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02254 Monsanto LU environment: safety s health Monsanto Company 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63167 Phone: (314)694-1000 September 29, 1995 Dr. Daniel Hryhorczuk Cook County Hospital Division of Occupational Medicine Karl Meyer Hall, Room 13A 720 South Wolcott Chicago, Illinois 60612 . ' . .. ' ' Dear Dr. Hryhorczuk: .' Thank you for sending us your draft abstract entitled "Thyroid function in workers exposed to chlorinated phenols and.phenoxy ' acid esters." It is impossible for us to evaluate the technical accuracy of this study given the brief description provided in the abstract. Before you present this abstract externally, we strongly ' recommend that you prepare a complete paper. We and the external Peer Review Committee set up for this study should then review the paper for technical and scientific accuracy. Once this " . review is completed, we-would ask you to work with us on a worker communication of these study findings. Only then should you submit this abstract for presentation or publication. Please contact me so we can move this review and communication process along quickly. Jaifies/J.v Coll iris', Ph.D. Director of Epidemiology DSW 476038.1000 STLCOPCB4043160