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GENERAL ||p ELECTRIC' CQSSPAKY Jj POWER O I S T R i 2 U V J c: DIVISION 100 WOODUWH AVE., HTTSEIEID, MASS. 01301 . . TEL AREA CODE <13, <43-3311 ' MATERIALS AND TECMNOlOC LABORATORY Sub tact: Chlorinated Biphenyls Pittsfield, Mass. January 8, 1970 Mr. ?. G. Benignus Monsanto Company SOG North Lindbergh Boulevard Jt, Louis, Missouri 69166 Dear Paul: . This will confirm much of our recent conversations concerned with our projected visit to Monsanto, I will be accompanied hy Dr. K. R. Murphy (Engineer-Environmental Pollution Control - General Electric) and Dr. H. V/. Ccrarde (Toxicologist - Fairleigh Dickinson University - retained by General Electric as Consultant). As arranged, we will.arrive late in the afternoon or early evening on Tuesday, January 20 and will check in at the Kilton Inn. Wc will be available for discussions with your company personnel all dssy Wednesday (January 21) and most of the day on Thursday (January 22). The purpose of our visit is as a fact finding mission and to acquaint your company personnel with our current thinking. As discussed with you, we wish to explore in depth the following areas with the appropriate Monsanto personnel; (1) What is Monsanto's present corporate stance and what managerial and marketing actions can wo expect which may affocs General Electric's usage of aroclors? . (2) All aspects of the possible ecological problem with aroclors In cluding published data, reliability of analytical data shown and conclusions drawn, Monsanto's in-house studies, the biodegradable and r.cn-biocicgradab'ic aspects of the various aroclors,'.including the question of tri ar.d tetrauhiorbcnsenec. (2) The possible effects on costs to General Electric should Monsanto curtail its marketing of aroclors for certain non-elcctricol applications, (4) Based upon a typical recent year tho volumes, types and dollar amounts of the various aroclors sold to General Electric onG its accounts and the locations purchasing. This information will be helpful to us in formulating any required G-E action relative to disposal problems. MONS 089160 Mr. P. G. Eenignus Monsanto Chemical Co St. Louis, Missouri -2- Jcnuary 8, 1970 (5) The feasibility of Monsanto extending its buy-back of scrap. This area should include a discussion of such items as contaminated Pyranols, pyranol soaked fuller's earth, sawdust, etc. (6) Is there any knowledge of intending restrictive legislation? (7) The conflict which nay ensue between the classic old requirement of a 1 to 1 ratio of chlorine to hydrogen, the explosive gas question, currer. industry definitions for askarels end the usage of either tri or tetraoilorbiphenyls as a component in transformer askarels. (8) The question of possible substitutes for transformer askarels. There may well be other avenues to explore but this will give you an idea as to the basic areas which we wish to explore with your people. Y/c, of course, will outline for your people the importance of existing aroclors to us, our various businesses, our customers, etc. and the chaotic condition which could arise should Monsanto institute any precipitous action affecting existing formulations.. Very truly yours ELR:ml Copies: Dr. II. V(. Gerarde, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Teaneck, New Jersey - Dr.. X.-R. Murphy, ' General Electric Co,,. Schenectady, New York Dr. R. C. Osthoff, General Electric Co ' Pittsfield, Mass. E. L. Haab, Manager Chemical & Processes Section HONS 089161