB questions and PCB issues within
13 alleged exposure to PCBs?
14 the company. My job was to see that all of our
14 A.I guess I've been involved in cases that
15 plants uniformly complied with the PCB
15 involved exposure to PCBs. I don't know if
16 regulations which came in under TSCA. My office
16 there was ever any litigation involved with
17 also answered any questions or inquiries that
17 respect to that, but there has been alleged
18 came in relating to PCBs from former customers.
18 exposure, yes.
19 regulatory agencies, our own plants, news media.
19 Q. And have you ever been retained to provide
20 the general public, anybody with questions
20 information about alleged health hazards in the
21 related to PCBs, they were channeled to this
21 abstract that might be associated with exposure
22 office.
22 to PCBs?
23 Q. Did you handle that entire function for yourself
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MR. DiMURO: Object to the form.
24 for the 13 years?
24 A. Yeah, I guess 1 don't quite understand what you
25 A. I had various staff members assist me.
25 want.
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1 Sometimes I had another chemist, or secretaries. 2 whatever. In addition, at my disposal
1 Q. Well, was the subject matter of your 2 consultancy, if that's a word, the compliance or
3 Monsanto's entire resources, the medical 4 department, the engineering department,
3 non compliance with regulations? 4 A. In some cases, yes.
5 analytical department, whatever resources we had
5 Q. Was it ever on toxicological or medical aspects?
6 there that if their services were required they
6 MR. DiMURO: Object to the form
7 were available.
7 again.
8 Q. When you referred to the different subjects that
8 A. I've been asked about health effects of PCBs,
9 you've addressed as consultant, have the
9 but generally when a case or something revolves
10 consulting projects been more for Monsanto or 11 for others? 12 A. For others.
10 around PCBs my recommendation to the client is 11 get a medical expert or toxicologist or someone 12 like that and if necessary they can get those
13 Q. Have you done any consulting work for Monsanto? 13 people.
14 A. No, not that I recall.
14 Q. Have you ever been retained to provide
15 Q. How did your position come about as expert 16 witness for the magistrate in New York City?
15 information about Monsanto's actions or 16 Monsanto's knowledge with regard to PCBs?
17 A. Reputation as being knowledgeable, unbiased and
17 A. Retained by other clients to ask me about
18 so forth. I don't know how the judge got my
18 Monsanto?
19 name. I think he asked the plaintiffs and the
19 Q. Yes.
20 defendants to submit lists of people that were 21 known to them to be knowledgeable in the general
20 A. No. 21 Q. Dr. Craddock, in the course of your career have
22 area of PCBs and who they felt would address the
22 you been involved in trade associations or
23 issue in an objective manner. 24 Q. Was that a personal injury claim?
23 organizations? 24 A. Yes.
25 A.No, this involved an insurance company's trying
25 Q. Which ones have you been involved in?
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1 A. Talking about my total career or my PCB career
l Q. What was National Electrical Manufacturers
2 or what point in time?
2 Association?
3 Q. Let's start after you left the research
3 A. It was a trade association of manufacturers of
4 department in, say 1973?
4 electrical equipment including, they had a
5 A. In the hydrocarbon company there were trade
5 division which included manufacturers of
6 associations that had to do with manufacture and
6 transformers, capacitors, power transmission
7 sale of hydrocarbon chemicals. I'm hard pressed
7 equipment, but they had all sorts of other
8 to think what they were at the time. Attended
8 divisions, too.
9 meetings, I think National Petroleum Refineries
9 Q. How long were you a member of the Chemical
10 Association in Texas which had to do with
10 Manufacturers Association?
11 procuring and refining crude oil which the
11 A. Until 1 retired.
12 hydrocarbon polymers plants did. In food and
12 Q. Was the PCB panel in existence throughout
13 fine chemicals division I was a member of the
13 your -
14 Institute of Food Technologists, attended all
14 A.It was formed roughly in '80, '81 late '80,
15 the conferences for the Institute of Food
15 early '81 and it was in existence throughout
16 Technology. And there were probably a half
16 that time and still is in existence today to my
17 dozen different trade associations involved with
17 knowledge.
18 that that I attended meetings. Sometimes I
18 Q. Were you a member of the PCB panel?
19 joined these groups, that's how you get to go to
19 A. I was a member of the panel for three or four
20 the meetings, you pay your dues and get to go,
20 years and I was chainnan of the panel for about
21 but I don't recall the names of those.
21 10 or 12 years.
22 Q. Did you hold any offices within those
22 Q. How large a panel was it? What was its
23 organizations?
23 membership?
24 A. No.
24 A. It varied. Usually it had an average membership
25 Q. How about once you became involved in the PCBs? 25 of probably eight to ten. In times of high
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1 A. After 1980 when I became involved in PCBs 1
1 stress, new regulations or whatever the type of
2 became very active with the Chemical
2 activities it was doing, it could jump as high
3 Manufacturers Association PCB panel. They
3 as 15 or 20. That's the CMA time.
4 actually set, the Chemical Manufacturers
4 Q. What other companies or organizations were
5 Association actually set up a panel of its
5 active through their representatives in the PCB
6 members to try to set up uniform processes or
6 panel.
7 standards within the chemical industry as to how
7 A. Are you talking about the CMA PCB panel?
8 to handle the response to tsca PCB regulations.
8 Q.Yes.
9 Ultimately the CMA group became involved with
9 A. Dow Chemical was involved, Dupont, Union
10 other trade association groups which sort of
10 Carbide, most of the major chemical
11 banded together to address the same issues,
11 manufacturers, mainly because they all had
12 which included the National Electrical
12 electrical equipment. You can't run a chemical
13 Manufacturers Association, the USWA group,
13 plant without electrical equipment. PCB regs
14 Utility Solid Waste Activities group, all sorts
14 primarily regulated electrical equipment.
15 of groups like this which were involved in PCB
15 disposal of the electrical equipment from the
16 activities.
16 manufacturer.
17 Q.What is the EEI?
17 Q.Did any of the organizations that you've
18 A. Edison Electric Institute.
18 mentioned get involved in lobbying activities?
19 Q. Were you at all involved in the Edison Electric
19 A. No, we were not registered lobbyists. We were
20 Institute?
20 involved in activities. We provided data to the -
21 A. USWA was a part of EEI. USWA was a subgroup of
21 regulatory agencies, CMA intervened in a lawsuit
22 EEI.
22 filed by the -- it was a lawsuit filed against
23 Q.What was EEI?
23 EPA over the original issuance of the PCB
24 A. It was a trade association of electric
24 regulations to remand the regulation as it was
25 utilities.
25 filed by, 1 think the Jackie Warren group. I
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1 can't remember the name now.
l Chemical Manufacturers Association that you were
2 Q. What was the substance of the allegations?
2 actively involved in during your involvement
3 A.That the PCB regulations didn't go far enough or
3 with PCBs? When I say involvement with PCBs,
4 that there was no basis in scientific fact for
4 you understand I'm talking about -
5 establishing whether it be 50 parts per million
5 A. There was a coalition that was formed between
6 cutoff was one issue. And allowance of
6 CMA, ultimately formed between CMA, NEMA., uswa
7 electrical equipment that was totally enclosed,
7 and the Environmental Defense Fund which worked
8 that was another issue. There were several
8 with EPA to propose guidelines for the new
9 issues. CMA entered that lawsuit as an
9 regulations. And this was as part of the
10 intervenor along with the Edison Electric
10 settlement of whatever this intervention in this
11 Institute USWA group along with NEMA.
11 lawsuit was. So I worked with this group for --
12 Q. On whose behalf?
12 at the same time that 1 worked with the CMA
13 A. On behalf of their industries.
13 groups. The groups met separately, they met
14 Q.On which side of the dispute?
14 together, they met with EPA.
15 A.They were on -- I guess I don't know whether
15 Q.The lawsuits you referred to before by the
16 this was like a friend of the court or what.
16 Environmental Defense Fund against the EPA?
17 They weren't really taking sides at the time.
17 A. Right.
18 Q. What was the position they were bringing to the
18 Q. Were settled?
19 Court with regard to the regulations contained
19 A. Judge Edwards ultimately resolved it and said
20 within TSCA?
20 that it required EPA to go back and revisit the
21 A.The industries' position was that in some cases
21 rules and to either propose justification or
22 the --1 guess it was generally supporting EPA
22 propose new regulations. And at that point in
23 at this time.
23 time, every time they proposed new rules there
24 Q.And was that specifically on the regulations
24 was a comment period. And the industry working
25 that related to PCBs?
25 groups essentially would propose comments on
Page 30 1 A. Strictly on the regulations that related to 2 PCBs. 3 Q.Now, did, to your knowledge, the Chemical 4 Manufacturers Association have lobbyists that
l 2 3 4
Page 32 what EPA had proposed for the new regulations as well as the environmental groups. Ultimately it got to where the environmental and the industry groups together were working and trying to find
5 were in Washington lobbying with respect to 6 these proposed regulations? 7 A. Well, the Chemical Manufacturers Association had 8 registered lobbyists in Washington. I don't 9 think -- I don't know if they specifically 10 lobbied with respect to these regulations. 11 Q. Who proposed the intervention into the lawsuit? 12 A.I don't know. 13 Q.Did you personally advocate one way or the other 14 as to whether the CMA should get involved?
5 a workable system to implement the regulations. 6 Q. What was your role in that whole set of 7 activities? 8 A. 1 was chairman of the CMA group and I was 9 chairman for the working group for a point in 10 time. 11 Q.The working group you're referring to was the 12 one with representatives in NEMA and USWA and 13 the Environmental Defense Fund as well as CMA? 14 A. Right.
15 A.I don't think I had any input as to whether CMA 16 should get involved into the lawsuit or not. I 17 was just a member -- this was a technical 18 panel. Our function was to provide technical 19 data to CMA, to the companies, and to EPA. EPA 20 would from time to time ask for all sorts of 21 data and our job was to try to find a way to do 22 surveys or whatever, to provide this data on the 23 use of equipment and disposal of equipment, PCBs 24 in general. 25 Q. Were there any other committees other than the
15 Q. You said you also chaired that working group and
16 you also chaired --
17 A. The CM A panel separately.
18 Q.That was the panel you referred to earlier?
19 A. Yes, CMA PCB panel.
20 MR. TURET: Let me have this marked
21 Craddock 1.
22
(A Perspective
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23 marked as Exhibit No. 1
24 for identification.)
25 MR. TURET: Can we take a quick
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1 break?
1 A. Yeah, it varied. As I say, this was originally
2 (Brief recess.)
2 written for a speech in Dayton, Ohio. At one
3 MR. TURET: Back on the record.
3 time I think there was somebody called a
4 Carolyn, are you still there?
4 Building Owners and Management Association in
5 MS. O'CONNOR: Yes, I am.
5 Seattle, Washington that I gave a presentation
6 Q.For the record, the document that's been marked
6 to. It varied.
7 Craddock 1 is a document that is entitled
7 Q. Did you give presentations in-house for any of
8 Polychlorinated Biphenyls, A Perspective. It's
8 the present or former customers of Monsanto?
9 by John H. Craddock, Monsanto Bates numbered MAE 9 A.In-house, you mean in Monsanto's house?
10 010245 through 257. Dr. Craddock, have you seen 10 Q.No, I mean like, say, a GE for example, did you
11 the document that's been presented to you as
11 ever go to a General Electric and give a
12 Craddock 1?
12 presentation to employees of GE?
13 A. Yes.
13 a.No, I don't recall giving any presentations or
14 Q. Is that a document you authored?
14 being requested to give presentations for
15 A. Yes, it is.
15 employee groups. I had lots of dealings with
16 Q. What is it exactly?
16 General Electric and my counterparts at General
17 A.It's essentially what the title says, it's a
17 Electric, but never employee groups. General
18 perspective on PCBs at the time it was written
18 Electric, by the way, was a member of the CMA
19 in 1981.
19 PCB panel. They had a chemicals division.
20 Q.There is a date on the bottom, January 22, '81.
20 Q. Was Westinghouse on it as well?
21 Is that when it was published?
21 A. No, but Westinghouse was in the NEMA group. GE
22 A. Right.
22 was also in the NEM^ group because they had a
23 q.To whom was it disseminated?
23 power transmission division, and different hats,
24 A.It's primarily a document I used as the basis
24 different companies.
25 for speeches or oral presentations to various
25 Q. Did anybody else provide substantive information
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1 groups who would ask for presentations on PCBs.
1 to you that was incorporated into this Craddock
2 Q. Was that a part of your job responsibilities at
2 1?
3 that time?
3 A. Well, probably. If I needed information about
4 A. Yes.
4 health effects or interpretations 1 went to
5 Q.That was when you were manager of environmental 5 Monsanto's medical department, into literature.
6 control?
6 Q. Who at the medical department of Monsanto did
7 A.No, this was after 1980. It was when 1 had the
7 you seek out information from when you needed
8 separate responsible for PCB issues.
8 it?
9 Q.Okay. When you were product environmental
9 A. Epidemiology would have been Dr. Bill Gaffey.
10 safety manager?
10 Medical effects would have been the head of the
11 A. Correct.
11 medical department at the time was George
12 Q.How frequently were you called upon to give
12 Roush. Toxicology, interpretation would have
13 presentations to others on PCB issues?
13 been Dr. George Levinskas who was head of the
14 A.It varied. In the early '80s maybe every six to
14 toxicology department. Industrial hygiene, 1
15 eight weeks, something like that.
15 don't know who was the director of the
16 Q. What types of organizations did you appear
16 industrial hygienists at the time but we had
17 before?
17 one. Whatever information 1 needed, the
18 A. I think this was originally written for the
18 resources were there, and that's where I could
19 Chamber of Commerce of the city of Dayton, Ohio, 19 get the information.
20 who was having a meeting about PCB electrical
20 Q. On Page 3 of Craddock 1, when you were
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21 equipment in their town, but it ranged for
21 discussing properties and uses of PCBs there is
22 everything from chambers of commerce, PTAs,
22 a reference to very low vapor pressure of PCBs.
23 trade associations, groups who had an interest
23 What does that mean?
24 in TSCA and PCBs.
24 A. It means it does not evaporate or volatilize
25 Q. Was that organizations across the country?
25 into the air readily.
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1 Q.Down below under distribution it states that
1 know who did the testing, but it's public
2 from 1930 to 1977 about 1.4 billion pounds of
2 testing data, yes.
3 PCBs were produced. Where did that information
3 Q. But the information itself was given to you from
4 come from if you recall?
4 the medical department or you got it from
5 A. Primarily came from Monsanto documents that were 5 somewhere else?
6 provided to the U.S. Government,
6 A. Well, by recollection it probably came from the
7 Q.Do you know one way or the other whether that
7 medical department or was reviewed by the
8 was the total of all PCBs produced throughout
8 medical department. It's out of a published
9 the world?
9 document. It could be a NIOSH document or
10 A.No, that's just U.S., I believe.
10 something that's a standard thing, but it came
11 Q. So is that just Monsanto?
11 through the medical department. I can say that.
12 A. Well, it's basically Monsanto. Monsanto was the
12 Q.When you say reviewed by, did this particular
13 major producer of PCBs in the United States.
13 document that's been marked as Craddock 1 have
14 EPA reports there were either one or two others,
14 to be reviewed by anybody before you could use
15 but Monsanto is a major player.
15 it as a basis for presentations outside?
16 Q.And at least as of 1981, half of that amount was
16 A. You say did it have to be reviewed by anybody.
17 still in use in electrical transformers and
17 There was no requirement that it had to be
18 capacitors?
18 reviewed by anybody, but in good common sense
19 A. That was an EPA estimate, yes, sir.
19 and judgment it was reviewed by the experts in
20 Q.That statement came from the EPA?
20 the field because they were the ones to make
21 A. Yes.
21 sure it was correct. My function was to provide
22 Q.Do you have any knowledge as to how much of the 22 as much information as was known about PCBs and
23 1.4 billion pounds are still in use today?
23 make sure that it was correct, and it was the
24 A. Very little. Just an educated guess, probably
24 up-to-date information of the time.
25 -- I haven't tracked this in years, but most of
25 Q. So you had Dr. Gaffey take a look at it?
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1 the electrical utilities have been retiring
1 A. I'm sure Dr. Gaffey looked at this. I'm sure
2 equipment, whatnot, so probably 10 percent or
2 Dr. Roush looked at it.
3 less still in use. That's just a guess.
3 Q.And Dr. Levinskas?
4 Q.Okay. Page 4, as of 1981 it stated that many
4 A. Dr. Levinskas. Any section in here that relates
5 European countries still allow and in some cases
5 to a particular medical function or a health
6 require use of PCB equipment for certain
6 function, those experts would have been asked to
7 applications. Do you know whether that's still
7 look at it to make sure that the statements were
8 true today?
8 correct, make sure there were no typographical
9 A. The European countries have been phasing out
9 errors. It's very easy to go back, when you're
10 PCBs and the manufacturers of the European
10 doing something not exactly in your field to
11 countries have been phasing out. When I left
11 take it out of context or something. So they
12 Monsanto in '93,1 think maybe the French were
12 would have been the principals.
13 the only ones that were still manufacturing
13 Q.The parenthetical at the end of that sentence
14 PCBs. Whether they're still manufacturing them
14 says. Similar to NaCL dash salt, is that table
15 today or not, I don't know. PCBs are still used
15 salt?
16 in Europe. The European regulations parallel
16 A.That's table salt, and that has an oral
17 the U.S. EPA regulations, so I'm sure there is
17 ingestion level in that range. It's in the
18 still a lot of electrical equipment they're
18 standard text.
19 still in. That is the big use.
19 Q.Page 12, the sentence, in total the human
20 Q.On Page 10, there is a statement, in the
20 epidemiology experience indicates an absence of -
21 classical short term exposure acute toxicity
21 morbidity (ill health) associated with
22 sense, PCBs are classified as slightly toxic by
22 significant exposure to PCBs> More importantly,
23 oral ingestion. Is that a statement that came
23 none of these studies found PCBs to cause cancer
24 from the medical department at Monsanto?
24 in humans. Is that something that came from Dr.
25 A. Yes. And that comes from testing data. I don't
25 Roush, Dr. Gaffey or Dr. Levinskas?
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1 A. Well, I had read these studies at one time
l Q. Is this the kind of letter that we talked about
2 myself. And my interpretation, and I wrote
2 before as one of your responsibilities to
3 this, and they agreed with what I had written.
3 comment on proposed rule making by agencies?
4 that these studies showed that there was an
4 A. Yes.
5 absence of ill health.
5 Q. On the third page of the letter, the paragraph
6 Q.And the last page, the conclusion that in some
6 that begins with "in addition"?
7 cases these compounds have been labeled by
7 A. Okay.
8 regulatory agencies, legislative bodies, the
8 Q. There are -- there is a statement that through
9 populace and the media as human cancer causing
9 reviews of the scientific and technical
10 agents and deadly toxins. However, the
10 literature relating to health effects of test
11 scientific evidence does not support these
11 animals exposed to PCBs by several independent
12 claims. Was that your view as of January of
12 bodies show that PCBs are not deadly toxins as
13 *81?
13 occasionally misrepresented in the news media.
14 A.That was my view in January of '81 and remains
14 Is that something that you wrote or is that
15 my view today.
15 something that was written as part of the letter
16 Q.I take it Dr. Roush, Dr. Levinskas and Dr.
16 for you?
17 Gaffey also signed off on these and can be
17 A. Well, I wrote this letter, this letter wasn't
18 included?
18 written for me. That was my opinion and still
19 A. I don't know if they signed off on it. They
19 is my opinion.
20 agreed with my conclusion.
20 Q. When you wrote this letter did you run it by any
21 (Letter dated 11/13/81
21 of the other departments before sending it out?
22 marked as Exhibit No. 2
22 MR. DiMURO: Object to the form. You
23 for identification.)
23 can answer.
24 Q.For the record, Craddock 2 is a letter signed by
24 A. I don't specifically recall, but as I stated
25 John Craddock dated 11/13/81, addressed to
25 previously, when I sent out a document, 1
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1 Document Control Officer, EPA. Dr. Craddock, 2 have you seen this letter before today? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. Is this a letter that you wrote to the EPA back
1 generally made sure that appropriate people who 2 could have any input would read it and comment 3 on it and so I'm sure that 1 did, but I don't 4 recall that particularly.
5 on November 13 of '81? 6 A. Yes, it is. 7 Q.What were the circumstances that prompted you to
5 Q. And was it your view then and now that any 6 impact of PCBs on the environment is so slight 7 as to be totally insignificant?
