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Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc, Minutes of Meeting ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MCA Conference Room Washington, D, C. October 19, 1966 EH26-1 MEMBERS present j, H. Sterner, M.D., Chairman E. J. Bock, Vice Chairman C. U. Dernehl, M.D. j. T. Gormally A. L. Kling J. H. Rook T. C- Runion Catstens Slack (AM only) Jerome Wilkenfeld J. A. Zapp, Jr. George E. Best, Secretary IdASSOCIATE MEMBER PRESENT H. W. Fisher GUESTS PRESENT F. H. Carman (AM only) G. J. Hawkins (AM only) R. C. Johnson(AM only) A. E. Settle F. G. Stephenson (AM only) HEMBERS absent E. M. Adams C. K. Banks C. F. Hagan Cleveland Lane Eastman Kodak Company Monsanto Company Union Carbide Corporation Pennsalt Chemicals Corporatioh Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation American Cyanamid Company W. R. Grace & Co. Phillips Petroleum Company Hooker Chemical Corporation E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. MCA Staff Standard Oil Company (Nter Jersey) MCA staff MCA staff MCA Staff MCA Staff MCA Staff The Dow Chemical Company M&T Chemicals Inc. Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc. Goodrich-Gulf Chemicals, Inc. Note: Subjects not necessarily discussed in the order in which they appear in these minutes. CMA 015593 EH26-3 a formal letter of agreement is under development. He spo'*e of the importance of technical review of informational materials as they are being prepared, and his intention to set up a workable arrange ment for this purpose with the technical committees. 6.2 Chemical Industry Survey on Air and Water Pollution Control and Solid Wastes Disposal_______________________ Under date of September 28, members were mailed working draft copies of survey report forms which will be put out to MCA mem ber companies. Messrs. Rook and Wilkenfeld commented briefly, in dicating that refinement of the forms is in progress by the Air Quality and Water Resources Committees. 6.3 Future Planning Hope was expressed that individual committee proposals would be forthcoming by the end of the month, or at least m time for consideration at the next EHAC meeting. Mr. Wilkenfeld furnished copies of an outline he prepared for use within his company indicating environmental data proposed to be obtained for each of the company's products. 7. Polyvinyl Chloride Resins Dr. Dernehl reviewed a special meeting of polyvinyl chloride resin manufacturers held on October 6 to discuss medical observations of terminal bone lesions in the fingers of certain employees, appar ently associated with polyvinyl chloride resins production. This matter was brought to attention by B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company, the meeting having been held under the auspices of the MCA Occupa tional Health Committee. Subsequently, recommendations for in-plant medical studies, industry-sponsored toxicological research (possibly $100,000), and an open symposium -- summer 1967 if technical findings justify it by that time -- were taken to the Executive Coranittee. These recommendations were favorably received, and the Occupational Health Committee was requested to proceed with plans, subject to future approval. 8. Atomic Energy Commission - Record Keeping on Radiation Workers' Exposure Mr. Runion prefaced remarks on legislative developments by some statistics on the rapidly increasing rate of nuclear power generation and the cumulative character of radiation exposure. On this account the Atomic Energy Commission sponsored the introduction 015394 CM*