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WARF Justitute, Jhc. r.O. BOX 2037 PHONE 00*/*S-451 000 WALNUT BT, MediM*. Wit. 5970) August 19, 1969 Dr, Elmer Wheeler, Manager Environmental Health Monsanto Company 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard Saint Louis, Missouri Dear Dr. Wheeler: Enclosed is our invoice to cover the cost of analysis of 20% of the Lake Michigan samples for P C B's. We trust that by now you have been briefed by Fran Coon on our progress. ' We shall look forward to working with you. Vg truly yours, JJB/lm Enc. J<ohn~J. Birdsall Vice President EXHIBIT ivW.Wsj&BF'?''Pi M-37 s ' * ' ; MON-MT-008614 ir , LEXOLDMONOOOI56 WATER PCB-00035623 .Wflfif Institute, Jnc. r.O. BOX XT PHONE tM/2S7~WS id WALNUT ST. Mtutltnu. WU.S3701 September 15, 1969 Mr. John F. Carr Bureau of Commercial Fisheries P. O. Box 640 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 .' . Dear John: Enclosed .is a brief summary of the report I presented at the meeting on Monday. 1 shall look forward to seeing you at the next session. VeTv'tTnilv vours. J)b/P Enc. John J. Birdsail Vice President I. MON-MT-008615 LEXOLDMONOOOI57 WATER PCB-00035624 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Madison, Wisconsin Summary of Results as of September 8, 1969 ' Lake Michigan wsb circled by boat from July 8 to July 25, 1969. Samples were collected at each major tributary and clam monitoring stream. Additional samples were collected at sites of outfalls and certain other streams and harbors. The numbers of samples collected are as follows: Major Tributary & ' Clam Monitoring Additional Stream sediment Stream water Stream plankton Offshore lake water 57 57 57 60 . 12 18 9 6 Offshore lake plankton Fish . 41 . 14 .. 4 4 Analyses of the 57 stream water and sediment samples have 'been completed and the stream plankton samples are nearly com pleted. Results to date are inconclusive. High, unusual G.C. peaks in a few northern and a number of southern area streams and sediments need to be studied further. - ' ' Additional water samples have been collected from Racine and Kenosha industrial sites and are in process. V . JohnJ. Birdsall - September 15, 1969 MON-MT-008616 LEXOLDMONOOOI58 WATER PCB-00035625