8 write this? 9 A. EPA filed a notice of proposed rule making and 10 this rule, as I recall, is called the closed and 11 control rule or incidental manufacture of PCBs,
8 A. Yes. 9 Q. Was it also the view of the other departments to 10 whom you showed this letter? 11 MR. DiMURO: Object to form. He
12 one of those two. 13 Q.What was the substance of that proposed 14 regulation?
12 didn't say he showed it to any other 13 departments. With that objection, you can 14 answer the question.
15 A. EPA was trying to - they had written an all 16 encompassing rule about PCBs and they failed to 17 recognize that PCBs could be manufactured 18 incidentally just in the course of chemical 19 reactions that were taking place. It's just a 20 statistical occurrence; small, but measurable 21 trace amounts of PCBs could be formed. So they 22 had to find a way out of the box. They had 23 banned certain processes and things. They had 24 taken the approach that any molecule of PCBs 25 were bad, but it wasn't a practical approach.
15 A. Nobody disagreed with my conclusion to suggest
16 that 1 change it, so 1 assume that they agreed
17 with it. They didn't disagree with it. That's
18 about all I can say.
19 Q. Did the EPA change their proposed rules that
20 were at issue in this letter?
21 A.They essentially wrote a new rule, yes.
22 Q. Did the new rule allow for-incidental --
23 A. Yes.
'
24 Q. - creation of PCBs?
25 A. Yes.
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i salt as well, yes.
2 question for the sake of the court reporter.
2 Q. And you're listed as a blind carbon copy. Was
3 THE WITNESS: Yes.
3 it customary for you to receive letters from
4 MR. DiMURO: I know you can
4 Monsanto Europe?
5 anticipate what he's going to say.
5 A. Any correspondence related to PCBs 1 was
6 MR. TURET: I also speak very slowly.
6 customarily copied on.
7 (Letter dated 3/17/82
7 Q. Was there any other location abroad other than
8 marked as Exhibit No. 3
8 Monsanto Europe that generated letters on behalf
9 for identification.)
9 of Monsanto relating to PCBs?
10 Q. For the record, Craddock 3 is a letter from DR
10 A. Well, the Brussels office of Monsanto Europe
11 Bishop to Mr. Robert Schofield,
11 generally handled questions related to Monsanto
12 S-C-H-O-F-I-E-L-D, dated March 17, 1982, MAE
12 Chemicals outside the U.S. So they would have
13 005905. Dr. Craddock, have you seen the letter
13 gone through, generally any inquiries would have
14 that's just been marked as Craddock 3 before?
14 gone through that office.
15 A. Yes, I have.
15 (Documents
16 Q. Who is DR Bishop?
16 marked as Exhibits Nos. 4, 5, 6
17 A. Dan Bishop was the director of the public
17 for identification.)
18 relations department at Monsanto at the time 18 (Discussion off the record)
19 period.
19 Q. For the record, we've now marked a document as
20 Q. Did you know Mr. Bishop as director of public
20 Craddock 4 which is a March 25, 1982 letter from
21 relations back in Monsanto in St. Louis as well?
21 Mr. Craddock that's Bates numbered M\E 054387.
22 A. Yes.
22 through 388. Craddock 5 is a news release.
23 Q. During this time he was in Monsanto Europe?
23 Bates number MAE 005907 to 908. And Craddock 6
24 A.No, I think he was in Europe at some point in
24 is a document that's entitled the Epidemiology
25 time but he was also in St. Louis. He may have
25 of PCBs, authored by William Gaffey,
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1 been in Europe at this time, but I knew him in
1 G-A-F-F-E-Y, and Bates numbered MAE 011777
2 St. Louis and in Europe when he came back.
2 through 807.
3 Q.Mr. Bishop makes the statement in the paragraph
3
Mr. Craddock, let's address each of
4 numbered one that there has never been a single
4 these in turn. Have you seen the document that
5 documented case of human cancer or any other
5 has been marked Craddock 4 before today?
6 chronic long-term illness attributed to Monsanto
6 A. Yes, I have.
7 manufactured PCB compounds anywhere in the
7 Q. Is that a letter that you wrote to Ms. Dolly
8 world. Would you have agreed with that
8 Katz of the Detroit Free Press back on March 25
9 statement back in March of 1982?
9 of '82?
10 A. Yes.
10 A.That's correct.
11 q.Do you still agree with that statement as of
11 Q. What is the Detroit Free Press?
12 today?
12 A.That's the major newspaper in Detroit, Michigan,
13 A. Yes, I do.
13 or it was major. I don't know whether it is
14 Q.In Paragraph 4 Mr. Bishop makes the statement
14 now.
15 that the acute oral toxicity of PCBs is roughly
15 Q. In the -- do you recall why it was that you were
16 the equivalent of common table salt and thus it
16 writing to Ms. Katz?
17 is considered to be only mildly toxic. Is that
17 A. Yes. She called me to discuss PCBs in general
18 the same statement we saw a few moments ago?
18 and a symposium that was taking place or had
19 MR. DiMURO: I'll object to the form
19 taken place. I've forgot which now, in
20 of the question.
20 Michigan.
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21 Q. Would you agree that the reference to table salt
21 Q. There is a reference in the second paragraph to
22 as an analogy to PCBs was in the paper we
22 the end to a,different conclusion from Dr.
23 reviewed?
23 Humprey. Who is Dr. Humprey? What were his
24 A. He's essentially taking the same published data
24 different conclusions?
25 about LD 50 or PCBs and comparing it to table
25 A.Dr. Humprey was, I think he's an epidemiologist,
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1 in the state of Michigan. I don't know whether
1 from Mr. Gaffey's epidemiological study on PCBs?
2 he worked for, whether he was with the
2 MR. DiMURO: Do you want him to read
3 university or worked for the Department of
3 it?
4 Natural Resources, but he was from the state of
4
MR. TURET: No, he said he read it.
5 Michigan and he had done a lot of fish studies 5 MR. DiMURO: Do you need to read it?
6 or studies on people who had consumed fish.
6 A. If you want detailed discussions of conclusions,
7 Q.Do you remember what the conclusions were?
7 I would have to read it again. It's been 15, 16
8 A.He's written several papers and, no, I would
8 years, but -
9 have to look at the paper now, it's been so
9 Q. Let me put it this way: Is it your
10 long, that's 15 years.
10 understanding that the bottom line of Dr.
11 Q. Down at the very bottom, the enclosures, there
11 Gaffey's work was that none of the health
12 is a reference to the Gaffey paper. Is that the
12 studies dealing with human exposure to PCBs
13 document that's been marked as Craddock 6, The
13 showed a link between PCBs and cancer?
14 Epidemiology of PCBs?
14 MR. DiMURO: Object to the form, and
15 A. That is correct.
15 you can answer.
16 Q. Is that a document that you've seen? You
16 MR. O'CONNOR: Join the objection.
17 referred to having read the epidemiological
17 A. Dr. Gaffey's study was done at my direction. I
18 studies in the past, is Craddock 6 a document
18 had looked at most of these studies that had
19 that you've read before?
19 been published trying to sort these out in my
20 A. Yes, it is.
20 own mind. And the thing that became patently
21 Q. And Dr. Gaffey was the epidemiologist that you
21 clear is that all of these studies had been
22 referred to that was at one time in the medical
22 published independently with all sorts of
23 department of Monsanto?
23 conclusions, and that no one had reviewed all of
24 A. He was the director of the Monsanto epidemiology 24 the separate studies, and there were probably a
25 department.
25 dozen or two dozen of these things published
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1 Q. There is also a reference to Gaffey's press
1 over a decade, to see what the overall
2 release in Craddock 4. Is that the news release
2 conclusion should be. This includes the U.S.
3 that's marked as Craddock 5?
3 EPA, all the government regulatory agencies
4 A.That's correct.
4 which were writing all these rules at the time.
5 Q. And what is the reference to CMA overview?
5 And I asked Dr. Gaffey to assemble all these
6 A. CMA had caused to be published several documents
6 papers and do an overall review of the
7 relating to the health effects of PCBs and
7 epidemiology of PCBs. It was really quite
8 summaries of the literature. And I'm sure that
8 startling when you did that because if you took
9 -- I don't have a copy of the documents in
9 all the papers and put them together, there was
10 front of me, but I'm sure we sent them a copy of
10 no clear causal relationship between PCBs and
11 the CMA document, whatever it was. She was
11 human ills or PCBs and human illness. I haven't
12 asking for as much information as she could get, 13 so I'm sure that was provided to her.
12 gone back and looked at the conclusions, but I'm
13 sure that's what they say now. That was very
14 Q.Do you know if anyone from Monsanto participated 14 surprising at the time. That's why he was
15 in putting together the CMA overview of PCBs?
15 invited to present this paper all over the
16 A. I'm sure Monsanto provided data but the CMA
16 country because people were quite surprised that
17 overview was primarily done by independent
17 nobody had taken the time to sit down and put
18 contractors. In fact, the contractors are
18 all this together, first time it had been done,
19 listed there. Ecology and Environment.
19 1981. Does that answer your question?
_
20 Q. These were the same contractors that -
20 Q. Yes, it does. When you say that you asked Mr.
21 A. That were retained by the CMA panel to review
21 Gaffey to do this study, was Mr. Gaffey -- was
22 contact with PCBs.
22 he under you in the -- I mean, did you have the
23 Q. Just a reminder, let me get the question all the
23 ability to instruct him to do a study or were
way out so the transcript will be readable.
24 your recommending that it was a study that
What is your understanding of the conclusions
25 should be done?
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1 MR. DiMURO: Object to the form.
l A. Yes.
2 A. As I told you, my function was the corporate
2 Q.And is this a letter that you wrote in April 15,
3 focal point for PCBs in Monsanto operations and
3 '82 to Mr. Barry Sheerman, MP?
4 in order to get the job done I had at my
4 A. Yes. MP is Member of Parliament.
5 disposal all the resources within the
5 Q.The first sentence says that Dan Bishop,
6 corporation. And as director of this function,
6 director of public affairs of Monsanto Europe
7 I could ask the director of the medical
7 had asked that you respond to his letter of
8 department or the director of epidemiology
8 March 27, his being Mr. Sheerman. What had Mr.
9 questions, and ask them for an answer. And I
9 Sheerman written to Dan Bishop or Monsanto
10 had a discussion with Dr. Gaffey and he was
10 about?
11 surprised nobody had done this. And so it
11 A. I would have to see the letter to recall. To me
12 wasn't a question of directing him to do it. I
12 it looks like that he was asking for more
13 said has anybody ever looked at these studies,
13 detailed health effects information on PCBs.
14 what do you think the results would be. He did
14 Q. Why did Dan Bishop ask you to respond?
15 the study, he assembled the papers, reviewed
15 A. My function was to respond to PCB issues in
16 them. Dr. Gaffey was a well known established
16 general. Dan was the director of public
17 credible scientist in the field. He was a well
17 relations, but when it got into more detailed
18 known epidemiologist in the country. When you
18 scientific questions, he would ask me to answer
19 have one of the top people in the country at
19 those questions for him to respond in more
20 your disposal, sure as hell you're going to ask
20 detail.
21 him to look at it. And being as bright as I
21 Q.Flip back down to the very bottom of the letter
22 thought he was, he thought it was a good idea.
22 with the enclosure section?
23 And the paper was received in the scientific
23 A. Yes.
24 community very well. People were astounded it
24 Q. There is a reference to the Ecology and
25 hadn't been done before because it was such a
25 Environment Executive Summary. That's the one
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1 simple thing to do.
1 we just saw, and there's a reference to CMA
2 Q.Do you know whether updates were done on the
2 Comments to ANPR. What is that?
3 epidemiological study subsequently?
3 A.That's the advance notice of proposed rule
4 MR. DiMURO: I object to form; by
4 making. That was published on that page in the
5 Monsanto or anybody?
5 Federal Register. I would have to look at it to
6 MR. TURET: By Dr. Gaffey?
6 see which rule it was. Over two dozen EPA rules
7 A.I don't think Dr. Gaffey did any updates, mainly
7 came out in that time period so the final PCB
8 because up until that point of time there were
8 rule was not final. It's a new rule that was
9 very few other epidemiological studies that were
9 supposed to be out four years ago to end all PCB
10 done. There may have been a few done since
10 rules, and if that's it, I don't know.
11 then, but I haven't followed the literature that
11 Q.What was the 80-015 package?
12 close since '92, '93. There is one in the press
12 A. In my function as the major focal point of PCBs
13 in the past week about PCBs and breast cancer.
13 within Monsanto Company, we got so many requests
14 It ain't so. It's been alleged for years PCBs
14 for all kinds of information from people that
15 cause these horrid things. You get another
15 after I would get a request more than once or
16 study, it's not so. So I would say the studies
16 twice that looked like a recurring request, 1
17 support the paper. Dr. Gaffey is deceased, so
17 would put together packages of information. And
18 he can't update it anymore.
18 it was different levels of information. We had
19 (Letter dated 4/15/82
19 packages for high school kids writing science
20 marked as Exhibit No. 7
20 papers. We had packages for elementary kids ..
21 for identification.)
21 writing science papers. We had packages for
22 Q.For the record Craddock 7 is an April 15, 1982
22 various degrees of detail or.answering specific
23 letter from Mr. Craddock to Mr. Barry Sheerman, 23 questions. So to simplify things for me, once
24 MP. Dr. Craddock, have you seen this document
24 that package had been put together, I would
25 before today?
25 write a response letter and tell my secretary.
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1 send them this package, so she would send all
1 and I had some input and some knowledge of it in
2 the attendant information in that particular
2 detail.
3 package of handouts. I was in the information
3 Q. And which department within Monsanto put
4 dissemination business, provide as much
4 together Backgrounders?
5 information as possible.
5 A.The Backgrounders were primarily put together by
6 (Letter dated 9/15/82
6 the public relations department.
7 marked as Exhibit No. 8
7 Q. And was that with input from the medical
8 for identification.)
8 department and whatever the applicable
9 Q.For the record, Craddock 8 is a September 15,
9 departments were?
10 1982, letter from Dan Bishop to the editor,
10 MR. DiMURO: Object to form.
11 Electrical Review. Mr. Craddock, have you seen
11 A. Yes, these people are primarily, or their
12 this letter before today?
12 function is to provide information in readable
13 A. I most probably have because I'm a "carbonee."
13 form for generally non-technical audiences, and
14 Q.From the heading at the very top, this is from
14 one way that we used this information was that
15 Dan Bishop while he was with Monsanto Europe?
15 we sent these to all of our plant managers, so
16 A. Yes.
16 if they had a question that they could answer
17 Q.The second paragraph of Mr. Bishop's letter
17 this question on the spot. They wouldn't say
18 again is addressing the issue of a highly toxic
18 you have to go ask John Craddock in St. Louis.
19 or carcinogenic label, and he talks about PCBs
19 There were certain basic facts that were known
20 on an acute basis are about as toxic to humans
20 that are in all of our written documents and all
21 as common table salt and are classified as only
21 of our written testimony, whatever we had. If
22 mildly toxic. And you agreed with that
22 we made this information available, in case you
23 statement before?
23 couldn't get hold of me, that was there, and
24 A. Yes.
24 this could be sent immediately. If you had a
25 Q.The very last paragraph Mr. Bishop states: As a
25 specific question, you could come back. It was
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1 former manufacturer of PCBs and an unrivaled
1 just to provide general background information
2 source of scientific expertise on them, we have
2 on the particular subject. This particular
3 a responsibility to combat the grossly
3 subject is PCBs.
4 exaggerated perceptions of risk associated with
4 Q.On the second page, the paragraph begins, it's
5 PCBs wherever encountered. Do you agree with
5 important to note the following. Third
6 that as well?
6 paragraph, the first item of information is
7 A. Yes.
7 Monsanto's decision to withdraw from the PCB
8 (Monsanto Backgrounder
8 business was based on concerns about
9 marked as Exhibit No. 9
9 environmental persistence rather than health
10 for identification.)
10 effects. Do you know what was the source of
11 Q. For the record, the document that's been marked
11 your information for that statement?
12 as Craddock 9 is a document that's entitled
12 A. Yes, there was a study that was done in 19 -
13 Monsanto Backgrounder, Polychlorinated
13 early 1970s that was published as the
14 Biphenyls. Mr. Craddock, have you seen this
14 inter-agency task force on PCBs summary, 1 think
15 document before today?
15 it was published in March of 1972. And this
16 A. Yes, I have.
16 study was a cooperative study between government
17 Q.What is a Monsanto Backgrounder?
17 agencies that existed at the time. I'm not sure
18 A. It's Monsanto's policy that for products or
18 EPA was even there at the time. Monsanto, as a
19 issues that we received a lot of inquiries
19 manufacturer of PCBs, the government agencies
20 about, that we would put together a paper called
20 that were involved, 1 know the USDA was
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21 a background information document. And this was 21 involved, FDA. whatever they had, council on
22 a standard piece of information which included
22 environmental quality or something like that.
23 the facts and representations as we knew it at
23 PCBs had become an issue. They put together a
24 the time. For this particular Backgrounder,
24 task force of regulatory agencies. Monsanto was
25 this was related to polychlorinated biphenyls,
25 a participant, provided all the information that
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1 we had. We had more information than anybody
] salt, but nobody could understand eating mineral
2 else, any other companies that had an interest
2 oil or motor oil. So if I made a comparison, my
3 in PCBs or anybody. And so this task force met,
3 approach was to use something people knew about
4 published this report.
4 that they used daily. 1 don't know where this
5 Q.Am I understanding you correctly that the report
5 came from. Possibly if you went through a list
6 of that group concluded that Monsanto's decision
6 of toxicities, they would all be in that
7 to withdraw from the PCB business was based on
7 listing. Mineral oil is what my grandfather
8 concerns about environmental persistence rather
8 took for constipation, you know, it might move
9 than health effects?
9 you, but it's not going to kill you. Motor oil,
10 MR. DiMURO: Objection to the form of 10 I don't know.
11 the question.
11 Q. Do you know one way or the other whether there
12 A.The group had nothing to do with Monsanto's
12 is any significance to the reference to mineral
13 decision. The group issued the report that PCBs
13 oil or motor oil rather than table salt?
14 were environmentally persistent, PCBs had not
14 A.No, I think it's in the eyes of the beholders.
15 been shown to be a human health hazard, and so
15 Q. Down at the very bottom there is a reference.
16 forth. But PCBs were a big issue because at
16 for additional information contact Dan Bishop or
17 this time this was about the time they had been
17 Larry J. O'Neill. Who is Larry J. O'Neill?
18 discovered in the environment in shells of bird
18 A. Larry J. O'Neill was a staff member in the
19 eggs and feathers of eagles and things like
19 public relations department of Monsanto at the
20 this. So at this point in time Monsanto decided
20 time.
21 that they would slowly move out of the PCB
21 Q.To your knowledge, did he have a particular
22 business, they would stop sales for open use
22 specialization on PCB issues?
23 which was -- that was based strictly on
23 a. Well, he used to work for EPA on PCBs and he
24 environmental persistence. Does that answer
24 left EPA and joined Monsanto. It wasn't a
25 your question?
25 specialization. That just happened to be one of
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1 Q.I think so. On page 5 Paragraph 2, there is a
1 the products that he dealt with at EPA and he
2 statement, based on acute, subchronic and
2 also did that at Monsanto. PCBs was not a
3 chronic studies of PCB effects in test animals.
3 full-time job for any person in Monsanto. PCBs
4 it can be stated that PCBs have a low order of
4 was just another one of the items that had to be
5 acute toxicity similar to that of mineral oil
5 responded to. I was the only person in Monsanto
6 and motor oil.
6 that had a full-time job that had to do with
7 MR. DiMURO: Or motor oil.
7 PCBs as far as I know.
8 Q. Pardon me, mineral oil or motor oil. Did this
8 (Report/J.Craddock
9 information come from you or did it come from
9 marked as Exhibit No. 10
10 someone else?
10 for identification.)
11 A.This probably came from -- it didn't come from
11 Q. For the record, Craddock 10 is a document
12 me that I recall. Most probably came from
12 entitled, PCBs Not Deadly Chemicals by Dr. John
13 published data on the acute toxicity studies and
13 H. Craddock. Dr. Craddock, is this a document
14 compared them with nonacute toxicity studies of
14 you've seen before today?
15 other chemicals.
15 A. Yes, it is.
16 Q.As the point person on PCB issues, do you
16 Q. What is the document that's been marked as
17 remember a time where the reference to table
17 Craddock 10?
18 salt changed to reference to mineral oil or
18 A. It's a short article discussing the toxicity or
19 motor oil?
19 health effects of PCBs.
