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COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL MONSANTO RESEARCH CORPORATION REPORT TO THE DIRECTORS THIRD QUARTER 1976 , rt Kf ^CSp'' MRC Board of Directors: J. W. Hanley (DIB) R. K. Flitcraft (1250) J. J. Kerley (DlH) F. C. Meyer (R4B) C. Throdahl (DID NOV 1 1976 S. A. Heininger (RIB) Monsanto Technical Advisory A. W. Andrews (F4EA) C. F. Callis (B2SL) J. B. Clark (E2NA) M. G. Craford (1686) D. J. Dahm (DID) F. C. Ernest (E3NG) J. R. Fair (F4WF) M. F. X. Gigliotti (1120) E. E. Hardy (1250) S. L. Hunter (E3NB) Council Sheldon Lloyd (1580) D. W. McDonald (E3SH) F. S. Riordan (G5WG) R. J. Schatz (E3SA) R. W. Schuler (R4B) A. J. Speziale (C2NA) P. A. Tierney (NlA) B. L. Williams (G5WG) R.. W. Wise (1010) C. E. Anagnostopoul'os (B2SL) F. E. Reese (DID) R. L. Berra (DlJ) E. S. Robson (G4WA) R. C. Binning (1250) B. W. Roman (E3NG) W. C. Dale (F4ED) C. W. Roos (G5EA) J. M. Depp (C1SA) G. Roush, Jr., M.D. (A2SA) C. J. Eby (1920) J. H. Senger (C3NA) C. W. Huntington (1620) L. B. Stevens, Jr. (1250) J. H. Lawler/R. L. Neubert (DIG) D, R. Storey (1250) T. G. Linxweiler (1250) F, A. Stroble (G5NA) J. R. McClain (1620) J. D. Upham (ElND) J. E. McKee, Jr. (A3NB) F, J. Winslow (1250) R. C. O'Sullivan (G5NA) G. W. Wright (1250) E. J. Putzell, Jr. (DIF) This document contains confidential information which is the prop erty of Monsanto and must not be disclosed outside the company without written approval. The authorized recipient of this docu- . ment is accountable for its safekeeping, the excerpting of its contents, and for its proper disposal. This document shall re main the property of Monsanto when it is no longer needed. PCB-ARCH-EXT0376824 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Dayton Laboratory Environmental R&D - In anticipation"of a-definitive modification of our contract for emission source assessment that will broaden its scope to include water and solid residues, we began develop ment of a model for prioritization of stationary sources of these emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will use this information in selecting sources for detailed study. Assessments are currently under way of the phosphate fertilizer industry, synthetic ammonia production, and pesticide manufac ture. A presentation to the Fertilizer Institute's Manufactur ing Environmental Committee elicited their assistance in provid ing emissions data. Representatives of Monsanto Agricultural Products Company (MAP) and other ammonia producers were given the opportunity to review our assessment of that industry. Our assessment of pesticide manufacturing has shown a need for devel opment of a substitute for the arsenicals now used in desicca tion of cotton. . In supporting field sampling and analytical work, measurements of the concentration of hydrocarbon vapors emitted during filling of 50,000-gallon underground Air Force fuel storage tanks showed local levels at the vent high enough to indicate a possible need for a vapor recovery system. A method was developed and approved by the EPA for measuring ammonium nitrate particulate emitted from the prilling tower at MAP's Luling plant. MRC and CED as sisted in planning sampling methodology plant modifications to assure compliance with state environmental regulations without the need for additional particulate control equipment. Studies of the environmental aspects of waste solvent disposal showed a probable future demand for recoverable or reusable sol vent compositions. New and modified pollution control systems have been identified for phthalic anhydride manufacture. .A theo retical study of the potential for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) fossil fuels demonstrated that a low but finite'possibdlity^exi^gi for PCB formation in this way, but confirmatory iata..are...heeded...' Other studies examinee alternatives to chlorination for control of bio-fouling in process cooling water systems, the applicabil ity of modifications to control of nitrogen oxide emissions from cyclone furnace-fired boilers, and the extent of hydrocarbon emissions in petroleum refinery and organic chemical processing operations. Energy R&D - An assessment of data on energy consumption by pol lution control systems in four major categories of stationary sources (electric utilities, industry, municipal wastewater treat ment plants, and solid waste disposal installations) showed that 1 PCB-ARCH-EXT0376825