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1 of 1 DOCUMENT The Washington Post July 24, 1980, Thursday, Final Edition U.S. Accuses Chemical Maker BYLINE: From news services and staff reports SECTION: First Section; Around the Nation; A8 LENGTH: 82 words DATELINE: CHICAGO The federal government wants to hold Monsanto Corp. liable for contaminating Lake Michigan by selling a toxic chemical to a lakeside maker of boat motors. Civil charges against Monsanto were added to a 1978 lawsuit against Outboard Marine Corp. of Waukegan, Ill. The government says Monsanto continued selling polychlorinated biphenyl to OMC even when it knew the motor firm was discharging the pollutant into the water. OMC has filed its own complaint against Monsanto. LANGUAGE: ENGLISH Copyright 1980 The Washington Post