20 MR. DiMURO: I object to the form.
20 Q.And it's an article you wrote?
"
21 You can answer if you can.
21 A. Yes, it is.
22 A. I don't remember when it changed. I used the
22 Q. Do you remember to whom it was to be
23 reference to table salt because I thought it was
23 disseminated?
24 more easily understandable. If you're talking
24 A. I don't remember exactly, but I think this was a
25 about human effects, people understand table
25 letter to the editor of --1 don't know whether
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1 it was a newspaper or magazine or a journal in
i than anybody else, and Dupont knows more about
2 response to some article that had been published
2 its products than anybody else, absolutely.
3 previously about PCBs.
3 Q. Fair enough.
4 Q. Do you know when it was written?
4 (Brief recess.)
5 A.I don't see a date on it. I don't remember --
5 MR. TURET: Back on the record.
6 well, it had to be after 1980 because I was
6 Q. Dr. Craddock, when did you first learn that PCBs
7 there, but it could have been written any time.
7 had been discovered at Burlington County
8 After 1980 for sure, and after 1981, that's the
8 College?
9 latest date.
9 A.It was probably --1 don't know whether I saw it
10 (Nova transcript
10 in a newspaper release or whether I had a call
11 marked as Exhibit No. 11
11 from Armstrong first, but it's been mid '80s,
12 for identification.)
12 '85, '86 time frame, something like that.
13 Q.Mr. Craddock, you're being shown a document
13 Q. Do you remember who it was that contacted you
14 that's a Broadcast Information Services, Inc.
14 either from within Monsanto or from Armstrong?
15 transcript of the program Nova of October 2 of
15 A. When I was contacted?
16 1979. I'm not going to ask you to read that
16 Q. Yes.
17 word for word, not to worry. Have you ever seen
17 A. I think that the first contact 1 had that
18 it before?
18 Armstrong had a problem might have been from
19 A. Probably.
19 Dick Mahoney or his office.
20 Q. On Page 9 of it Dan Bishop is quoted as saying
20 Q. Who was Dick Mahoney?
21 that the chemical industry knows more about -
21 A. Dick Mahoney was the CEO of Monsanto at the
22 MR. DiMURO: Hold on a second.
22 time.
23 . MR. TURET: I'm sorry.
23 Q. What was the substance of what he told you?
24 MR. DiMURO: Where you are reading?
24 A. That Armstrong, who was a major customer of
25 MR. TURET: From where it says, Dan
25 ours, had a PCB problem and that they needed
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1 Bishop. It quotes him as saying the chemical
1 some help and some information and to give them
2 industry knows more about their products than
2 all the help and information that we could.
3 anyone else does. They have the best equipment.
3 Q. In the ordinary course where a customer or
4 they have the best qualified people.
4 former customer of Monsanto had, as you've
5 Q.Do you agree based on your experience both as an
5 described it, a PCB problem, were you the one
6 employee of Monsanto and with others at the
6 who was particularly contacted to provide
7 Chemical Manufacturers Association?
7 information or assistance?
8 MR. DiMURO: I'm going to object to
8 A. Yes.
9 the form.
9 Q.Was that part of your job responsibility at the
10 MS. O'CONNOR: Object to the form of
10 time?
11 that question.
11 A. Yeah, my job responsibility from 1980 on was to
12 Q.Do you agree with that statement?
12 deal with PCB issues for the company.
13 MR. DiMURO: As to what time period?
13 Q. What did you do after hearing from Dick Mahoney
14 I'm objecting to the form of the question.
14 about Armstrong?
15 A.I guess I'm not sure what you want me to agree
15 A. 1 did what anybody else does who hears from the
16 to.
16 CEO, got my butt in high gear and called
17 Q.Do you agree that the chemical industry knows
17 Armstrong or went to Lancaster shortly
18 more about their products than anyone else does?
18 thereafter.
19 A. I would say that the major players in the
19 Q. Who did you call first?
20 chemical industry. My statement would be that
20 A. 1 was given some names. I can't remember. 1
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21 the majors in the chemical industry know more
21 talked to a young woman who was an industrial
22 about their products than anyone else.
22 hygienist at some point in tqne.
23 Q.Does Monsanto know more about its products than 23
MR. O'CONNOR: Are we talking with
24 anybody else?
24 about at Armstrong?
25 A.That's right. Dow knows more about its products
25
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1 A. There were three or four people there that I
l Q. All right. So a couple days after the initial
2 talked to at different times, and I think they
2 contact you had a meeting out in Lancaster?
3 were at the first meeting. They all weren't at
3 A. Yes.
4 the second meeting because that was a pretty
4 Q.That was just you and Bob Kaley from Monsanto?
5 high level meeting. But there was a woman who
5 A. Right.
6 was an industrial hygienist, there was a VP who
6 Q. Who was there from Armstrong other than Carolyn
7 was at both meetings and there was another guy.
7 Kent, the vice president --
8 I don't know whether he was an analytical
8 A. There was a room full of people. We got there
9 chemist or what his function was. His name was
9 and there was a meeting going and they were --
10 Kilgour. I talked to him a couple of times.
10 somewhere there has got to be a trip report or
11 But those are the people that I remember.
11 something that's got all that stuff.
12 Q. Would you know the name of the woman if you
12 Q. Actually I'm going to mark it right now.
13 heard it?
13 (Memo dated 4/4/86
14 A. Yeah, probably.
14 marked as Exhibit No. 12
15 Q. Was it Carolyn Kent?
15 for identification.)
16 A. Yeah, Carolyn Kent.
16 Q.Dr. Craddock, have you seen the document that's
17 Q.You think Carolyn Kent was the first person you
17 been marked as Craddock 12 before?
18 spoke to when you called?
18 A. Yes.
19 A. I don't know, either she or this Kilgour.
19 Q. Is that a memo that Dr. Kaley wrote summarizing
20 Q. Who was it that --
20 his and your visit to Armstrong?
21 A. I think this Carolyn person, I think she also
21 A.That's correct.
22 talked -- she was on the committee with our OSHA
22 Q. On the first page there is a listing of four or
23 guy and I think she might have - I think this
23 five people. TM Bistline, is that Tom Bistline
24 may have come in from two ways. I think she may 24 from the legal department?
25 have talked to him, and he may have said, you
25 A. Yes.
Page 70 1 know, call this person. It all happened about 2 the same time. 3 Q. Who's the OSHA guy to whom you're referring? 4 A. Tom Evans.
Page 72 1 Q. And BJ Gilhousen, who is that? 2 A. He was our environmental counsel. Tom is --1 3 don't know how you divide it -- well, litigation 4 and environmental, I guess.
5 Q.Now, who was it that told you what the problem 6 was with the PCBs? 7 A. The details of what the problem was? 8 Q.Yeah? 9 A. Whoever I talked to the first time, either 10 Carolyn or Kilgour, and I can't remember who I 11 talked to first. We really found out in depth 12 what the problem was at a meeting a couple days 13 later. I went to Lancaster. The guy worked 14 with me at the time. 15 Q. Who was the guy who worked with you at a time? 16 A. Bob Kaley, he was an analytical chemist by 17 training and he joined the staff. 18 Q. Just to digress for a moment, was Bob Kaley a 19 Ph.D.? 20 A. Yes. 21 Q.How long did Dr. Kaley work with you? 22 A. Oh, God, I don't know. When I left he was my 23 successor, so he was there eight or ten years, 24 something like that. It was '85, '86 and he was 25 there before that.
5 Q. Who is WJ McCarville? 6 A. He was my immediate supervisor. 7 Q. What was his position at the time? 8 A. I forget what his exact title would be, sort of 9 director of regulatory affairs or something like 10 that. He had two or three groups. Mine was one 11 of them. 12 Q.How about JH Senger, S-E-N-G-E-R? 13 A. He was the vice president of environmental 14 affairs. McCarville reported directly to him. 15 Q. On the second page, roughly the middle of the 16 page, the paragraph begins, John and I were 17 introduced into a meeting -- there is a 18 reference three lines down to we gave them the 19 ACSH green book. What is that? 20 A. American Council on Science and Health, which is 21 an independent group that addresses all types of 22 science medical issues. They have done 23 everything from breast feeding babies to 24 toxicity of various chemicals such as aspirin. 25 PCBs is one of them. They had published a
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1 booklet on PCBs summarizing the health effects.
1 testing programs?
2 We gave them a copy of that. That was probably
2 A. No, I guess the one thing is, that we always
3 the most recent document that reviewed the
3 did, is any time people were doing any kind of
4 health effects of PCBs at the time.
4 samples analysis we wanted to make sure that we
5 Q. There is a reference to we, referring to -- this
5 were involved in the sampling and analysis, knew
6 is Dr. Kaley referring to he and you, also
6 how it was being done, what methodology was
7 participated in discussions of options available
7 being used, what laboratory was being used, make
8 at Armstrong. What is your recollection of the
8 sure proper controls, blanks, standards and all
9 options that existed at the time at Armstrong?
9 this stuff was used. It's very difficult to
10 MR. DiMURO: Object to the form.
10 analyze for PCBs especially in small quantities
11 A. Well, my recollection is they were really
11 and to identify them. And so, you know, the one
12 wondering what to do and how to handle a problem 12 thing you want to do is any time you have a
13 like this. This had become a very high profile
13 testing program is make sure the samples are
14 problem, sort of a media event, and they were
14 taken properly, it's a statistical sampling
15 saying what would you do. And Monsanto's option 15 program and that the methodology is good
16 is to get out in front, answer any questions
16 methodology and that proper standards are used.
17 that you have, make all the information
17 Otherwise you just don't know what you've got.
18 available that you have, try to put it in proper
18 Q. Did you or Dr. Kaley make any specific
19 perspective. You can always be on the defensive
19 recommendations with regard to testing that
20 to have it come back piecemeal information, and
20 should be done?
21 one option is to just get out front, tell
21 A.Not that I recall. 1 don't see anything in
22 everybody what you know about the problem, what 22 this, need just to make sure that that's done.
23 information you have about anything, information
23 Q. There is a reference in the last paragraph to,
24 about the chemicals involved, information about
24 we were also asked to participate in a
25 whatever the situation is. So that's probably
25 walk-through of the college building, but we
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1 the major option. That's what I remember
1 responded that we would not be able to commit to
2 talking to them about primarily is what would
2 that without consulting with our environmental
3 you do and how would you do it.
3 attorney. Why was it necessary to consult an
4 Q. What did you or Dr. Kaley offer as comments with
4 environmental attorney?
5 regard to those options?
5 MR. DiMURO: I would just caution the
6 MR. DiMURO: Object to the form.
6 witness not to disclose any conversations he
7 A. Well, it says, you know, we would make as much
7 might have had with the Monsanto environmental
8 information available. We would talk about how
8 attorney, whether inside counsel or outside
9 you put together a question and answer sheet or
9 counsel, but subject to that you can answer the
10 something like a Backgrounder. I did suggest to
10 question.
11 them they ought to get an independent consultant
11 A. I think that we probably didn't go because we
12 to look at this and suggested Ray Harbison who's
12 didn't have the opportunity to discuss with any
13 vety good at risk assessment. He's a
13 of Monsanto's legal representatives and who
14 toxicologist well-known in the field, well
14 knows what the implications would be for this.
15 respected. He's done a lot of work for EPA as
15 It's one thing, you can give general advice or
16 well as private industry. He's a good man.
16 something like that, but to be asked specifics,
17 People like Harbison are good if you have a
17 just, I don't know what our involvement would
18 community response. Harbison is very good at
18 have been or would not have been just as a
19 going in and talking to people, answering
19 matter of policy we didn't get -- we provided
20 questions, allaying fears, getting the facts
20 general infonnation, published information,
-
21 straightforward. I don't remember specifics of
21 things that were known. But as far as getting
22 what we talked about. I'm looking at these
22 into the specifics or somebody's particular
23 notes. That's about it.
23 problem, we didn't do that as a matter of policy
24 Q. Do you have any recollection about discussions
24 without first discussing with our in-house
25 that related to the implications of various
25 counsel, and there was no opportunity to do that
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1 since we were at that meeting there.
1 deleted.
2 Q. When you say it's a matter of policy, is that a 2 MR. TURET: I'm sorry?
3 written policy?
3 MR. DiMURO: Mr. Senger has been
4 A. No.
4 deleted.
5 Q.Is that a policy that's discussed as part of the
5 Q. What are the enclosures to this letter?
6 training for people who are in that area?
6 A. The first three pages are an example of what a Q
7 A. Well, it's part of the training that I had when
7 and A is. We discussed with them that they
8 I was in that area because I was a chemist in a
8 should be prepared to provide as much
9 world full of all kinds of people. And you
9 information as possible and showed them how we
10 know, I did not know what legal ramifications,
10 did it. We put together questions about, you
11 you know, came of certain actions. I mean, the
11 know, somebody would ask a question, what if
12 things I did I had discussed previously with
12 they ask you this and you sit down and think
13 counterparts in the legal department at
13 about an appropriate answer and then we would
14 Monsanto, whatever else, is to make sure I
14 write these down. So we would have thought
15 didn't make commitments that couldn't be
15 about them in advance. The second part is a
16 honored.
16 copy of the Monsanto Backgrounder that we talked
17 Q. And were you responsible for training Dr. Kaley
17 about before which is the document we put
18 when he became your assistant?
18 together, general background information about
19 A. Yes.
19 PCBs, which is generally available to be
20 Q. What did you tell Dr. Kaley specifically in this
20 transmitted to anybody who has a question about
21 regard?
21 PCBs who's contacted Monsanto.
22 A. I don't recall. I probably said, you know -
22 Q. For the record, I note this is all stapled
23 MR. DiMURO: I don't want you to
23 together and I believe it was as produced to
24 guess, Dr. Craddock. If you have a specific
24 us. There is no reference in the letter to
25 recollection of what you said to Dr. Kaley, you
25 anything other than the sample questions and
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1 can give it to Mr. Turet.
1 answers. Do you have any knowledge one way or
2 A. I don't recall. It's been a long time ago. I
2 the other, Dr. Craddock, whether the
3 don't recall the specifics.
3 Backgrounder was included?
4 Q.A11 right.
4 A. 1 don't have any specific knowledge that it
5 (Letter dated 4/8/86
5 was. But what does the letter say, let me read
6 marked as Exhibit No. 13
6 the letter. I agree from looking at the carbon
7 for identification.)
7 copies, 1 assume there was, because Larry
8 Q.For the record, Craddock 13 is an April 8, 1986,
8 O'Neill put together the Backgrounder and he is
9 letter from Dr. Kaley to Mr. Robert Kilgour,
9 carboned on the list in case he gets some
10 K-I-L-G-O-U-R, at Armstrong, Bates numbered MAE 10 questions from these people.
11 059152 through 162 and has enclosures. Dr.
11 Q. When you were contacted by a customer or you
12 Craddock, have you seen the document that's been 12 learned that a customer had a PCB problem, did
13 marked as Craddock 13 before today?
13 you customarily have the PR department put
14 A. Yes.
14 together a list of sample questions and answers?
15 Q. And do you understand that's a letter from Dr.
15
MR. DiMURO: I'll object to the
16 Kaley to Bob Kilgour of Armstrong on or about
16 form.
17 April 8 of '86?
17 A. No. Generally the problems that, or questions
18 A.That's correct.
18 that came in didn't require that. The Armstrong
19 Q. And you're listed as a CC down at the bottom?
19 thing was a special case. It was a high
20 A. Right.
20 visibility news media event, and those are the
_
21 Q. Again, with the same lineup as in the last
21 kind of things that you would anticipate you're
22 letter except Larry O'Neill from the public
22 going to get lots of questions from. So knowing
23 relations department has been added?
23 that, you ought to think about them in advance.
24 A. Correct.
24 That's the reason for that.
25 MR. DiMURO: Mr. Senger has been
25 Q.I didn't ask you before. Can you tell me what
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1 your understanding of what the problem was at
l A. It's the same substance that I put into letters.
2 Burlington Community College that prompted this
2 many response letters, yes.
3 communication?
3 Q. Response letters to customers?
4 A. Which communication?
4 A. EPA, to some of the letters you showed me today
5 Q. Prompted the contact with Armstrong?
5 to the member of Parliament, whatnot, Dolly
6 A. Well, the problem was that they had this fire at
6 Katz.
7 the college, as I understand it they had this
7 Q.That was the Detroit Press?
8 fire at the college which they were cleaning up
8 A. Right.
9 and they thought everything had been cleaned up
9 Q.Did Armstrong periodically call - let me
10 and it was fine, and PCBs were discovered. And
10 withdraw the question. Did you receive a call
11 the more they looked, they couldn't find a
11 from anyone at Armstrong after this April 8,
12 source of the PCBs. They looked for electrical,
12 1986, meeting?
13 they looked for chemicals in the storeroom.
13 A. April 8 wasn't a meeting. The meeting was some
14 whatever it was, and so this raised the specter
14 other time.
15 of PCBs. Then the news media in New Jersey, and 15
MR. O'CONNOR: The meeting was April
16 by the way New Jersey at this time was
16 fourth.
17 developing their own sets of PCB regulations
17 MR. DiMURO: Are you asking if he got
18 which were not necessarily going to parallel the
18 a call after the April 2nd meeting at Armstrong?
19 federal regulations, so it was a political issue
19 A. There may have been a couple of calls but I
20 in the state of New Jersey as to how to tailor
20 specifically don't recall. There was a
21 that state's PCB regulations. So it became a
21 follow-up call that I remember later from Unger,
22 media event. And if I recall, there were things
22 just to bring us up-to-date or something on
23 in the paper where different people in the state
23 whatever it was. And I'm not sure I talked to
24 of New Jersey had been asked what they thought
24 him, I think maybe Bob talked to him or
25 about it or that made various statements about
25 something like that, but they called
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1 PCBs being found and some of them were
1 periodically for a couple of months or so and
2 inflammatory, and it just sort of raised the
2 that was it.
3 media awareness.
3 Q. Coming out of the April 2nd meeting did you have
4 Q.On the first page of the proposed questions and
4 any specific understanding as to what Monsanto's
5 answers, I guess it says Page 39 at the top, the
5 involvement would be, if anything, at BCC?
6 very first page after that. There is the
6 A. Yeah, my understanding was we would be happy to
7 question down at the bottom of the page, why all
7 provide any information we had on PCBs and
8 the concerns about PCBs? Do they cause cancer?
8 answer any questions they had, provide them with
9 And the answer states, the hazards of PCBs to
9 any information we could.
10 humans are greatly exaggerated, they are not
10 Q. Was that the full extent of your expected
11 cancer causing agents, they are not deadly
11 involvement of Monsanto in the activities at
12 toxins, and there is an analogy to common table
12 BCC?
13 salt. Is this the same information that had
13 MR. DiMURO: Object to the form, his
14 been in your letters to other customers?
14 understanding after the meeting?
15 MR. DiMURO: I'll object to the
15 Q. Yes.
16 form. What letters to what customers?
16 A. My understanding after the meeting is that we
17 Q. Specifically the section of that answer that
17 had committed we would provide them certain
18 begins with the hazards and ends with the
18 information and we would try to do that and if
19 sentence, there has never been a single
19 they had other questions we'd try to respond to
20 documented case where PCBs caused serious
20 their questions. That was after this meeting at ..
21 chronic human health problems, including cancer. 21 April 2nd.
22 cardiovascular or neurological problems. Isn't
22 Q. Was that the full extent of what you expected
23 that the same substance that you put in your
23 Monsanto's'involvement would be at BCC?
24 letters to the epa, for example?
24 MR. DiMURO: i'll object to the form
25 MR. DiMURO: Object to the form.
25 of the question.
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1 A. When you say -- what is my understanding of
l said that he expected that there would be phone
2 Monsanto's full extent?
2 calls, he would answer the questions and
3 Q.Yes.
3 Monsanto would continue to provide certain
4 A. Yes, that's -- yeah, that's what I was asked to
4 information.
5 do and that's what we committed to do and that's
5
MR. TURET: I'm asking a different
6 what we would do.
6 question.
7 Q.Did you understand that Armstrong would be
7 MR. DiMURO: It doesn't sound like
8 following up with Monsanto after that April 2nd
8 it's a different question.
9 '86 meeting?
9 MR. TURET: l don't care if you don't
10 A. Yes.
10 think it's a different question.
11 Q. What was your understanding of why there was to
11
MR. DiMURO: I do care because he's
12 be follow-up and what form of following up it
12 not going to answer the same question over and
13 would be?
13 over and over just because you change one word
14 A. My understanding is they would give us a call,
14 from correspondence to consult. I have an
15 let us know what was happening and if they had
15 objection to that. I'll let him answer the
16 any other questions they wanted to ask, whether
16 question. I object to the form. You asked me
17 it was how to do something or what to do, they
J7 what my objection was and now I'm telling you.
