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c MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION 182b cor.Nr c r 2'jT ../lvt t: v, v.AsimjOTon, s c rumn 120. warn. Septem: cr 2<>, 1 `)V i TO: TECHNICAL TASK SUBJECT: S 'A CN CHLORINE RESEARCH or. Vinyl Chi pride Hazards Gentlemon: Enclosed here..'1'J:-. i = a copy of .a Dow translation of excerpts free an Trailer mnrarer article cr. occupational health hazard:-; re : : rc r : a : ; mode t n :: number cf ether c her- icals as well. V.CA has tv; ' ^ inquiry cEuropean c cutsets as to tne situation leaihr.c to the puhlication of this article, hut at the present time wc are not aware cf ar.y specific stimulus to its appearance last month. This notice is feint sent to alert the American vinyl chloride producers and users, in order that the'- rev be prepared to respond ic inquiries directed to ther~iron_the press cr public. MCA has to cate, received r.c such inquiries. If we do, we plan tc respond alone the fcilowir.c lines: (1) The Association and its member's are aware of the research reported by Drs. Caputo and Viola at the 10th International Cancer Coneiess in Houston, in 1970, and subsequently published in the- periodical literature. In this study', they produced career i n rats by/ long-term exposure to vinv] chloride ncr.cm.er vapors at concentrations 15C times as hick a? those permittee, under current industrial hvcienc standards. (2) In May of ]9"1, we brought Dr Viola to the United States to discuss his work in detail, and to secure his evaluation of the significance of his results. At that time Dr. Viola spec l fton 11v dis claimer. ar.y,' implicat lens ut hazard to the users ol polyvinyl chloride piclucts, or any suggestion that present industrial hyg ' err standards for vi.nvl cnloride monomer exposure were inadequate to protect the worker 1 rc-m risk oi occupationally caused cancer. SL 068690 C=/L<3 - l/jX) ijoTp Cmu 1 INDUSTRIES To; J. L. MacMillan !t JtL y/s s /m \ </ INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE Date: October 2, 1973 From: Zeb G. Bell, Jr. l jcatioo: i9 East 1 Subject: A daily newspaper in Milan, Italy, dated August 7, 1973 printed an article on vinyl clierice and cancer. The translation was performed \y Dow Chemical and submitted to MCA. In response to this scare publicity cn vinyl chloride hazards, MCA prepared a response to any possible inquiries 'that member companies may receive. Tr. Ken Job"sen rf MCA has offered tc respond to any inquiries rcr TrTetm.-.-.r: :cnctrmnq vinyx chloride along tn; lines 3 no. ca tea : n t;.c ,,~tacnea corresponocnce. I recommend thet all inquiries reference vinyl calorics received by PPG should be sent to Dr. Johnson to be answered rather than PPG f urnishinq s u bie ci q.:or"o`P;::n. v J. A. Clapperton L. B. Grant, M.E. W. R. Harris J. Ruch L. F, Sargert V. A. Sarni H. C. Twiehaus R. E. Widing G. M. Zapp To At-r T)t-b p/^Loueooy RPL H J 14 . impoRmtioM C'T l ^ W. i, -'*M 503 A REV 0.1.70 SL 068691 OCT 18 1373 PPG <$cUis. uv w