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Monsanto Monsanto Company 000 N. Lindbergh Ooulavard St. Louis. Missouri 03180 Phone: (3141 004-1000 . November 12, 1974 \' 1 , Cool Home .Electric Capacitors Private Ltd., ^- Holiday Inn Bldg,, Model Town, t, V , i Saar Slroi . Aa you have probably board, Monsanto la engaged In a voluntary programme to. limit sales of products containing polychlorinated biphenyls to uses as a dielectric in manufacture of transformers and capocitor8 from which escape of PCB's to the enviornment can' be prevented by our customers This action has been taken because ofc Monsanto's concern about certdin studiou which Indicate FCu*s ir.y x> awcuntulu tir>c{ in tic Environment, and in some instances have been found in food or in the food chain* As a purchaser of PCB-contoinlng products* we feel certain that yo! are of the intcreat and concern being damonatrated around the world by scientists about tills problem. Nevertheless, wo call to your special attention the attached article on PCB's by Carl Gustafson of tin United States Fedoral Water Quality Achilnlstratlon appearing in "Environmental Science and Technology.* We believe if you aro fully advised of the potential problems associated with, the continued use of PCB-contalnlng products (in those applications) you can, by tho exorcise of caro and appropriate cautionary warnings to your customers, and the exercise of eoro on their part, assure that PCB's purchased by you do not esaope into tho environment* Monsanto would ilka to continue to sell you its PCB-containing products for use as a dielectric fluid on its normal sales conditions, but must make such sales subject to tho undortding requested below* You will appreciate that wo must also reserve tho right to change our 3ales policy as additional facta may become known about PCB's* . I MOWS 080906 . contd*..2 Monsanto Company ff.S.A. ConllituMI(i Iht No,. J?.___ ,, I, ' ,1 ' Il Thot undertakings which we would request you to agree are* as follows t- 1. You agree to use Monsanto POB_contolnlng products only as dielectric fluids in capacitors and transformers. 2. You acknowledge that you have been advised by us of and that ydu are aware of the ' potential harm to the environment and to food and the food chain by the escape of ' FCB's into the environment. 3. Ybu agree to tala all care in handling use and disposal of FCB's to ensure they do not enter the environment and to so advise your customers. 4. YOU acknowledge receipt of the attached handling precautions for Monsanto's PCB-containicg products. . If you agree to the'above* would you kindly sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate copy of this letter where indicated. TO enable us to give you satisfactory servicing on your future orders, your prompt reply would be appreciated. Yours truly. t. HONS 08090 7