18 would ask these questions and we would try to
18 Q. Do you remember my question?
19 answer them, give them the best advice we could.
19 A. Which question?
20 Q. Did you have any understanding as to whether
20 Q.The most recent one?
21 Armstrong was going to keep Monsanto apprised of 21
MR. DiMURO: If the court reporter
22 developments that were going on at BCC?
22 would read it back.
23 A. When you say understanding, I think that's one
23 Q.I'll ask it again. Coming out of the April 2,
24 of the things is they would let us know how
24 1986, meeting with Armstrong, did you have an
25 things were going, but it was no requirement
25 understanding as to whether or not Armstrong was
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1 either way. If they wanted more information, we
1 going to consult Monsanto before making any
2 would certainly give them more information, and
2 decisions as to how to proceed at BCC?
3 let us know what developments were.
3 MR. DiMURO: Objection to the form.
4 Q.Did you have any understanding as to whether
4 A. What do you mean by consult?
5 Armstrong was to consult Monsanto before
5 Q. Did you have any understanding as to whether
6 deciding to do anything in particular at BCC?
6 Armstrong was going to seek approval of Monsanto
7 MR. DiMURO: Object to the form.
7 before any decisions were to be made as to
8 ^ MR. TURET: What's your objection?
8 actions to be taken at BCC?
9 MR. DiMURO: The objection is are you
9 MR. DiMURO: I'm going to object to
10 talking about his understanding after this
10 the form of that question also.
11 particular meeting or the next day? They met
11 a.No, Armstrong didn't have any ties to Monsanto's
12 again, you know they met again. You know they
12 actions with what they did. They made their own
13 were here on phone calls.
13 decisions. We had nothing to do with any
14 MR. TURET: I'm asking at different
14 decisions that they made. We could provide what
15 points in time. Is that objectionable?
15 information we could, they could factor that
16 MR. DiMURO: I think it's
16 into their decision making, but they made the
17 objectionable knowing that he's testified there
17 decisions. We had no decision making capability
18 were certain calls made back and forth. If
18 or we weren't responsible for their decisions in
19 you're going to ask him what he came away with.
19 any way.
20 I just want to be clear. I'm not telling him
20 Q. What was the next communication that you can "
21 not to answer the question. If you want his
21 remember with Armstrong?
22 understanding as of April 3rd or April 2nd on
22 A. 1 don't know. There was soTne phone calls and at
23 his way back to Monsanto whether there was going 23 some point in time there was another meeting
24 to be consultations between Armstrong and
24 several months later. I don't know the exact
25 Monsanto, he's testified three times, I think he
25 date, probably the fall, something like that.
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1 Q. And just want to make sure I understand you.
1 '86 and the subsequent meeting that you
2 Before the phone calls that came in between the
2 referred to?
3 April 2nd, 1986, meeting and the second meeting
3 A.The details, I don't recall the details anymore
4 you've described, were they calls that went into
4 than what's here except I did know we had a
5 Dr. Kaley as opposed to you?
5 phone call from this high level guy that was
6 A.I don't know who they went into because the
6 several months later.
7 phone calls came into one number. They came
7 Q. Dr. Craddock, do you remember anything about
8 into one phone number and whoever was there
8 1CF, Inc., who they were?
9 answered the phone.
9 A. I think they were an EPA contractor, did all
10 Q.Do you have any recollection of speaking with
10 kinds of data stuff for EPA from time to time.
11 anybody at Armstrong about the events at BCC
11 Q. Do you remember specifically in connection with
12 between the April 2nd, 1986, meeting and any
12 this issue of BCC and Armstrong whether you were
13 subsequent meeting?
13 contacted by ICF for information?
14 A.I may have spoken to somebody, but I'm not
14 A. We were contacted by somebody for information.
15 sure. I may have spoken to Kilgour once or
15 but I don't know whether it's ICF or who.
16 something, but I'm not sure.
16 Q.What information were you contacted for?
17 Q. Do you have any recollection of what was
17 A. I think they wanted to know about usage of PCBs
18 discussed with Mr. Kilgour if he did speak to
18 in tiles or something like that.
19 you?
19 Q. Did they want to know anything else specifically
20 A. No.
20 as it relates to Armstrong?
21 Q.Do you remember any information you received
21 A. They may have asked specifically about
22 from Dr. Kaley about his conversations with
22 Armstrong. If they did, we would as a matter of
23 Armstrong, if any, after this April 2nd, 1986,
23 rule have contacted Armstrong. We don't give
24 meeting?
24 out customer infonnation without the customer's
25 A. Yeah, I think Unger who is their highest level
25 approval. It's just a matter of policy that
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1 person called, he actually called for me one day
1 we've had, considered confidential business
2 and I wasn't there and Kaley took the call, and
2 infonnation. We have had that policy ever since
3 Kaley told me Unger called and it was an update
3 TSCA has been in. We don't provide infonnation
4 on what was going on, something to that effect.
4 on customers or through agencies or anybody
5 There may be a correspondence file after that.
5 else. They have to go directly to the customer
6 I don't know.
6 to get it.
7 Q.Have you seen a telephone conversation report
7 Q. Do you know if Annstrong ever gave Monsanto
8 that is dated between April 2nd of '86 and any
8 approval to provide infonnation about sales to
9 subsequent meetings that relate to a
9 Annstrong to ICF? Did you understand my
10 conversation with Dr. Kaley?
10 question?
11 A. Is that what you have in your hand?
11 A. Yeah, I do. 1 don't recall Armstrong
12 Q.Yeah.
12 specifically giving approval, but I don't
13 A. Is my name on the distribution list?
13 remember them not giving approval either. I
14 MR. TURET: Let's mark that as
14 don't remember whether we provided the data.
15 Craddock 14.
15 Q. You don't remember whether you provided the
16 (Memo dated 6/10/ 86
16 data?
17 marked as Exhibit No. 14
17 a. (Witness nods.)
18 for identification.)
18 Q.Tell me about the other meeting that you've
19 Q. Mr. Craddock, have you seen the telephone
19 referred to a couple times with Annstrong.
20 conversation report that's been marked as
20 a. The one other meeting with Annstrong was a high _
21 Craddock 14 before today?
21 level meeting that 1 attended with Bob Potter
22 A. Most probably, yes.
22 who was the -- I don't know what his title was
23 Q. Does it, other than having read it just now.
23 at the time, was he president of the chemical
24 does it refresh your recollection as to any
24 company or whatever. He was essentially the
25 conversation that occurred between April 2nd of
25 top, he and Tom Gossage and Tom Bistline and
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1 that was high level people including Caldwell, 1
l Q. Did you ever hear from Mr. Potter or Mr.
2 remember Rocky Caldwell at Armstrong.
2 Bistline or Mr. Gossage that there was a
3 Q. What is your understanding of what took place at
3 response?
4 that meeting?
4 A.No, not that 1 recall.
5 A. I think essentially Armstrong was asking Potter
5 Q. Do you know if there were any communications
6 to help them pay the cost of whatever their
6 between Armstrong and Monsanto that followed
7 clean up was or something like that.
7 this letter on the issue of the request that
8 Q.Do you have an understanding as to why Armstrong 8 Monsanto contribute to the cost?
9 was asking Monsanto to pay?
9 A. Not that I recall unless there is something in
10 A. They were just trying to get another source of
10 the file.
11 funding as far as I know.
11 Q.Is there any -- withdraw that question. Are you
12 Q.Do you understand Armstrong's position at the
12 aware of any further discussions between
13 time? Did you understand Armstrong's position
13 Armstrong and Monsanto after September 16 of '87
14 at the time as to why it felt Monsanto should
14 relating to the events that were taking place at
15 contribute to the cost of the clean up at BCC?
15 BCC?
16 MR. DiMURO: I'm going to object to
16 MR. DiMURO: Object to the form. You
17 the form.
17 can answer.
18 A. I'm not sure they stated a position as to why
18 A.I don't remember anything else. And again, you
19 that I heard, other than it was very expensive.
19 would have to look through the file.
20 MR. TURET: Let's mark that as 15.
20 Q. Is it fair to say, so 1 don't keep asking
21 (Letter dated 9/16/87
21 questions and getting the same answer, that
22 marked as Exhibit No. 15
22 you're not aware of any further letters or
23 for identification.)
23 communications of any sort with Armstrong after
24 Q.Dr. Craddock, have you seen the document that's
24 September 16 of '87 on the issue of remediation
25 been marked as Craddock 15 before?
25 at BCC or costs?
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1 A. Yeah, I'm on the distribution list so I'm sure
1 A.No, I don't recall any.
2 I've seen it.
2 MR. TURET: I have no further
3 Q. Do you remember receiving a copy in or about
3 questions.
4 September of '87?
4 MR. O'CONNOR: Let me take a quick
5 A.I don't specifically remember it, no.
5 break. I don't have a real lot.
6 Q. There is a reference in the last or second to
6 (Brief recess.)
7 last sentence that we look forward to talking
7
8 about this again when you come back in October.
8
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9 To the best of your knowledge, was there another
9 QUESTIONS BY MR. O'CONNOR:
10 meeting in October?
10 Q.Dr. Craddock, my name is Brian O'Connor. I'm an
11 A. Not that I know of.
11 attorney in New Jersey and I represent the
12 Q. Would you agree with me that in 'his letter Mr.
12 plaintiffs in this case that have brought an
13 Unger suggests to Mr. Potter that Monsanto
13 action against Armstrong World Industries for
14 contribute to the cost of the remechation at
14 exposure to PCBs at their workplace. The
15 BCC?
15 allegation is that there were ceiling tiles in
16 MR. DiMURO: I'll object to the
16 place at the Burlington County College that
17 form.
17 existed for approximately 14 or 15 years that
18 A. Yeah, he's certainly asking Potter for
18 were coated with PCBs. Is that your
19 assistance with the cost.
19 understanding of the basis of this lawsuit?
20 Q.Do you have any understanding as to whether
20 A. As far as 1 know.
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21 Monsanto responded to that request?
21 Q.You understand that Armstrong World Industries
22 A.I haven't seen any response, but I would imagine
22 has brought jn Monsanto Cffemical Company as a
23 that Potter responded.
23 third-party defendant in this case?
24 Q. Did you ever see a document that responded?
24 A. Right.
25 A. No, not that I recall.
25 Q.You had mentioned earlier that you have been
A-
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1 deposed before. How many times have you been
i A. That's correct, yeah.
2 deposed?
2 Q.And have you ever done any work at Monsanto by
3 A.I don't know, maybe half a dozen.
3 way of research or just come across it in your
4 Q.Have you ever been deposed as a so-called fact
4 normal activities with regard to plasticizers
5 witness on behalf of Monsanto Chemical Company, 5 that contain PCBs?
6 in other words, as a representative of Monsanto
6 A. Have I done any work with them?
7 Chemical Company?
7 Q. Right.
8 A.That 30 B something, was that a fact witness.
8 A.No.
9 Gerard -- yes.
9 Q.Are you familiar at all with plasticizers?
10 Q. So on one other occasion you appeared as a
10 A. Yes.
11 representative for Monsanto Chemical Company?
11 Q. What is your familiarity if you can give me a
12 A. Yes.
12 brief --
13 Q.Have you yourself reviewed any documents prior
13 A. Basically I know the textbook definition of
14 to today other than what Mr. Turet has shown you 14 plasticizers, what they are, what they're used
15 today?
15 for. I know Monsanto is a major manufacturer of
16 A. No.
16 plasticizers and I've looked at technical
17 Q. Were you shown any other documents by counsel? 17 bulletins that describe what some of the
18 A.No.
18 products are and what some of the formulations
19 Q. When were you first contacted about this
19 are.
20 particular case, this deposition?
20 Q. You've also testified that you had some dealings
21 A. I guess I was first contacted about this maybe
21 with Armstrong after Armstrong contacted
22 the end of the summer, just saying that I would
22 Monsanto about a fire that occurred at
23 probably be asked to be deposed or subpoenaed to 23 Burlington Community College in the mid '80s; is
24 be deposed or something like that, and I had a
24 that correct?
25 letter a week or ten days ago saying when the
25 A.That's correct.
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1 deposition would be or trying to set up times.
1 Q. Do you recall any specific conversations that
2 Q.Now, you've authored some documents or had some 2 you had with any of the Armstrong people about
3 input in documents, Monsanto documents, that
3 their use of Aroclor 1255 -- 1254 on ceiling
4 have been marked this morning. And you've also
4 tiles?
5 given us your opinion, your beliefs with regard
5 A. What's the question again?
6 to PCBs and their causal relationship with
6 Q. Do you recall any specific conversations you had
7 cancer; is that correct?
7 with any Armstrong employees about Armstrong's
8 A. Correct.
8 use of Aroclor 1254 on ceiling tiles?
9 Q. You yourself are not an expert in the causal
9 A. Just the discussions as they came up in the
10 relationship between PCBs and cancer; correct?
10 meeting we had on the Armstrong site, whatever
11 A.That's correct.
11 it was, about early April of that year we talked
12 Q. Your opinion and your beliefs are derived from
12 about PCB sources being traced to the tiles and
13 other documents, other studies performed by
13 general discussion about why PCBs would be used
14 toxicologists or pathologists; correct?
14 in the tiles, what they were used for.
15 A.That's correct.
15 Q.That's what I'm looking to get at, the general
16 Q. So you don't hold yourself out as an expert on
16 discussions as to why PCBs would be used on
17 the health effects of PCBs; correct?
17 ceiling tiles. Did you have any specific
18 A.No.
18 discussions that you recall?
19 Q. If I was understanding your testimony this
19 A.No.
20 morning correctly, you became involved with
20 Q. For instance--
"
21 quote, unquote, PCBs in or around 1980 at
21 A. Just, you know, there are other plasticizers
22 Monsanto?
22 that are better plasticizers for the type
23 A. That's correct.
23 plastic -- genera] discussion -- 1 guess I don't
24 Q.And much cf your work was geared toward the TSCA 24 remember any specific questions as to why you
25 regulations?
25 would use them. They may have asked, they may t -
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1 not. I don't know.
1 on the ceiling tiles?
2 Q.Let me ask you, you said there were other
2 MR. TURET: Objection.
3 plasticizers that were available that were
3 MR. O'CONNOR: What objection?
4 better plasticizers as far as you know?
4 MR. TURET: What literature?
5 A. Well, a plasticizer is designed for a specific
5 MR. O'CONNOR: rm asking if he was
6 plastic, so when you say a better plasticizer,
6 supplied with any literature; it's a simple
7 you mean better than what and for what use.
7 question.
8 Q. Were there better plasticizers than the PCBs for
8
MR. TURET: I made an objection for
9 the ceiling tiles as far as you knew?
9 the record. Go ahead and ask your question.
10 A. I guess in general I thought there probably were
10 A. I don't recall getting any literature from
11 because PCBs hadn't been used in any type of
11 Armstrong about this.
12 ceiling tile that I knew of before. And
12 Q. Verbally you were provided with no reason as to
13 Armstrong didn't know of any uses in ceiling
13 why they used Aroclor 1254; correct?
14 tiles while they were grappling around trying to
14 A. Somewhere in the recess of my mind there was a
15 find out what tiles they were in.
15 discussion as to -- and 1 don't remember even
16 Q.Did you ask any of the Armstrong people why they 16 who this was with -- as to why you would
17 used Aroclor 1254 on ceiling tiles as a
17 probably use it and the answer that reoccurs is
18 plasticizer?
18 probably for flame retardancy as a building
19 A. I don't recall asking that, no.
19 material.
20 Q. Did you have any discussions with them about the
20 Q. Did you see anything or have any discussion with
21 plastisol coating formulations they put on the
21 anyone at Armstrong that Aroclor 1254 was
22 ceiling tiles?
22 utilized for aesthetic purposes?
23 A. No.
23 A. No.
24 Q.Did you ask them if there were any other
24 Q.Have you seen any literature generated by
25 suspected carcinogenic agents within that
25 Monsanto suggesting that Aroclor 1254 be used as
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1 plastisol coating formulation?
1 a plasticizer for ceiling title?
2 A. No.
2 A. For ceiling tiles per se?
3 Q.Had you heard of dibenzyl furans when you went
3 Q. Right.
4 out to Armstrong and met with them and discussed
4 A. I don't recall that. But I haven't gone through
5 the problem as you've described it?
5 all the technical bulletins.
6 MR. DiMURO: Objection to the form,
6 Q. When you became involved with the PCBs at
7 general knowledge concerning dibenzyl furans?
7 Monsanto in 1980, did you have an opportunity to
8 A. When you say dibenzyl furans you mean strictly
8 go back and look at the history of Monsanto's
9 dibenzyl furans as a chemist would define it?
9 decision to stop making and distributing Aroclor
10 Q.Yes.
10 1254 and Aroclor 1260 and PCBs generally for
11 A. I've heard of dibenzyl furans, yes.
11 open uses?
12 Q.Have you heard of dibenzyl furans found in
12 A. Yes.
13 Aroclor 1254?
13 Q. What was your understanding as to why Monsanto
14 A. To my knowledge, there have been no dibenzyl
14 decided to do that?
15 furans found in Aroclor 1254.
15 A. Monsanto's original decision was that they would
16 Q. You've never seen any documentation indicating
16 stop manufacturing PCBs totally and there was a
17 that?
17 hew and cry among the government's regulatory
18 A. No.
18 people and among the electrical people that you
19 Q. Were you familiar at all with phosphate
19 can't do this because you'll shut down electric
20 plasticizers while you were at Monsanto?
20 power distribution in the country. So then they ..
21 A. I just know that Monsanto made phosphate
21 said, well, what can you do. Monsanto's
22 plasticizers and we sold formulations containing
22 attitude was if PCBs were aojmvironmental
23 organic phosphates.
23 problem we won't manufacture PCBs. So I think
24 Q. Were you provided any literature by Armstrong as 24 the final resolution of the problem, I don't
25 to why they used Aroclor 1254 as a plasticizer
25 know how and why it was, that Monsanto would
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1 stop selling PCBs for what were defined then as
l Q. Let me see if 1 can rephrase it. Do you know
2 open uses and they would only manufacture them
2 whether or not Monsanto had serious concerns
3 for closed and controlled uses which primarily
3 about the uses of Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor 1260
4 were electrical power transmission equipment.
4 in open uses versus closed uses?
5 So that was the decision.
5 MR. DAVIDSON: What time period?
6 Q. Was it your understanding that Monsanto had 6 MR. O'CONNOR: In the early '70s.
7 decided to cease the manufacture and
7 MR.TURET: Objection.
8 distribution of PCBs for open uses in 1970?
8 A. Monsanto had concern about use of PCBs for open
9 A. About that time period, yes.
9 uses because of the environmental persistence.
10 Q.And the decision to stop the manufacturing and
10 Q. When you say environmental persistence, what do
11 distribution of PCBs for any use including
11 you mean by that?
12 closed uses was in or around 1977?
12 A. PCBs remain in the environment for a long time.
13 A.'76, '77 right.
13 They biodegrade, but very slowly.
14 Q. Were you aware that Monsanto contacted its
14 Q.Don't they get caught up in the food chain?
15 customers who had purchased Aroclor 1254 and
15 A. They may get caught up in the food chain, they
16 Aroclor 1260 and other PCBs for open uses back
16 may not.
17 in the early '70s?
17 Q.Can't they be eventually passed on to humans?
18 A. Yes.
18 A. They may be.
19 Q.Did you have an opportunity to review literature
19 Q.And with regards to open uses, didn't Monsanto
20 with reference to boilerplate letters that went
20 have a concern that the ultimate user couldn't
21 out to various customers?
21 control the material from entering the
22 A. Yes.
22 environment?
23 Q.Did Monsanto have any type of procedure in place 23 A. I don't know specifically what the concern was
24 to question their customers on what their
24 as to who controlled, I don't recall that.
25 intended use for, say, Aroclor 1254 or Aroclor
25 Q. Well, earlier you gave us your beliefs and your
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1 1260 was?
1 opinions on the relationship between PCBs and
2 A. Not that I know of.
2 cancer based on epidemiological studies that you
3 Q.So in other words, when the product was sold to
3 had reviewed and other studies. And some of the
4 a customer, there was really no monitoring of
4 materials references Dr. Kimbrough's studies at
5 what that customer was going to do with that
5 the National Cancer Institute?
6 particular product?
6 A. Right.
7 A.Prior to 1970 is that correct, '71, that time
7 Q. Did you review studies from IBT?
8 frame.
8 A. No.
9 Q. When you say prior to 1970, '71, there was a
9 Q. Do you know who IBT is?
10 change in policy with regards to PCBs after '70,
10 A. Yes.
11 '71?
11 Q. You never in your employment at Monsanto went
12 A. At that time period Monsanto stopped
12 back and took a look at those tests?
13 manufacturing PCBs for open uses and agreed to
13 A. Well, when you say review them, 1 have seen the
14 manufacture PCBs only for closed contained uses
14 documents, the IBT reports. I've read the
15 for electrical equipment, primarily transformers
15 conclusions. I've read the studies, but as far
16 and capacitors.
16 as review, in my context, a scientific reviewer
17 Q. Do you know if Monsanto had significant concerns 17 is somebody who is looking at the details of the
18 with the use of the Aroclor 1254, Aroclor 1260
18 study, the format and all that kind of stuff.
19 in an open use versus closed use?
19 In that context I did not review the studies. 1
20 MR.TURET: Objection.
20 read those studies and looked at some of the
-
21 MR. DAVIDSON: At what time?
21 conclusions.
22 MR. O'CONNOR: In or around the early 22 Q. Would you agree with me that PCBs -- Monsanto
23 1970s?
23 did not contemplate that PCBs would be ingested
24 A. Would you repeat that? There is something wrong 24 by humans?
25 with your phrasing, something bothers me.
25 MR. DiMURO: Objection to the form.
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1 You can answer.
l I've seen numbers published as to what they
2 A. Monsanto did not intend for PCBs to be ingested
2 found in carpet or whatnot, but as far as
3 by humans. I don't know, when you said
3 relating it to exposure. I've seen nothing like
4 contemplate, that's why you do LD 50 studies
4 that.
5 because somebody may ingest something, but their
5 Q. You've seen nothing with regards to the alleged
6 intended use was not for ingestion.
6 duration of the exposure; correct?
7 Q. Their intended use was not for inhalation
7 A. Duration, no.
8 either; correct?
8 Q. Do you know whether or not any of the levels
9 A.That's correct.
9 found at the school exceeded NIOSH minimum
10 Q.And Monsanto did not intend that human beings
10 standards?
11 would have skin contact with PCBs either;
11 A.They may have exceeded NIOSH. I don't think
12 correct?
12 they exceeded OSHA. NIOSH standards were
13
MR. DiMURO: Object to the form. You
13 published in the early '70s. They were very
14 can answer, Dr. Craddock.
14 stringent standards based on theoretical
15 A.I don't know whether they intended for you to
15 calculations that not a lot of people agreed
16 have skin contact. I'm not sure whether they --
16 with. As a matter of fact, a lot of regulations
17 you could have inadvertent skin contact. You
17 were written that didn't include NIOSH
18 can have inadvertent inhalation. These are
18 standards, included OSHA standards but not NIOSH
19 different from deliberate manufacture of a
19 standards.
20 product that is to be applied to the skin or to
20 Q. After TSCA was passed and put into place around
21 be ingested.
21 1979, did Monsanto endeavor to contact its
22 Q.Have you ever seen any literature generated by
22 customers that it had sold PCBs to about tsca
23 Monsanto for the handling of the Aroclors with
23 itself?
24 reference to the Aroclor being toxic?
24 A. Not that 1 recall.
25 A. Talking about the pure Aroclor as an industrial
25 Q. Why was it that Monsanto decided to cease the
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1 manufacture and distribution of PCBs for closed
2 Q. Yes.
2 uses prior to the passage of TSCA?
3 A. Yes, I've seen the warning labels and the
3 A. I don't think I know an answer to that
4 information published, yes.
4 question.
5 Q.Have you seen anything where it describes
5 Q.The epidemiological studies that you made
6 Aroclor as being noxious?
6 reference to and specifically the study of Dr.
7 A.Noxious, I haven't seen that term used, noxious.
7 Gaffey, is that correct, Gaffey?
8 no.
8 A.That's correct, Gaffey.
9 Q.In this particular case with regards to the
9 Q. You had asked him to review the epidemiological
10 Burlington County College incident, when you
10 studies that had existed with regard to PCBs and
11 went out to Armstrong, you came back, you had a
11 cancer as of September 15, 1981; correct?
12 couple of phone calls and then there was another
12 A. It might have been earlier than that, but in
13 contact; correct?
13 that time frame.
14 A. Correct.
14 Q. You would agree with me that there are certain
15 Q. After that, after the late '80s did you have any
15 health hazards associated with exposure to PCBs;
16 more contact at all with Armstrong about that
16 correct?
17 incident?
17 MR. DiMURO: I'll object to the
18 A. Not that I recall, no.
18 form. You can answer.
19 Q.So it's fair to say that you have no idea as to
19 A. There are certain health hazards that are
20 what the levels of PCBs -- what levels of
20 alleged from PCB exposure. I'm not sure 1 agree -
21 exposure are being alleged; correct?
21 that they're hazards. In my mind hazard is in
22 MR. DiMURO: Object to the form.
22 the eye of the beholder, 1 think.
23 MR. TURET: Object to the form.
23 Q. You've heard the term, chloracne?
24 MR. DiMURO: You can answer.
24 A. Yes.
25 A. I don't know what the alleged exposure was.
25 Q. You have heard of dermatitis being caused by
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1 A. I don't know that Monsanto contacted the
2 A. Yes.
2 manufacturer of the silos. 1 don't know if
3 Q. You've heard about abnormalities of the liver;
3 Monsanto knew that paints were used in silos. I
4 correct?
4 don't know even know Monsanto knew the Aroclors
5 A.I've heard of those things, but I'm not sure
5 were used in paints.
6 which of those are directly attributable to
6 MR. O'CONNOR: I don't have anything
7 PCBS.
7 further.
8 Q. Have you ever seen any literature authored by 8 MS. O'CONNOR: My turn?
9 Monsanto itself that describes long time
9 MR. DiMURO: Yes.
10 exposure can cause yellow atrophy of the liver?
10
11 A. I don't remember that, no.
11 EXAMINATION
12 Q. Well, Dr. Gaffey notes that exposure to PCBs can
12 QUESTIONS BY MS. O'CONNOR:
13 cause alterations in the liver. Didn't he find
13 Q.Mr. Craddock, my name is Carolyn O'Connor. I
14 that as part of his studies?
14 have a few short questions for you. Do you have
15 a.I would have to reread the studies. It's been a
15 any familiarity with a company known as American
16 long time, but I know it causes changes in
16 Mineral Spirits Company?
17 certain liver functions. I don't know exactly
17 A. No.
18 what those are.
18 Q. During your employment with Monsanto did you
19 Q.The epidemiological studies that somebody
19 ever have any contact with the distributors of
20 performed in the '90s, have you kept abreast of
20 PCBs for Monsanto?
21 them with regard to PCBs and cancer?
21 A. Did I ever have contact with distributors of
22 A. No, not in detail.
22 PCBs for Monsanto.
23 Q. It's not anything you followed?
23 Q. Right?
24 A. Not anymore.
24 a.Not that I recall.
25 Q.Let me ask you, you made reference to a new
25 Q. Okay. Are you aware of any companies that
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1 report that came out with reference to breast
1 supplied Aroclor 1254 manufactured by Monsanto
2 cancer and PCBs. Did you actually read that
2 to others?
3 published report?
3 A. I know there were distributors prior to the '70,
4 A. No.
4 '71 cutoff, but 1 don't know who they were.
5 Q. Just saw something about it in the paper?
5 Q. Okay. Did you have any -- did you make any
6 A. I think it's on NBC news as well as the paper.
6 efforts in your various positions at Monsanto to
7 Q. Are you aware if Monsanto ever made any efforts
7 convey any of the public awareness information
8 to contact actual ultimate users of products
8 that you've testified to this morning to any of
9 that contained Aroclors after the passage of
9 those distributors?
10 TSCA?
10 A. Only if they requested it.
11 A.Not to my recollection, no.
11 MS. O'CONNOR: I have no other
12 Q.How about before TSCA?
12 questions. Thank you.
13 A. Before TSCA Monsanto made efforts to contact our 13
MR. DiMURO: I have a couple of
14 customers. Now, I don't know what you mean by
14 questions.
15 ultimate users. Customers made products,
15 MR.TURET: Go ahead. I'll go after
16 whatever, is that your ultimate user -- I don't
16 you.
17 know what you mean by ultimate user.
17 MR. DiMURO: I believe it goes around
18 Q. Were you familiar at all with the use by silo
18 to him again.
19 manufacturers of Aroclor 1254 in the paints they
19
MR. DAVIDSON: We don't have any
20 placed on silos, grain silos?
20 questions right now.
21 A. Yes, I'm familiar with that use.
21 MR. TURET: I have a couple questions
22 Q. Do you know if Monsanto went out and contacted
22 right now and I may have others after you go.
23 the manufacturer of those silos?
23
24 MR. DiMURO: I'll object to the
24 EXAMINATION
25 form.
25 QUESTIONS BY MR. TURET:
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1 Q.Dr. Craddock, you were a research chemist;
l depends on the intended use and the conditions.
2 correct?
2 1254, from what I have read, was not a
3 A. You say I was?
3 particularly good plasticizer for just plastic
4 Q.Yes?
4 coatings so I don't know why that particular
5 A. Yes, I was.
5 plasticizer was used on ceiling tile. There
6 Q. And as a research chemist, you never worked on
6 were probably, I would think there would
7 plasticizers, did you?
7 probably be other plasticizers that were better.
8 A. No.
8 if it's for a plastic coating, plus other
9 Q.That is true as a senior research chemist and a
9 plasticizers were generally used for plastics in
10 group leader et cetera, you never worked on
10 that kind of stuff.
11 plasticizers; correct?
11 Q. Do you have any knowledge as you sit here today
12 A.That's correct.
12 based on work that you've done of another
13 Q.Did you ever do any work with applications for
13 plasticizer in the lineup of Monsanto products
14 plasticizers as a researcher at Monsanto?
14 between '68 and '70 that would be better than
15 A. No.
15 Aroclor 1254 for use on the ceiling tiles?
16 Q. Did you ever do any analytical work on
16 MR. DiMURO: I object to the form.
17 properties of plasticizers?
17 He doesn't know what the plasticizer formula
18 A. No.
18 was. You haven't established that. It hasn't
19 Q.You made a comment before that there are other
19 been established what the ceiling tiles were
20 plasticizers that are better for use on ceiling
20 made of. You might want to ask him if --
21 tiles, and then you made some other comments
21
MR. TURET: I don't need
22 that I wasn't sure about. Is it your belief
22 suggestions. Put your objection on the record.
23 that there are other plasticizers that are
23 MR. DiMURO: It's not suggestions.
24 better than Aroclor 1254 for use in the
24 You're asking an unfair question of this witness
25 particular plastisol formulation on the
25 who, to my mind you haven't established whether
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1 particular ceiling tiles that Armstrong used?
1 he knows what the plastisol coating was. You
2 MR. O'CONNOR: Objection to form.
2 haven't established what the elements of the
3 Are you asking him about the particular
3 ceiling tile were. You haven't told him what
4 plastisol formulation that was put on the tiles
4 PCB resin based ceiling tile.
5 in this instance?
5 MR. TURET: This is a reaction to the
6 Q. Let me rephrase. Do you have a view as to
6 statement he made.
7 whether there are better plasticizers
7 MR. DiMURO: The way I recall that
8 manufactured by Monsanto as of '68 through '70,
8 testimony is that he wouldn't have recommended
9 better than Aroclor 1254 for use on the ceiling
9 use on this substance. He didn't say ceiling
10 tiles?
10 tile. I think you're asking him an unfair
11 MR. DiMURO: I'm going to object to
11 question asking him generic ceiling tiles
12 the form.
12 without asking the witness whether he knows what
13 MR. TURET: He made that comment.
13 they were made of or what the plastisol coating
14 I'm going to ask what is his basis.
14 was, which would be a specific.
15 MR. DiMURO: I know he made a
15 MR. TURET: There hasn't been any
16 comment. I object to the way you characterized
16 discussion of the substance that came up in
17 it. I think he said -- I'll let you ask another
17 connection with ceiling tiles.
18 question.
18 Q.A11 I'm saying. Dr. Craddock, if you don't know,
19 Q.Did I misunderstand you? Let me ask you
19 you don't know. But if you're going to say
20 directly. I may have misunderstood what you
20 there was another better plasticizer for use on
-
21 said. Did you say before that there were other
21 an application, then I want to know what the
22 plasticizers that are better than Aroclor 1254
22 basis of your knowledge is. -Tell me again.
23 for use on ceiling tiles?
23 MR. DiMURO: Ask the question.
24 A.I really don't know what I said. We've had so
24 Q.Do you have an opinion as you're sitting here
25 many questions about this thing. Plasticizer
25 today that there was another plasticizer in the
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1 lineup of Monsanto products from 1968 to 1970
l what they want to use it for. They just ask
2 that would have been better suited to use on
2 you, give me all the things you think will do
3 ceiling tiles than Aroclor 1254?
3 that and we will select one. Proprietary
4 MR. DiMURO: Objection to form.
4 products are very funny business. A lot of
5 A. I don't have any knowledge or any information
5 times customers are actually so devious, they
6 about what kind of plasticizers were used in any
6 will go to a distributor and buy a sample of
7 ceiling tiles. I didn't even know plasticizers
7 product so that you don't know what they're
8 were used on ceiling tiles until I went to
8 using. But when it goes through a small
9 Armstrong that day and they had a problem. So I
9 quantity for a distributor you never know what
10 don't know anything about it.
10 the hell it's being used for. I can go buy a
11 Q.That's fine. Dr. Craddock, the other thing I'm
11 five-gallon drum or 25-gallon pail or 55-gallon
12 not sure if I understood you correctly or not on
12 drum and it's completely out of the system. The
13 this one. Did I understand you to say that
13 distributor doesn't care what he's selling it
14 before 1970 or 1971 there was no way Monsanto
14 for. He's just moving it out the door and
15 could know what its customers' uses for
15 marking it up, so you don't know.
16 plasticizer products were?
16 MR. TURET: I have no further
17 A. There is no way Monsanto what could know what
17 questions.
18 all of its customers used its products for;
18 MR. O'CONNOR: I have a couple
19 right.
19 follow-ups.
20 Q.Do you know what a call report is?
20
21 A. Yea.
21 EXAMINATION
22 Q. What is a call report?
22 QUESTIONS BY MR. O'CONNOR:
23 A. A call report is generally, in Monsanto terms,
23 Q. 1 just have a brief couple of questions with
24 it's where a salesman goes out and makes a call
24 regard to what's been marked Craddock 1, PCB
25 on a purchasing agent or researcher and writes a
25 Perspective which is a document you drafted in
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1 report, sends it back to the general office.
1 January of '81; correct?
2 Q.Have you seen call reports in your time at
2 A. Yeah, I think so.
3 Monsanto?
3 Q. Let me show it to you.
4 A. I've seen call reports in my time at Monsanto.
4 A. Okay.
5 Q. Based on what you've seen, do call reports
5 Q.I would like you to tum to Page 4, Doctor. And
6 sometimes refer to the uses that the customer is
6 I want you to take a look now at risk benefit.
7 -- to the applications that the customer is
7 And this document states: The risk benefit
8 using the Monsanto products for?
8 issue with respect to PCBs is the key to the
9 A. They might. They might be speculation as to
9 whole PCB problem. Much soul searching is being
10 what the salesman thinks they're using it for,
10 done to define these parameters for PCBs. The
11 and they might not have anything about what it's
11 benefit side of the equation is perhaps the
12 being used for.
12 easier of the two to define. We know the
13 Q. Do you have any knowledge as to whether
13 benefits of using nonflammable PCBs in certain
14 salespersons are assigned to particular
14 key and essential industries where technically
15 customers?
15 suitable replacements are not readily
16 A. In some business units salesmen are assigned to
16 available. We can calculate the benefit of
17 a particular customer if the customer is big
17 preventing fires and saving lives. Then it
18 enough, yes, sir.
18 lists several situations where PCBs would be
19 Q. Where it's a big customer and you have a
19 utilized to prevent catastrophes; correct?
20 salesperson assigned, do you know whether it's
20 A. Correct.
-
21 frequently the case for a salesman to know what
21 Q.And you go down a little further and it says.
22 the customer uses it for?
22 how do we quantitatively measure risk. Risk of
23 MR. DiMURO: Objection to the form.
23 human health hazard, risk of environmental
24 A. When you say frequently, sometimes customers
24 damage, et cetera, and compare them with the
25 won't tell you their proprietary formulations of
25 benefits; correct?
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l A.That's correct.
l A. I've lost the first part of the question.
2 Q.Did you have an expectation or did Monsanto have
2
MR. O'CONNOR: Would you read that
3 an expectation that their customers when
3 back, please?
4 utilizing PCBs would do a similar type of risk
4 (Question read.)
5 utility benefit analysis?
5 A. I don't know. 1 don't know anything about PCBs
6 MR. TURET: Objection.
6 in ceiling tiles.
7 A. In hindsight, I don't think we had any
7 MR. O'CONNOR: 1 have nothing
8 expectation that they would do that. I don't
8 further.
9 know what motivates a customer to put a product
9
MS. O'CONNOR: Nothing further.
10 on the market. Bigger companies do more things
10 Thank you.
11 than smaller companies do.
11 MR. DiMURO: I have a couple of
12 Q.Is this something that Monsanto took into
12 questions.
13 consideration when Monsanto made a decision on
13
I would like to have marked as
14 how they were going to use PCBs?
14 Exhibit 16 a July 25, 1986, letter from Mr.
15 A. Well, I don't know about PCBs. The use of PCBs
15 Craddock to Mr. Mark Wagner of 1CF. It's two
16 was before my tenure. In general with products
16 pages long. I'll represent this document was
17 Monsanto weighed the benefits and risks
17 produced during the course of discovery, that
18 absolutely. That's why you do testing to see
18 the copy I have does have MAE numbers, it's MA.E
19 what types of problems might exist.
19 059149 to 150. And the copy that Mr. Turet has
20 Q. And that analysis, of course, applied to open
20 handed me looks to my eye to be exactly the same
21 uses as well as closed uses; correct?
21 as the copy I have, so I will use the copy Mr.
22 A. Yes.
22 Turet has because it's marked.
23 Q. Where did you get this information to come up
23
(Letter dated 7/25/86
24 with this so-called risk benefit issue, this
24 marked as Exhibit No. 16
25 little section contained on Pages 4 and 5 of the
25 for identification.)
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l document authored by you?
1 EXAMINATION
2 A. What do you mean where did I get this
2 QUESTIONS BY MR. DiMURO:
3 information?
3 Q. Dr. Craddock, if you would read through that
4 Q. Where did you come up with the idea that the
4 document. Dr. Craddock, is that your signature
5 risk benefit issue with respect to PCBs is the
5 on what's been marked as Craddock 16?
6 key to the whole PCB problem?
6 A. Yes.
7 A.Because that's what's strictly been talked about
7 Q. There was a suggestion before by Mr. Turet that
8 in the media and papers is why would you make
8 Monsanto might not have had the approval to
9 such a product. And you make such a product
9 release sales summary information to ICF. Inc.
10 because there was a benefit as well as a risk.
10 After taking a look at Craddock 16, does it
11 Why would you make an automobile? My God,
11 refresh your recollection as to whether
12 people are killed like flies every day in
12 Armstrong authorized Monsanto to release
13 automobiles. There is a great benefit in being
13 information, sales information on the Aroclors
14 able to drive across town at 30 miles an hour
14 to ICF?
15 rather than walk at three. You take that risk.
15 MR. TURET: Objection to form. There
16 Q.Did anyone at Monsanto as far as you know look
16 was no such suggestion.
17 at the risks associated with putting Aroclor
17 Q. If there was a suggestion, does this document
18 1254 to open uses such as on ceiling tiles
18 refresh your recollection as to whether
19 versus the risk of human health hazard?
19 Armstrong authorized Monsanto to release sales
20 MR. DAVIDSON: At a given time?
20 information on the Aroclor 1254 to ICF, Inc.?
"
21 MR. O'CONNOR: At a given time.
21 A. Yes, this document states that I discussed the
22 MR. DAVIDSON: What time?
22 release of information with Armstrong who were
23 MR. O'CONNOR: Any time.
23 agreeable to providing the data for the EPA
24 MR. TURET: Objection.
24 contact.
25 MR. DiMURO: Object to the form?
25 Q. Do you know who you might have discussed that
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1 with at Armstrong?
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2 A. I would imagine Phil Unger because he got a
2
3 carbon copy of this.
3
4 Q. Other than the release of this information to
4
5 ICF* do you remember having any other contact
5
6 with Mr. Wagner concerning the alleged problem
6
7 at Burlington County College?
7
8 A. No.
8
9 q.Do you know if Mr. Kaley had any contact with
9
10 Mr. Wagner?
10
11 A. I don't know.
11
12 Q. At that first meeting with -- at the April 2nd
12
13 meeting with Armstrong, that meeting was only
13
14 attended by you and Mr. Kaley on behalf of
14
15 Monsanto?
15
16 A.That's correct.
16
17 Q. And I'm going to show you what's been previously 17
18 marked as Craddock 12. It is the memo summary 18
19 written by Dr. Kaley on the April 2nd meeting.
19
20 I would like to direct your attention to the
20
21 last page which indicates who attended that
21
22 meeting on behalf of Armstrong and ask you to
22
23 take a look at those names, just tell me when
23
24 you're done.
24
25 A. Okay.
25
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STATE OF
)
COUNTY OF
)
I, JOHN H. CRADDOCK, do hereby certify:
That I have read the foregoing deposition;
That I have made such changes in form
and/or substance to the within deposition as
might be necessary to render the same true and
correct;
That having made such changes thereon, I
hereby subscribe my name to the deposition.
I declare under penalty of peijury that
the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed this
day of
,, 1997,
at , .
NOTARY PUBLIC
My Commission expires:
JOHN H. CRADDOCK
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1 Q. Do you remember any of these people calling you 1
2 after the April 2nd meeting to discuss with you
2
3 any part of the situation at Armstrong?
3
4 A. No. I mentioned that 1 thought maybe I had
4
5 talked to Kilgour. He would be the only one and
5
6 Unger had talked to Kaley.
6
7 Q. Do you remember meeting Mr. Collins Bushnell at 7
8 the meeting on April 2nd?
8
9 A. No.
9
10 Q. Do you recall meeting anybody from the research 10
11 and development department at Armstrong?
11
12 A. No.
12
13 Q. Do you remember a gentleman named Mitchell
13
14 Bernstein? He's indicated here on Craddock 12
14
15 as outside environmental counsel. Do you
15
16 remember that?
16
17 A. No, I don't remember him.
17
18 Q. Do you have any reason to believe this list of
18
19 people here who attended the meeting is
19
20 inaccurate in any way?
20
21 A. No, I thought maybe Carolyn Kent was there but 21
22 -- if she were there, Kaley would have
22
23 documented it, I'm sure DiMURO: I luivt uLrlluikg else.
24 MR. TURET: I'm done.
23 24
25 (Witness excused)
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CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER
STATE OF MISSOURI )
) SS
COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS )
I, nancy a. KUNCAITIS, a Registered
Professional Reporter and Notary Public in and
for the State of Missouri, the officer before
whom the foregoing deposition was taken, do
hereby certify that the witness whose testimony
appears in the foregoing deposition was duly
swom by me; that the testimony of said witness
was taken by me to the best of my ability and
thereafter reduced to typewriting under my
direction; that I am neither counsel for,
related to, nor employed by any of the parties
to the action in which this deposition was taken, and further that I am not a relative or
employee of any attorney or counsel employed by
the parties thereto, nor financially or
otherwise interested in the outcome of the
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action.
State of Missouri My commission expires 11*22-01
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44:19 87:13 106:10
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62:22
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131:5,9
comment^] 31:24 43:3
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44:2 117:19 118:13,16 consistent [i] 18:11
characterized [i]
118:16
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8:24 17:13 26:2,4,7 27:9 28:9,10,12 30:3,7 31:1 42:18 65:21 66:1,7,17,20 66:21 92:23 96:22 97:5,7
comments [4] 31:25 56:2 constipation [i] 63:8
74:4 117:21
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construction [i] 8:11
commerce [2] 34:19,22 consult [5] 76:3 86:5
commercial [7] 11:7,13 87:14 88:1,4
11:22 12:4,8,17,18
consultancy [i] 24:2
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consultant [2] 22:9 74:11
97:11 110:1
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chemist [131 9:10,12,19
9:22 10:5 22:1 69:9 70:16 77:8 102:9 117:1,6,9
committed [2] 84:17 85:5
committee [1] 69:22 committees[i] 30:25 common [4] 39:18 46:16
57:21 82:12
communication [3]
consulting [6] 20:8,10 22:10,13 23:11 76:2
consumed [i] 49:6
contact [18] 50:22 63:16 67:17 71:2 81:5 109:11 109:16,17 110:13,16 111:21 114:8,13 115:19
chemistry [i3] 5:22 6:1 81:3,4 88:20
115:21 128:24 129:5,9
6:5,6,7,8,11,12,13,13,14 communications [3] contacted [is] 67:13,15
6:15 8:14
chemists [l] 11:2 chloracnem 112:23 Christopher [i] 3:8 chronic [3] 46:6 62:3
15:2 95:5,23
68:6 79:21 80:11 91:13
community [4] 53:24
91 14,16,23 97:19,2 i
74:18 81:2 99:23
99 21 105:14 114:22
companies [8] 14:1 28:4 115:1
30:19 35:24 61:2 115:25 contain [i] 99:5
125:10,11
contained [4] 29:19
82:21
company [28] 2:8,8,24
106:14 114:9 125:25
circumstances [i] 42:7 2:25 3:7 8:5,12 12:14
containing [i] 102:22
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contractor [i] 91:9
29:16,19 45:2 87:21
contractors [S] 18:12 Court's [i] 20:17
18:14 50:18,18,20
Craddock [73] 2:11 4:9
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control [8] 13:22 14:3 19:19,23 34:6 42:1,11 107:21
controlled [2] 105:3 107:24
4:16,18 5:20 24:21 32:21 33:7,9,10,12 36:1,20 39:13 41:24,25 42:1 45:10
45:13,14 47:20,21,22,23 48:3,5 49:13,18 50:2,3 54:22,23,24 57:9,11 58:12
58:14 59:18 64:11,13,13 64:17 65:13 67:6 71:16
controls [i] 75:8
71:17 77:24 78:8,12,13
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convey [i ] 116:7
80:2 90:15,19,21 91:7 93:24,25 96:10 109:14 115:13 117:1 120:18 121:11 123:24 127:15 128:3,4,5,10 129:18 130:14 131:3,24
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coordinate [i] 17:12
creation [i] 44:24
copied [i] 47:6
credible [i] 53:17
copies [i] 80:7
crude [1] 25:11
copy [12] 16:18 47:2 50:9 cry[i] 104:17
50:10 73:2 79:16 94:3 127:18,19,21,21 129:3
customarily [2] 47:6 80:13
corporate [3] 9:20 21:12 53:2
customary [i] 47:3
corporation [i] 53:6
CUStomcr|i6] 67:24 68:3 68:4 80:11,12 91:24 92:5
correct 147] 34:11 39:21 106:4,5 122:6,7,17,17,19
39:23 40:8 48:10 49:15
122:22 125:9
50:4 71:21 78:18,24 98:7 98:8,10,11,14,15,17,23
customer's[i] 91:24
99:1,24,25 103:13 106:7 customers ii7] 21:18
109:8,9,12 110:13,14,21 35:8 82:14,16 83:3 92:4
111:6 112:7,8,11,16 113:4 105:15,21,24 111:22
117:2,11,12 124:1,19,20 114:14,15 121:18 122:15
124:25 125:1,21 129:16
122:24 123:5 125:3
131:8,12
customers' [i] 121:15
correctly [3] 61:5 98:20 CUt[i] 20:14
121:12
cutoff [2] 29:6 116:4
correspondence [3]
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COSt[7| 20:15 23:2 93:6 93:15 94:14,19 95:8
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costs [3] 20:14 23:1 95:25 daily [i] 63:4
council 12] 60:21 72:20 damage 11] 124:24
counsel [io] 4:2,2 72:2 76:8,9,25 97:17 130:15 132:14,18
Dan [ioj 45:17 55:5,9,14 55:16 57:10,15 63:16 65:20,25
counterparts [2] 35:16 Darby [ij 7:23
77:13
dash[i] 40:14
countries [3] 38:5,9,11
country [8] 9:7 15:12 18:19 34:25 52:16 53:18 53:19 104:20
data [16] 15:19 16:3,4 28:20 30:19,21,22 38:25 39:2 46:24 50:16 62:13 91:10 92:14,16 128:23
County |6| 67:7 96:16 date [4] 33:20 65:5,9
city [9j 8:6 9:3,3 20:17 22:16 23:4,6,7 34:19
claim [l] 22:24 claims [i] 41:12 classical [i] 38:21 classified [2] 38:22
57:21
clean [2] 93:7,15
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company's [1] 22:25 compare [i] 124:24
compared [i] 62:14
comparing [i] 46:25 comparison [i] 63:2
contaminated [i] 20:14 contamination [ij
20:18
contemplate [2] 108:23 109:4
context [3] 40:11 108:16 108:19
continue [i] 87:3
110:10 129:7 131:2 132:4 88:25
Couple [14] 10:13 18:8 dated [22] 1:9,10,10,12
69:10 70:12 71:1 83:19
1:12,14,15.15,16,16 41:21
84:1 92:19 110:12 116:13 41:25 45:7,12 54:19 57:6 `
116:21 123:18,23 127:11 71:13 78:5 90:8,16 93:21
course [9] 6:21 7:3,5,14 - 127:23
24:21 42:18 68:3 125:20 Davidson [6] 3:11
127:17
106:21 107:5 116:19
courses [S] 6:23,24 7:7
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days - EPA Witness: John H. Craddock
days [4] 18:16 70:12 71:1 1:8
130:2
72:22 74:15 75:6,20,22 effects [14] 24:8 36:4,10
97:25
design [1] 8:12
Dayton [2] 34:19 35:2 designed [i] 101:5
deadly [4] 41:10 43:12 64:12 82:11
detail [4] 55:20 56:22 59:2 113:22
deal [3] 14:20 16:2 68:12 detailed [3i 51:6 55:13
dealing [3] 14:13,14
55:17
51:12
details [4i 70:7 91:3,3
dealings pi 35:15 99:20 108:17
dealt [3] 14:15 16:12 64:1 Detroit [4] 48:8,11,12
decade [i] 52:1
83:7
discussed [7] 77:5,12 79:7 89:18 102:4 128:21 128:25
discussing [3] 36:21 64:18 76:24
discussion [7] 47:18 53:10 100:13,23 103:15 103:20 120:16
discussions [8] 51:6 73:7 74:24 95:12 100:9 100:16,18 101:20
99:2,6 119:12 124:10 129:24 130:24
door[i] 123:14
Dow 12] 28:9 66:25
down |is] 5:12 15:22 16:1 37:1 49:11 52:17 55:21 63:15 72:18 78:19 79:12,14 82:7 104:19 124:21
dozen [6] 18:8 25:17 51:25,25 56:6 97:3
43:10 50:7 55:13 60:10 61:9 62:3,25 64:19 73:1,4 98:17
efforts [4] 15:16 114:7 114:13 116:6
eggs [ii 61:19
eight [4] 2:13 27:25 34:15 70:23
cithcrp] 31:21 37:14 67:14 69:19 70:9 86:1 92:13 109:8,11
deceased [i] 54:17
developed [2] 11:16 12:2
dispel [l] 20:22
decide [i] 23:1
disposal [13] 7:9 16:24
decided [4] 61:20 104:14 developing]!] 81:17
18:9,12,17,18 20:15,21
105:7 111:25
development [8] 11:7 22:2 28:15 30:23 53:5,20
deciding [l] 86:6
11:13,22 12:5,9,17,18 130:11
dispose [2] 18:15,19
decision [io] 60:7 61:6
dispute [i] 29:14 developments [2] 85:22
61:13 88:16,17 104:9,15 86:3
disseminated [2] 33:23
105:5,10 125:13
decisions [] 88:2,7,13 88:14,17,18
devious [l] 123:5
dibenzyl [7] 102:3,7,8,9 102:11,12,14
64:23 dissemination [i] 57:4 dissertation [i] 6:16
declare [l] 131:11
Dick [4] 67:19,20,21
distributing [i] 104:9
defendant [0] 3:7,15,20 68:13
distribution [8] 19:11
4:3,11 96:23
DICKER [ij 3:21
37:1 90:13 94:1 104:20
DEFENDANT'S m 1:7
defendants [3] 2:9,25 22:20
differ|i| 6:11
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105:8,11 112:1
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Defense [3] 31:7,16
87:10 109:19
115:21 116:3,9
32:13
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district [5] 2:1,1,21,21
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digress [i] 70:18
23:8
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DiMuro[67j 1:5 3:8 23:23 24:6 43:22 44:11
divide [l] 72:3 division [14] 9:18,24,25
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45:1,4 46:19 51:2,5,14
11:9,11,25 12:1,3,20
definition [i] 99:13
53:1 54:4 59:10 61:10
13:15 25:13 27:5 35:19
degree [2i 5:22 6:2
62:7,20 65:22,24 66:8,13 35:23
Dr[t7] 4:16 5:20 24:21 electric [9] 26:18,19,24
33:10 36:9,13 39:25 40:1 29:10 35:11,16,17,18
40:2,3,4,24,25,25 41:16 104:19
41:16,16 42:1 45:10,13 45:16 48:22,23,25 49:21 51:10,17 52:5 53:10,16 54:6,7,17,24 64:12,13
67:6 70:21 71:16,19 73:6 74:4 75:18 77:17,20,24 77:25 78:9,11,15 80:2 89:5,22 90:10 91:7 93:24
electrical [20] 18:7 19:7
19:9 26:12 27:1,4 28:12 28:13,14,15 29:7 34:20 37:17 38:1,18 57:11 81:12 104:18 105:4 106:15
elementary [i] 56:20 elements [2j 6:15 120:2
96:10 108:4 109:14 112:6 ELSERpi 3:21
113:12 117:1 120:18 121:11 128:3,4 129:19
employed [3] 8:22
132:15,18
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drive | i | 126:14
66:6 132:18
Drugm 14:15
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duC[i] 23:12
19:21 108:11 115:18
ducs[i] 25:20
enclosed [i] 29:7
dulym 132:10
enclosure [i] 55:22
Dupont [2] 28:9 67:1
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encountered [i] 58:5
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departments [4] 43:21 44:9,13 59:9
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122:23 126:25 127:11
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documentation [i]
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directing [i] 53:12
102:16
easypi 40:9
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132:14
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end [4] 40:13 48:22 56:9 97:22
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endsp] 82:18 Engineer11] 8:24
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entered [i] 29:9 entering [i] 107:21
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58:12 64:12 environment [6] 44:6
50:19 55:25 61:18 107:12 107:22
deposition^] 1:72:11
4:3 97:20 98:1 131:4,6,10
132:8,10,16
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depth [i] 70:11
derived [2] 8:1798:12
dermatitis [i] 112:25
describe pi 99:17
described [3] 68:5 89:4 102:5
describes [2] 110:5 113:9
directly [S] 6:25 72:14 documenting pi 18:1 EDELMANnj 3:21
92:5 113:6 118:20
documents (i2) 37:5
Edison [3] 26:18,19
directorpo] 36:15 45:17 47:15 50:6,9 59:20 97:13 29:10
45:20 49:24 53:6,7,8 55:6 55:16 72:9 disagree [i] 44:17
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67:7 81:10
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123:13
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education p] 6:24 7:16
domain [i] 17:21
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EPA [31] 20:21 28:23 29:22 30:19,19 31:8,14 31:16,20 32:1 37:14,19
DESCRIPTION [i]
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37:20 38:17 42:1,4,9,15
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Exhibit [M] 32:23 41:22 feeding [i] 72:23
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experts [3] 39:19 40:6
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exact [3] 20:1 72:8 88:24
exactly [5] 33:16 40:10 64:24 113:17 127:20
exaggerated [2] 58:4 82:10
EXAMINATION [t] 4:14 96:8 115:11 116:24 123:21 128:1
facilities [4] 14:6 18:5 18:10,18
fact is] 29:4 50:18 97:4,8 111:16
factor^] 88:15
facts [3] 58:23 59:19 74:20
85:12
follows [l] 4:12 food [18] 12:14,25 13:7
14:12,14,15,17,24 15:4,5 15:8,11 16:13 25:12,14 25:15 107:14,15
foreC[3j 60:14,24 61:3
faculty [i] 7:20
foregoing [4] 131:4,12
failed])] 42:16
132:8,10
fair [3i 67:3 95:20 110:19 forenoon [i] 2:14
fall [i] 88:25
forget [i] 72:8
familiar]5] 4:23 99:9 forgot}i] 48:19
102:19 114:18,21
forgotten [i] 20:1
familiarity [2] 99:11 form [43] 23:23 24:6
funny [i] 123:4
furansm 102:3,7,8,9,11 102:12,15
greatly ii] 82:10 green [i] 72:19 Greene [i] 3:12 Greensboro [ij 3:13
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grossly [i] 58:3
G-A-F-F-E-Y [i] 48:1 group [36] 8:25 10:9,10
10:11,12,23 11:1,2,3
Gaffey [20] 36:9 39:25
12:15 13:9,11,12,14,18
40:1,25 41:17 47:25 49:12 13:20 14:2 16:16 19:17
49:21 52:5,21,21 53:10
26:9,13,14 28:25 29:11
53:16 54:6,7,17 112:7,7,8 31:11 32:8,9,11,15 35:21
113:12
35:22 61:6,12,13 72:21
Gaffcy's[4j 50:1 51:1
117:10
51:11,17
groups [13] 25:19 26:10
GARY Lij 3:3
26:15 31:13,13,25 32:2,4
examined [2] 2:12 4:11
example [3] 35:10 79:6 82:24
exceeded [3] 111:9,11 111:12
except [4] 10:25 19:1
115:15
familytw 11:17 far [io] 29:3 64:7 76:21
93:11 96:20 101:4,9 108:15 111:2 126:16 FDA [3] 15:2 16:10 60:21
43:22 44:11 46:19 51:14 53:1 54:4 59:10,13 61:10
Gateway [i] 3:22
62:20 66:9,10,14 73:10 GE[3] 35:10,12,21
74:6 80:16 82:16,25 84:13 gearpj 68:16
84:24 85:12 86:7 87:16 geared [1] 98:24
88:3,10 93:17 94:17 95:16 102:6 108:25 109:13
gearing [i]
13:24
34:1,23 35:15,17 72:10
gUCSS 117] 5:2 7:2 20:24 23:14,24 29:15,22 37:24 38:3 66:15 72:4 75:2 77:24 82:5 97:21 100:23 101:10
78:22 91:4
fears [i] 74:20
110:22,23 112:18 114:25 general [22] 7:2,7 21:20 guidelines [i] 31:8
excused [i] 130:25 Executed [i] 131:13 Executive [i] 55:25 Executrix [i] 2:2
feathers [i] 61:19 February [3] 20:6,7 21:7 federal [4] 20:16 23:7
56:5 81:19
118:2,12 119:16 121:4 122:23 126:25 128:15 131:5
format [i] 108:18
22:21 30:24 35:11,16,16 " guy [6] 69:7,23 70:3,13
35:17 48:17 55:16 60:1
70:15 91:5
76:15,20 79:18 100:13,15
100:23 101:10 102:7 122:1 125:16
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H [12] 2:11 3:11 4:9 12:1 46:5 51:12 52:11,11 61:15 independent [4] 43:11 interesting [i] 7:17
journals [ii 8:23
12:9,13,20 13:3 33:9
62:25 82:21 109:10
50:17 72:21 74:11
intc.rimpt.,i 12:12
Jrpj 3:11
64:13 131:3,24
124:23 126:19
independently pi
intermediates[i] 14:18 judgep] 22:18 31:19
half [3] 25:16 37:16 97:3
handp] 90:11 handed [i] 127:20
handle [3] 21:23 26:8 73:12
handled [i] 47:11 handling [i] 109:23
handouts [i] 57:3
happening [i] 85:15
happy [3] 5:3,9 84:6 Harbisoep] 74:12,17
74:18 hardp] 25:7
Harvey pi 4:18
hatS[i] 35:23 hazard [4] 61:15 112:21
124:23 126:19 hazards [6] 23:20 82:9
82:18 112:15,19,21
head [2] 36:10,13
heading [i] 57:14 health [23] 23:20 24:8
36:4 40:5,21 41:5 43:10 50:7 51:11 55:13 60:9 61:9,15 64:19 72:20 73:1 73:4 82:21 98:17 112:15 112:19 124:23 126:19
hear [2] 5:3 95:1
humans [6] 40:24 57:20 82:10 107:17 108:24 109:3
Humpreypi 48:23,23 48:25
hydrocarbon [S] 8:17 11:8 25:5,7,12
hydrocarbons [3] 7:1 11:10,25
hygiene [l] 36:14 hygienist [2] 68:22 69:6 hygienists [i] 36:16
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IBT [3] 108:7,9,14
ICF [9] 91:8,13,15 92:9 127:15 128:9,14,20 129:5
idea [3] 53:22 110:19 126:4
identification [u] 32:24 41:23 45:9 47:17 54:21 57:8 58:10 64:10 65:12 71:15 78:7 90:18 93:23 127:25
identify [i] 75:11 II [2] 3:4,4 ill [2] 40:21 41:5 illness [2] 46:6 52:11
51:22
interpretation [2] 36:12 judgment p] 39:19
INDEX [2] 1:1,7
41:2
Jliuillvyf[,i,j 1i-2>77:.1m4
indicated pi 130:14
interpretations [l] 36:4 jumppj 28:2
indicates [2] 40:20 129:21
indicating [i] 102:16 individually [i] 2:4 industrial [i3] 12:13
intervened [i] 28:21 intervenorp] 29:10 intervention [2] 30:11
31:10 intriguing pj 7:17
jumped [i] 20:24 Jumping [i] 16:15 June [2] 19:24 21:7 justification ii] 31:21
13:10,16 14:6 17:14 20:19 20:19 21:5 36:14,16 68:21
introduced ii]
72:17
69:6 109:25
inventory [ii 18:4
industries [7] 2:6,23
investigate [i] 9:1
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K-I-L-G-O-U-R [ij 78:10
3:15 29:13 96:13,21 124:14
invited [i] 52:15
Kalcy[23] 70:16,18,21
involved [27] 7:24 8:14 71:4,19 73:6 74:4 75:18
industries' p] 29:21
22:25 23:12,14,15,16
77:17,20,25 78:9,16 89:5
industry [9] 26:7 31:24 24:22,25 25:17,25 26:1,9 89:22 90:2,3,10 129:9,14
32:3 65:21 66:2,17,20,21 2--6:-1--5-,-1--9--2--8--:-9-,-1--8-,-2--0---3-0--:-1--4 129:19 130:6,22
74:16
30:16 31:2 60:20,21 73:24
75:5 98:20 104:6
Katzp] 48.8,16 83:6
inflammatory [i] 82:2
information ps] 16:5,6 16:23 23:20 24:15 35:25 36:3,7,17,19 37:3 39:3,22 39:24 50:12 55:13 56:14
involvement [] 31:2,3 76:17 84:5,11,23
involvingpj 20:18
issuance |i] 28:23
keeppj 11:20 85:21 95:20
keeping [2] 16:22 18:10
Kellogg 14) 8:5,10,11,19
56:17,18 57:2,3,5 58:21 issuC|i6| 18:25 22:23 58:22 59:12,14,22 60:1,6 23:5 29:6,8 44:20 57:18
Kent [5] 69:15.16,17 71:7 130:21
60:11,25 61:1 62:9 63:16 60:23 61:16 81:19 91:12 keptp] 113:20
65:14 68:1,2,7 73:17,20
95:7,24 124:8 125:24
key [3] 124:8,14 126:6
73:23,23,24 74:8 76:20
126:5
76:20 79:9,18 82:13 84:7 84:9,18 86:1.2 87:4 88:15
issued ii] 61:13
kids [2] 56:19,20 Kilgourpj 69:10,19
heard [io] 5:5 69:13 93:19 102:3,11,12 112:23 112:25 113:3,5
hearing [i] 68:13
hears [i] 68:15
ills [i] 52:11 imagine [2] 94:22 129:2 immediate pi 72:6 immediately [i] 59:24 impact [i] 44:6
89:21 91:13,14,16,24 92:2 issues pii 21:13 26:11 92:3,8 110:4 116:7 121:5 29:9 34:8,13 55:15 58:19 125:23 126:3 128:9,13,13 62:16 63:22 68:12 72:22
128:20,22 129:4
itemp] 60:6
ingest [l] 109:5
items [2] 18:9 64:4
70:10 78:9,16 89:15,18 130:5 killpj 63:9
killed [i] 126:12 Kimbrough's pj 108:4
HECKSCHERpj 3:16 implement [3] 13:25
hell [21 53:20 123:10
14:4 32:5
ingested [3] 108:23 109:2,21
itself [41 23:9 39:3 111:23 kind 16] 43:1 75:3 80:21
113:9
108:18 119:10 121:6
HELMS [i] 3:11
help [3] 68:1,2 93:6
hereby [4] 4:1 131:3,10 132:9
implications [2] 74:25 76:14
important [i] 60:5
importantly [i] 40:22
ingestion [3j 38:23 40:17 109:6
inhalation [2i 109:7,18
initial pi 71:1
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J |3| 63:17,17,18 Jackie [I] 28:25
kinds [3] 56:14 77:9 91:10
knew pi 46:1 58:23 63:3 75:5 101:9,12 115:3,4
hew p] 104:17
improper [i] 20:21
injuTy[2] 22:24 23:12
January pj 33:20 41:12 knowing[2] 80:22 86:17
hiatus [l] 18:17
in-house pi
35:7,9 76:24
inorganic [7] 6:10,11,14
6:6,7,8,9
high [loi 27:25 28:2 56:19 inaccurate [i] 130:20 input [3] 30:15 44:2 59:1 68:16 69:5 73:13 80:19 inadvertent [2] 109:17 59:7 98:3
41:14 124:1 Japanese [l] 15:11 JBS [i] 2:4
knowledge [IS] 24:16 27:17 30:3 37:22 59:1 63:21 80:1,4 94:9 102:7 102:14 119:11 120:22
91:5 92:20 93:1
109:18
inquiries [3] 21:17 47:13 Jefferson [ii 7:4
121:5 122:13
highest [i] 89:25
Inc [7] 2:7,16,23 3:15
58:19
Jersey [III 2:1,21 3:5,9 knowledgeable pj
highly [i] 57:18 hindsight [i] 125:7 history [2] 19:21 104:8 hold [4] 25:22 59:23
65:22 98:16 hollering [i] 11:20 homogeneous [3i 8:15
9:1 10:3 honored [i] 77:16 horrid pi 54:15 hourp] 126:14 hours pi 2:13 house [i] 35:9 human [12] 40:19 41:9
65:14 91:8 128:9 Inc. [i] 128:20 incidental 110:10,17
incidental [2] 42:11 44:22
incidentally [i] 42:18
inside [ii 76:8 insignificant [i] 44:7
instance [2] 100:20 118:5
Institute [6| 25:14,15 26:18,20 29:11 108:5
include [3] 11:14 19:9 instruct [i] 52:23
111:17
insurance pi 22:25
included [7] 11:10 26:12 27:5 41:18 58:22 80:3
intend [2]
109:2,10
111:18
intended [S] 105:25
includes [1] 52:2
109:6,7,15 119:1
including [4] 27:4 82:21 inter-agency [i] 60:14
93:1 105:11
intcrest[2] 34:23 61:2
incorporated [i] 36:1 interested pi 132:20
3:22 8:7 81:15,16,20,24 96:11
JH [l] 72:12
Joan pi 2:2,3,22
job pu 10:25 12:12 14:4 21:14 30:21 34:2 53:4 64:3.6 68:9,11
jobs pi 9:2
Johnpoj 2:11 4:9,18 33:! 41:25 59:18 64:12 72:16 131:3,24
22:17,21 known [7J 22:21 39:22
53:16,18 59:19 76:21 115:15 knows [81 65:2166:2,17 66:25 67:1 76:14 120:1 120:12 Kuncaitisp] 2:17 4:4 132:5
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Joinp] 51:16
joined [3] 25:19 63:24 70:17
journal [i) 65:1
L-95-CV [i] 2:4 L.L.Pp] 3:11 labp] 8:9
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label [l] 57:19
78:19
manufactured [6] 17:16 meetings [5] 25:9,18,20 97:5,6,11 98:3,22 99:2,15
labeled pi 41:7
listings] 63:7 71:22
17:17 42:17 46:7 116:1
69:7 90:9
99:22 102:20,21 103:25
labels [II 110:3 laboratory [4] 8:7,8
11:18 75:7 LAEpj 3:3 Lancasters] 68:17
70:13 71:2 large [i] 27:22 Larry [S] 63:17,17,18
78:22 80:7 last [7] 41:6 57:25 75:23
78:21 94:6,7 129:21 late[2] 27:14 110:15
latest [i] 65:9
LATHAM [i] 3:8
Laurel pi 3:5
lawful p] 4:10 lawsuit [7] 28:21,22 29:9
lists [2] 22:20 124:18
118:8
literature [12] 36:5 43:10 50:8 54:11 102:24 103:4 103:6,10,24 105:19
manufacturer [] 28:16 58:1 60:19 99:15 114:23 115:2
109:22 113:8
manufacturers [mj
litigations! 23:16 72:3
26:3,4,13 27:1,3,5,10 28:11 30:4,7 31:1 38:10
livers] 113:3,10,13,17 66:7 114:19
lives [i] 124:17
manufacturing [ii]
LLP [i] 3:16
11:24 12:3,20 14:5 15:15
lobbied [i] 30:10 lobbyings] 28:18 30:5 lobbyists [3] 28:19 30:4
30:8 location [l] 47:7 logical [i] 14:21 long-term [i] 46:6
18:5 38:13,14 104:16 105:10 106:13
March [6] 45:12 46:9 47:20 48:8 55:8 60:15
mark [4] 71:12 90:14 93:20 127:15
marked [3S] 1:8 32:20,23 33:6 39:13 41:22 45:8,14
look [M] 39:25 40:7 49:9 47:16,19 48:5 49:13 50:3
member [9| 25:13 27:9 27:18,19 30:17 35:18 55:4 63:18 83:5
members [2] 21:25 26:6
membership^] 27:23 27:24
memo [3] 1:15 71:13,19 90:16 129:18
Memphis [i] 5:23
mentioned [4j 7:11 28:18 96:25 130:4
met [9] 18:2,12 31:13,13 31:14 61:3 86:11,12 102:4
methodology [3] 75:6 75:15,16
methods [l] 16:24
Michigan [4j 48:12,20 49:1,5
104:7,13,25 105:6,14,23 106:12,17 107:2,8,19 108:11,22 109:2,10,23 111:21,25 113:9 114:7,13 114:22 115:1,3,4,18,20 115:22 116:1,6 117:14 118:8 119:13 121:1,14,17 121:23 122:3,4,8 125:2 125:12,13,17 126:16 128:8,12,19 129:15
Monsanto's [18] 22:3 24:15,16 35:9 36:5 58:18 60:7 61:6,12 73:15 76:13 84:4,23 85:2 88:11 104:8 104:15,21
month [i] 16:8
months [3] 84:1 88:24 91:6
MOORE [ij 3:11
30:11,16 31:11 96:19
53:21 56:5 74:12 94:7
54:20 57:7 58:9,11 64:9 mid [2] 67:11 99:23
morbidity [ij 40:21
lawsuits [i] 31:15 LD [2] 46:25 109:4
leaders] 10:9,12,23 11:1 11:3 117:10
lcarn[2| 17:23 67:6 learned [1] 80:12 least [i] 37:16
led [l] 15:1 left [5] 11:4 25:3 38:11
63:24 70:22
legal [4] 71:24 76:13 77:10,13
legislation [i] 18:21
legislative [i] 41:8
lessp] 38:3 letter^] 1:9,10,10,12
1:12,14,15,16,16 41:21 41:24 42:2,4 43:1,5,15,17 43:17,20 44:10,20 45:7
95:19 104:8 108:12 124:6 126:16 128:10 129:23 looked [12] 7:17 40:1,2 51:18 52:12 53:13 56:16 81:11,12,13 99:16 108:20 lookings! 9:2 14:19 74:22 80:6 100:15 108:17 looks [2] 55:12 127:20 lostp] 127:1 Lothar p] 2:3 . lots [3] 20:12 35:15 80:22 Louis si 2:16 45:21,25 46:2 59:18 132:4 low [2] 36:22 62:4
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Mpj 3:8 MAE [8] 33:9 45:12
47:21,23 48:1 78:10
64:16 65:11 71:14.17 78:6 78:13 90:17,20 93:22,25
middle [I]
72:15
98:4 123:24 127:13,22,24 might [U] 23:21 63:8
128:5 129:18
67:18 69:23 76:7 112:12
market [ij 125:10
119:20 122:9,9,11 125:19 128:8.25 131:7
markingpi 123:15
mildly 12| 46:17 57:22
master's [i] 6:2
milespj 126:14
mastering [ii 17:6
million [i] 29:5
material [2] 103:19 107:21
mind [4] 51:20 103:14 112:21 119:25
materials [i i 108:4
Mineni 72:10
matterpoj 10:1,19 17:25 24:1 76:19,23 77:2 91:22 91:25 111:16
mineral [9j 2:8,24 62:5,8 62:18 63:1,7,12 115:16
may [221 4:3 8:3 18:25
minimum p] 111:9
45:25 54:10 69:24,24,25 minute [i] 12:11
83:19 89:14,15 90:5 91:21 misrepresented pi
100:25,25 107:15,16,18 43:13
109:5 111:11 116:22 118:20
Missouri [5] 2:17,19 132:2,7.23
mornings] 4:16,24 98:4 98:20 116:8
MORRIS [i] 3:16 MOSK.OWITZ [i] 3:21 most [9] 12:24 28:10
37:25 51:18 57:13 62:12 73:3 87:20 90:22 motivates [i] 125:9
motors] 62:6,7,8,19 63:2 63:9,13
moves] 12:3 61:21 63:8
moved [8] 12:1,13,19,25 13:9,11 14:1 19:16
moving [1] 123:14
MP [3] 54:24 55:3,4
Ms [9] 1:4 33:5 48:7,16 66:10 115:8,12 116:11 127:9
Mt [i] 3:5
45:10,13 47:20 48:7 54:19 127:18,18
McCarvillc[2] 72:5,14
54:23 55:2,7,11,21 56:25 57:6,10,12,17 64:25 78:5 78:9,15,22 79:5,24 80:5,6 93:21 94:12 95:7 97:25 127:14,23
letters pi] 47:3,8 82:14 82:16,24 83:1,2,3,4 95:22 105:20
Macrtin si 2:2,3,3,22
magazine [i] 65:1
magazines si 8:24,24
magistrates] 20:17 22:16
Mahoneys] 67:19,20 67:21 68:13
mean [13] 17:7 35:9,10 36:23 52:22 77:11 88:4 101:7 102:8 107:11 114:14,17 126:2
means [l] 36:24
measurable [i] 42:20
measure pi 124:22
levels] 40:17 69:5 89:25 major [ii] 8:6 28:10
media [9] 21:19 41:9
91:5 92:21 93:1
37:13,15 48:12,13 56:12 43:13 73:14 80:20 81:15
levels si 56:18 110:20
66:19 67:24 74:1 99:15
81:22 82:3 126:8
110:20 111:8
majors [l] 66:21
medical [IS] 7:4 22:3
Levinskass] 36:13 40:3,4,25 41:16
makes [3] 46:3,14 121:24
24:5,11 36:5,6,10,11 38:24 39:4,7,8,11 40:5
man (ii 74:16
49:22 53:7 59:7 72:22
Liberty pi 3:17
Management [i] 35:4 meet [2] 15:23,25
linep] 51:10
manager [13] 11:7,13,22 meeting [4S] 7:15 34:20
lines [i] 72:18
12:4,18 14:2 19:19,22
69:3,4.5 70:12 71:2,9
lineups] 78:21 119:13 20:3,25 21:9 34:5,10
72:17 77:1 83:12,13,13
121:1
managers [i] 59:15
83:15,18 84:3,14,16,20
linkp] 51:13
manners] 22:23
lists] 18:13 19:3 63:5 manufacture [io] 11:17
80:9,14 90:13 94:1 130:18 15:11 25:6 42:11 104:23
listed si 47:2 50:19
105:2,7 106:14 109:19 112:1
85:9 86:11 87:24 88:23 89:3,3,12,13,24 91:1 92:18,20,21 93:4 94:10 100:10 129:12,13,13,19 129:22 130:2,7,8,10,19
misunderstand [i] 118:19
MULLISSp] 3:11 MW si 8:5,9,11,19
misunderstood [i] 118:20
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Mitchell [i| 130:13
N [i] 3:1
molecule [i] 42:24
NaCLp] 40:14
momentp] 70:18
name [9] 4:17 22:19 29:1
moments [i] 46:18
69:9,12 90:13 96:10
monitoring [i] 106:4
115:13 131:10
Monsanto [143] 1:13 2:8 named [i] 130:13
2:24 3:7 7:20 8:2,4,22.23 names [3] 25:21 68:20
9:9 12:13 13:16 17:1
129:23
22:10.13 24:18 33:9 35:8 Nancy SI 2:17 4:4 132:5
36:6 37:5.11,12,12,15 38:12,24 45:18,21,23 46:6
Nashville [1]
5:25
47:4,8,9.10.11 49:23,24 National si 25:9 26:12
50:14,16 53:3 54:5 55:6,9 27:1 108:5
56:13 57:15 58:8,13,17 Natural [i] 49:4
59:3 60:18,24 61:20 63:19 nature [i] 19:20
63:24 64:2,3,5 66:6,23 67:14,21 68:4 71:4 76:7
NBC[i] 114:6
77:14 79:16,21 84:11 85:8 necessarily [i] 81:18
85:21 86:5,23,25 87:3
necessary [3] 24:12 76:3
88:1,6 92:7 93:9,14 94:13 131:7
94:21 95:6,8,13 96:22
need [4] 5:8 51:5 75:22
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119:21
O [1] 3:12
39:20
27:18,19,20,22 28:6,7
61:16 62:4 63:23 64:2,3,7
needed [4] 36:3,7,17 67:25
neither [i] 132:14
NEMA [5] 29:11 31:6 32:12 35:21,22
neurological [i] 82:22
never[8] 35:17 46:4 82:19 102:16 108:11 117:6,10 123:9
new [421 2:1,21 3:5,9,22 8:6,7,14,25 9:2,3,4 11:14 12:23 13:9 14:9,10,22 15:12,16 16:3,4,20 20:17 22:16 23:4,6,7 28:1 31:8 31:22,23 32:1 44:21,22 56:8 81:15,16,20,24 96:11 113:25
Newark [3] 3:9,9,22
news [9] 1:11 8:25 21:19 43:13 47:22 50:2 80:20 81:15 114:6
newspaper [3i 48:12 65:1 67:10
next [3] 11:6 86:11 88:20
NIOSH [6] 39:9 111:9 111:11,12,17,18
nobody [4] 44:15 52:17
53:11 63:1
o'clock [2] 2:14,14
O'Connor [30] 1:3,4,5 3:3,21 33:5 51:16 66:10 68:23 83:15 96:4,9,10 103:3,5 106:22 107:6 115:6,8,12,13 116:11 118:2 123:18,22 126:21 126:23 127:2,7,9
O'Neill [5] 63:17,17,18 78:22 80:8
object [34J 23:23 24:6 43:22 44:11 46:19 51:14 53:1 54:4 59:10 62:20 66:8,10 73:10 74:6 80:15 82:15,25 84:13,24 86:7 87:16 88:9 93:16 94:16 95:16 109:13 110:22,23 112:17 114:24 118:11,16 119:16 126:25
objecting [i] 66:14
objection [22] 44:13 51:16 61:10 86:8,9 87:15 87:17 88:3 102:6 103:2,3 103:8 106:20 107:7 108:25 118:2 119:22 121:4 122:23 125:6 126:24 128:15
objectionable [2] 86:15 86:17
open [12] 61:22 104:11 105:2,8,16 106:13,19
30:18 32:17,18.19 35:19 50:21
107:4,8,19 125:20 126:18 paper [io] 46:22 49:9,12
operating [4] 13:1,25 14:5 17:9
52:15 53:23 54:17 58:20 81:23 114:5,6
operations [9] 13:11,12 papers [7i 49:8 52:6,9
13:14,17,20 14:2 16:15
53:15 56:20,21 126:8
19:17 53:3
paragraph[in 43:5 46:3
opinion [S] 43:18,19 98:5 46:14 48:21 57:17,25 60:4
98:12 120:24
60:6 62:1 72:16 75:23
64:12,19 65:3 67:6 70:6 72:25 73:1,4 75:10 79:19 79:21 81:10,12,15 82:1,8 82:9,20 84:7 91:17 96:14 96:18 98:6,10,17,21 99:5 100:13,16 101:8,11 104:6 104:10,16,22,23 105:1,8 105:11,16 106:10,13,14 107:8,12 108:1,22,23 109:2,11 110:20 111:22
112:1,10,15 113:1,7,12
opinions [i] 108:1
parallel [2] 38:16 81:18 113:21 114:2 115:20,22
opportunity [si 9:4 76:12,25 104:7 105:19
parameters [l] 124:10 Pardon [i] 62:8
124:8,10,13,18 125:4,14 125:15,15 126:5 127:5
opposed [l] 89:5
parenthetical [ii 40:13 penalty [i] 131:11
optically [i] 6:19
Parliament [2] 55:4 83:5 pending [i] 2:20
option^] 73:15,21 74:1 part [12] 11:19 26:21 31:9 Pennsylvania [i] 3:18
options [3j 73:7,9 74:5 34:2 43:15 68:9 77:5,7
oral [4] 33:25 38:23 40:16 79:15 113:14 127:1 130:3
46:15
participant [i] 60:25
people [37] 9:5 11:19 16:1 17:10,11 22:20 24:13 44:1 49:6 52:16 53:19,24 56:14 59:11 62:25 63:3
order [3] 16:8 53:4 62:4 participate [i] 75:24
66:4 69:1,11 71:8,23
ordinary [i] 68:3
participated [2] 50:14
organic [3] 6:11,13
73:7
102:23
particular [2i] 6:4 7:21
organizations [6] 24:23 25:23 28:4,17 34:16,25
39:12 40:5 57:2 58:24 60:2,2 63:21 76:22 86:6 86:11 97:20 106:6 110:9
original [2] 28:23 104:15 117:25 118:1,3 119:4
originally [2] 34:18 35:1 122:14,17
74:17,19 75:3 77:6,9 80:10 81:23 93:1 100:2 101:16 104:18,18 111:15 126:12 130:1,19
pcr[2j 29:5 104:2
percent [i) 38:2
perceptions [i] 58:4
nods[i] 92:17 non[i) 24:3
objective [l] 22:23 obligations [i] 17:2
OSHA [4] 69:22 70:3
111:12,13
non-lcchnical[ij 59:13 occasion [2] 4:21-97:10 otherwise [2] 75:17
nonacutcpi 62:14
occasionally [i] 43:13 132:20
none [2] 40:23 51:11
occurred [2] 90:25 99:22 Ought [2] 74:11 80:23
particularly [3j 44:4 68:6 119:3
parties [2] 132:15,19 parts [i] 29:5 passage [2] 112:2 114:9
performed [2i 98:13 113:20
perhaps [i] 124:11
period [7i 31:24 45:19 56:7 66:13 105:9 106:12 107:5
nonflammable pi
occurrence [i] 42:20 oursp] 67:25
passed [31 13:22 107:17 periodically [2] 83:9
124:13
October [3] 65:15 94:8 outcome [1] 132:20
111:20
84:1
nor[2] 132:15,19
94:10
outlining [i] 18:1
past [2] 49:18 54:13
pcijurynj 131:11
normal [i] 99:4
odd[i] 6:23
output [i] 15:14
patently [i] 51:20
persistence [S] 60:9
North [2] 3:12,13
off[4] 6:24 41:17,19
Outside [4] 39:15 47:12 pathologists [i] 98:14 61:8,24 107:9,10
Nos [ii 47:16 Notary [5j 2:18 4:4
131:18 132:6,23
note [21 60:5 79:22 notes [2] 74:23 113:12
nothing [8] 7:18 61:12 88:13 111:3,5 127:7,9 130:24
notice [2] 42:9 56:3
47:18 offer [l] 74:4 office [6] 21:16,22 47:10
47:14 67:19 122:1 officer pj 42:1 132:7 offices [4j 2:15 3:3 8:6
25:22 official [i] 19:16
Ohio [2] 34:19 35:2
76:8 130:15 outstanding [i] 5:10 overall [3j 17:13 52:1,6 overview [3i 50:5,15,17 Own [S] 2:4 21:19 51:20
81:17 88:12 Owners [ij 35:4
-P-
pay [3] 25:20 93:6,9
PCB[44] 18:3 20:18 21:13,13,15 25:1 26:3,8 26:15 27:12,18 28:5,7,13 28:23 29:3 32:19 34:8,13 34:20 35:19 38:6 46:7 55:15 56:7,9 60:7 61:7,21 62:3,16 63:22 67:25 68:5 68:12 80:12 81:17,21 100:12 112:20 120:4
persistent in 61:14
person [7] 62:16 64:3,5 69:17,21 70:1 90:1
personal [2] 22:24 23:12
personally [i] 30:13
perspective [6j 1:9 32:22 33:8,18 73:19 123:25
petrochemical [2] 8:13
Nova [3j 1:14 65:10,15 oil [16] 8:17 19:12 25:11
November^! 2:13 42:5
62:5,6,7,8,8,18,19 63:2,2 63:7,9,13,13
now [23] 2:20 10:15,17 12:20 13:2 21:5 29:1 30:3 44:5 47:19 48:14,19 49:9
once [3] 12:21 25:25 56:15,23 89:15
52:13 70:5 71:12 87:17 one [47j 3:9,17 4:21 6:9
90:23 98:2 114:14 116:20 6:10 8:25 9:5 14:22 29:6
116:22 124:6
30:13 32:12 35:2 36:17
noxious [3] 110:6,7,7
37:7,14 41:1 42:12 43:2 46:4 49:22 51:23 53:19
number [3] 47:23 89:7,8 54:12 55:25 59:14 63:11
numbered [sj 33:9 46:4 63:25 64:4 68:5 72:10,25
47:21 48:1 78:10
73:21 75:2,11 76:15 80:1
numbers [2] 111:1 127:18
85:23 87:13,20 89:7,8 90:1 92:20 97:10 121:13 123:3 130:5
P[9] 3:1,1,3,12 12:1,9,13 12:20 13:3
package [4] 56:11,24 57:1,3
packages [4] 56:17,19 56:20,21
page [201 1:1 36:20 38:4 38:20 40:19 41:6 43:5 56:4 60:4 62:1 65:20 71:22 72:15,16 82:4,5,6,7 124:5 129:21
pages [31 79:6 125:25 127:16
pail [i] 123:11
123:24 124:9 126:6
11:18
PCBsimi 1:11 11:10 17:15,17,20,24 18:4,15 18:15,18,19,20,23,24 19:1 19:2,3 20:4,14,21 21:1,18 21:21 22:22 23:13,15,22 24:8,10,16 25:25 26:1
petrochemicals m 8:16
petroleum [2] 8:12 25:9 Ph.D [2] 5:25 6:22 Ph.D.ni 70:19 '
29:25 30:2,23 31:3,3
pharmaceutical [i]
33:18 34:1,24 36:21,22
14:18
37:3,8,13 38:10,14,15,22 phasing [2] 38:9,11
39:22 40:22,23 42:11,16 42:17,21,24 43:11,12 44:6
Phil ill
129:2
44:24 46:15,22,25 47:5,9 Philadelphia [2] 3:18"
47:25 48:17 49:14 50:7
7:4
50:15,22 51:1,12,13 52A phone [9] 86:13 87:1
52:10,11 53:3 54:13,14
88:22 89:2,7,8,9 91:5
-o-
ones [3] 24:25 38:13
paintS[3] 114:19 115:3,5 55:13 56:12 57:19 58:1,5 110:12
panel [IS] 26:3,5 27:12
60:3,14,19,23 61:3,13,14 phosphate [2] 102:19,21
.
.
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Joan Macrtin v Armstrong World Ind. Cause No.: L-95-CV02848(JBS)
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phosphates - remained Witness: John H. Craddock
phosphates [i] 102:23 practice [i] 11:21
75:15
80:17,22 82:4 84:8,19,20 recurring [i] 56:16
phrasing [i] 106:25
precise [i] 19:23
piece [i] 58:22
prcpared[2] 18:13 79:8
piecemeal [i] 73:20
present [4] 3:20 16:5
place [9] 3:17 42:19
35:8 52:15
48:18,19 93:3 95:14 96:16 presentation [2] 35:5
105:23 111:20
35:12
placed [i] 114:20 Plaintiff [2] 3:2 4:2 plaintiffs [4] 2:5,22
presentations [7] 33:25 34:1,13 35:7,13,14 39:15
presented [l] 33:11
22:19 96:12
preservative [i] 15:5
programs m 75:1 progression [i] 14:22 projects [i] 22:10 promising [i| 12:24 prompted [3] 42:7 81:2
81:5 promulgated [ij 13:23 proper[3] 73:18 75:8,16 properly pi 75:14 properties [2] 36:21
85:16,18 87:2 95:21 96:3 96:9 100:24 115:12,14 116:12,14,20,21,25 118:25 123:17,22,23 127:12 128:2
quick [2] 32:25 96:4
quite [3] 23:24 52:7,16
quote [i] 98:21
quoted [ij 65:20
quotes [i] 66:1
reduced [i] 132:13
refer [2] 17:7 122:6
reference [23] 36:22 46:21 48:21 49:12 50:1,5 55:24 56:1 62:17,18,23 63:12,15 72:18 73:5 75:23 79:24 94:6 105:20 109:24 112:6 113:25 114:1
references [ij 108:4
referred [7] 22:8 31:15 32:18 49:17,22 91:2 92:19
plant [5] 15:14 23:3,10 28:13 59:15
preservatives [2] 12:25 117:17 15:8 propose [4] 31:8,21,22
-R-
referring [4] 32:11 70:3 73:5,6
plants [6] 14:7 16:20 17:11 21:15,19 25:12
plastic [4] 100:23 101:6 119:3,8
plasticizer [i3] 101:5,6 101:18 102:25 104:1 118:25 119:3,5,13,17 120:20,25 121:16
plasticizers [23] 99:4,9 99:14,16 100:21,22 101:3
president^] 71:7 72:13 92:23
press [S] 48:8,11 50:1 54:12 83:7
pressed [l] 25:7
pressure [i] 36:22 pretty [i] 69:4 prevent [i] 124:19 preventing [i] 124:17
31:25
R[IJ 3:1
refineries [2] 8:13 25:9
proposed [to] 30:6,11 racemization [i] 6:19 refining [2] 8:18 25:11
31:23 32:1 42:9,13 43:3 44:19 56:3 82:4
raised [2] 81:14 82:2
refresh [3] 90:24 128:11
ramifications [i] 77:10 128:18
proprietary [2j 122:25 123:3
provide [18] 23:19 24:14 30:18,22 35:25 39:21 57:4 59:12 60:1 68:6 79:8 84:7 84:8,17 87:3 88:14 92:3,8
ran[ij 8:23
range [i] 40:17 ranged [ij 34:21 rather [4] 60:9 61:8 63:13
126:15
refute [1] 20:22
regard [io] 24:16 29:19 74:5 75:19 77:21 98:5 99:4 112:10 113:21 123:24
101:4,8 102:20,22 117:7 117:11,14,17,20,23 118:7 118:22 119:7.9 121:6,7
plastics [i] 119:9
plastisol[6] 101:21 102:1 117:25 118:4 120:1 120:13
playcrm 37:15
playcrs[i] 66:19
previously [4] 43:25 65:3 77:12 129:17
primarily [is] 8:7,12 17:25 18:7 19:7,11 28:14 33:24 37:5 50:17 59:5,11 74:2 105:3 106:15
primary [2] 15:4 21:11
principals [i] 40:12
principles [i] 7:6
provided [10] 28:20 37:6 Raynj 74:12
50:13,16 60:25 76:19
reaction [i ] 120:5
92:14,15 102:24 103:12 reactions [ij 42:19
providing [i] 128:23
read [22] 16:19 41:1 44:2
provisions [i] 17:20
49:17,19 51:2,4,5,7 65:16
PTAs[i] 34:22
80:5 87:22 90:23 108:14
public [IS] 2:19 4:4 21:20 39:1 45:17,20 55:6,16
108:15,20 114:2 119:2 127:2,4 128:3 131:4
59:6 63:19 78:22 116:7 readable [2] 50:24 59:12
regards [4] 106:10 107:19 110:9 111:5
Register [i] 56:5 registered [S] 2:18 4:5
28:19 30:8 132:5 regs[i] 28:13 regularly [i] 16:12 regulated [2] 15:9 28:14
regulating [i] 14:17
pluS[i] 119:8
private [i] 74:16
131:18 132:6,23
readily [2j 36:25 124:15 regulation [2] 28:24
point [14] 13:8,21 21:13 problem [20] 67:18,25 published [19] 33:21
reading [2] 17:25 65:24 42:14
25:2 31:22 32:9 45:24 53:3 54:8 56:12 61:20 62:16 68:22 88:23
points [i] 86:15
policy [9] 58:18 76:19
68:5 70:5,7,12 73:12,14 73:22 76:23 80:12 81:1,6 102:5 104:23,24 121:9 124:9 126:6 129:6
problems [4] 80:17
39:8 46:24 50:6 51:19,22 51:25 56:4 60:13,15 61:4 62:13 65:2 72:25 76:20 110:4 111:1,13 114:3
purchased [ij 105:15
ready [i] 16:17
regulations [3i] 13:25
real[i] 96:5
really [7] 7:18 29:17 52:7 70:11 73:11 106:4 118:24
14:5 16:19,21 17:19 18:1 18:3,11,24 21:16 24:3 26:8 28:1,24 29:3,19,24 30:1,6,10 31:9,22 32:1,5
76:23 77:2,3,5 91:25 92:2 82:21,22 125:19
106:10
procedure [i] 105:23
political [i] 81:19
proceed [i] 88:2
polychlorinated [S] 7:1 process [i] 15:10
9:16 33:8 58:13,25
processes [3] 8:13 26:6
polymers [4j 11:9,11,25 42:23
25:12
procuring [ij 25:11
purchasing^] 121:25
reason [4] 5:15 80:24 103:12 130:18
pure [i ] 109:25
receive [2] 47:3 83:10
purposes [i] 103:22
received [3] 53:23 58:19
put [23] 11:20 51:9 52:9 89:21
52:17 56:17,24 58:20 59:3 59:5 60:23 73:18 74:9
receiving [2]
6:22 94:3
79:10,17 80:8,13 82:23 recent [2] 73:3 87:20
38:16,17 81:17,19,21 98:25 111:16
regulatory [i2j 14:13,21 14:22,23 16:2 21:19 28:21 41:8 52:3 60:24 72:9 104:17
relate [4] 6:25 7:2,12 90:9
populace [i] 41:9 portfolio [i] 15:6
produccd[6] 2:12 4:10 37:3,8 79:23 127:17
position [19] 9:8,21 10:8 producer^] 37:13
10:22 12:10 13:6 16:17 producing [i] 8:16
18:22 19:25 20:5 21:1,4 22:15 29:18,21 72:7 93:12 93:13,18
product [is] 12:21,22,23 13:1 20:2,25 21:8 34:9 106:3,6 109:20 123:7
positions [1] 116:6
125:9 126:9,9
possible^] 57:5 79:9 production [i] 16:24
Possibly [i] 63:5
products [2i] 11:15,18
potassium [i] 15:7
13:2 58:18 64:1 66:2,18
Potter [6] 92:21 93:5 94:13,18,23 95:1
pounds [21 37:2,23
power [6] 19:11,14 27:6 35:23 104:20 105:4
PR[i] 80:13
66:22,23,25 67:2 99:18 114:8,15 119:13 121:1,16 121:18 122:8 123:4 125:16
Professional [3] 2:18 4:5 132:6
profile [ij 73:13
83:1 101:21 111:20 118:4 119:22 125:9 putting[2] 50:IS 126:17
-Qqualificd[i] 66:4
recess [4] 33:2 67:4 96:6 related [13] 7:8 14:3
103:14
17:20,24 20:13 21:21
recognize [ij 42:17
29:25 30:1 47:5,11 58:25
74:25 132:15
recollection [ii] 39:6
73:8,11 74:24 77:25 89:10 relates [2] 40:4 91:20
89:17 90:24 114:11
relating [] 21:18 43:10
128:11,18
47:9 50:7 95:14 111:3
quality [i] 60:22 quantitatively [ij
recommendation [ij 24:10
relations [6] 45:18,21 55:17 59:6 63:19'78:23
124:22 quantities [l] 75:10
recommendations [i] relationship [4] 52:10
75:19
98:6.10 108:1
quantity [i] 123:9
recommended [i] 120:8 relative [ii 132:17
quarterly [2] 16:3,7
recommending [i]
release [io] 1:11 47:22 ,,
QUESTIONERS [ij 1:1
52:24 record [18] 4:17 16:22
50:2,2 67:10 128:9,12,19 128:22 129:4
questions [43] 1:24:15 4:24 21:13,17,20 47:11 53:9 55:18,19 56:23 73:16
18:10 33:3,6 41:24 45:10*' remain [8] 9:12 10:4,12
47:18,19 54:22 57:9 58:11 11:3 12:4 19:22 20:5
64:11 67:5 78:8 79:22
107:12
practical [i] 42:25
program[3] 65:15 75:13 74:20 79:10,25 80:10,14 103:9 119:22
remained [i] 20:7
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remains - spoke Witness: John H. Craddock
remains [i] 41:14
resolution [i] 104:24
44:19 52:4 56:6,10
send [2] 57:1,1
site [3] 20:19 23:3 100:10
remand [i] 28:24
resolved [i] 31:19
run [2] 28:12 43:20
sending [i] 43:21
sites [i] 20:13
remediation [2] 94:14 resources [5] 22:3,5
95:24
36:18 49:4 53:5
sends [i] 122:1
sitting [i] 120:24
-s- Scngerpj 72:12 78:25 situation [2] 73:25 130:3
remember [i6] 19:18 respect [5] 23:17 30:5,10
29:1 49:7 62:17,22 64:22 124:8 126:5
64:24 65:5 67:13 68:20 respected [l] 74.15
69:11 70:10 74:1,21 83:21 87:18 88:21 89:21 91:7 91:11 92:13,14,15 93:2
respond [S] 55:19 84:19
55:7,14,15
94:3,5 95:18 100:24
responded [3] 64:5 76:1
103:15 113:11 129:5
94:21,23,24
130:1,7,13,16,17
response [] 26:8 56:25
- [1] 3:1
79:3
situations [i] 124:18
S-C-H-O-F-l-E-L-D [1] 45:12
senior Pi 9:22 10:4,23 11:3 117:9
six [3] 2:14 10:17 34:14 sketch [l] 5:21
1-E-N-G-E-R [i] 72:12 sense [2] 38:22 39:18
skin [4] 109:11,16,17,20
safety [4] 20:3,25 21:9
sent [4] 59:24
43:25 50:10 59:15
slight [i]
44:6
34:10 sakep] 45:2
sentence p] 40:13,19 55:5 82:19 94:7
slightly [i] 38:22 slowly [3] 45:6 61:21
reminder [l] 50:23
65:2 74:18 83:2,3 94:22 salaryp] 10:24 12:8
separate [2] 34:8 51:24
107:13
renderp] 131:7 reoccurs [i] 103:17 repeat [2] 5:4 106:24
95:3 responsibilities [S]
salc[i] 25:7
separately [2] 31:13
sales [S] 61:22 92:8 128:9 32:17
small [4] 18:9 42:20 75:10 123:8
15:1 21:1,2 34:2 43:2
128:13,19
September p] 57:9 94:4 smaller [i] 125:11
responsibility p] 14:17 salesman [3] 121:24
95:13,24 112:11
SMITH [i] 3:11
rephrase [3] 5:4 107:1 118:6
replacements [i] 124:15
report [i2] 61:4,5,13
15:5 17:6 20:3 21:12 58:3 68:9,11
responsible m 11 :l 17:10,11 23:1 34:8 77:17 88:18
122:10,21 salcsmenp] 122:16 salesperson [i] 122:20 salespersons [i] 122:14
sequence [l] 20:24 scries [i] 4:24 serious [2] 82:20 107:2 services P] 22:6 65:14
so-called [2] 97:4 125:24
Society [1] 7:15
sold [3] 102:22 106:3 111:22
71:10 90:7,20 114:1,3
restricted [i] 19:3
121:20,22,23 122:1
results [l] 53:14
Report/J.Craddock [2j retained [4] 23:19 24:14
1:13 64:8
24:17 50:21
reported [i] 72:14
retardancy [l] 103:18
rcportcr[7j 2:18 4:5 5:12 45:2 87:21 132:1,6
retired pj
20:6,7 27:11
salt [12] 40:14,15,16 46:16 46:21 47:1 57:21 62:18 62:23 63:1,13 82:13
set [6] 98:1
19:3 26:4,5,6 32:6
sample [3] 79:25 80:14 SCtS[i] 81:17
123:6
setting ii] 18:9
samples pi 75:4,13
settled [i] 31:18
sampling [2j 75:5,14
settlement [i] 31:10
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