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i " . Moisato * 'i **w. i. nucmai it. otu an mnuiY i, if7i esFMssi K1 wraORHEmi ftoil2M JANUA STATUS UMtT TO : F.J.A. MAX5H - IXUSSELS V. f. CLAXE J. E. mJELA- mi X. V. J0EN i. i. mm - iw mm I. M. EOWTTZ T. L. COS&ACE F. 8. FAKE V. 1. EZCBAED J. E. 8AVAS1 x. f. \mnm FtS 1 0 IS'I * i. s. men J. feSdf 2 PLAINTIFFS I KHIlfTjcr I ~a*2iJL. 1^ GPTEEAL: FO't as high as 40 pp is fatty tissue have been detected la chicken* is Rev York State. FM sad IBM agreed to permit 180,000 pounds te he rsltastd for food uae if K1 eoaceae does sot exceed 8 ppm la salvaged edible parts. Source of PCI has act beea determined. The State of Florida informed feasants't Feasacela Textile pleat it must take emergency measures to prevent FCI'i from eaterlag the Escambia Elver estuary and bay ead viehla 30 days have aa approved permaaaat solution or face a penalty of $8,000 per day. Bo KB's are present la the pleat effluaat. The 2.8 ppb FCl'a vblcb mere detected are being extracted from eedlaeat coatemiaated prior te the sumeer of 1969. Dr. 1. Diaae Courtney, Ratloaal Environmental Health Sciences Institute, Durham, f.C. vhe conducted terotoloiy studies oa 2,4,8T and 1TA-mercury cadsit laformed us that she found mo teratogenic effects oa rets with Aroclo? USA amd Aroclor H0. Ihe pleas te repeat her studies using laboratory sice. Legislation has been proposed in the fessachuaetts Bouse ef lapreeeacatlves banaleg the discharge of Kl'e to the enviroomsne. 4 public hearing is schedulefer February I, 1971. ( I % 0 gift 007951 WATER PCB-SD0000020324 Pvdreul Reformulations - will fee completed fey ear Kerch 1 deadline. Meat el cbe Fydraule have already bean re formulated, and me\ming m February U ear reformulated Fydreula USA, 2304, 3124, 3404, end 1304 peat cfee Factory Witml Fire feat, mss work will fee ism. General Hotart. Phssisn=a Xsaue earns to fee under control. Ilmer Wheeler end Raleigh Garcia will vleit C.M. Tooavaada the week ef February 1 to try and get thaw to laaue a mo which will specify the Fydreula ea non-hazardous, leaed on am telephone cotnraraetions Raleigh has already had, he thinks there la e fair poealbillty el accomplishing that goal, 0> 5, Steels Christy Park - converted to Vital 29. Though thla coeg>atitiva lluid la lover is price, Raleigh Garcia la convinced the wove wi primarily based on enviromentel considerations. To our knowledge, thla la our flret major lose of business for ecological reasons. Fvdreul 4200-1 - is aov fully accepted fey Johnson Motor* and Chevralat-Msssena as a complete replacement far Fydreul 4-200. 5-drum dielectric eplllege on cosmon carrier cleaned up so future contamination of anything not possible. Tankear of fluid from G.l. at Some, Georgia coming Into WGH for inclneretion. More heat transfer H food usere switched to Therminol 64. Mrs. Pauls Kitchen* was a big one chit month - 60 drt. at various locations. ' WQxmwKm: CM 2413 - lacinarstlon - ma Design la nearing cemulation and field work wes started fey the plant maintenance force. Foundation work is wsll along and considerable pipe baa bean fabricated. CM 2417 - ICS-1016 - Bd The project scope wee modified to incorporate facilities for producing all liquid 4roclars at W. G. Kruems'lch plant. The concept here is that the 4nnistoo facilities would fee held in standby position. Tbs revised scope was approved and the revised appropriation request data transmittal was issued. iia 007952 WATER PCB-SD0000020325 3 Definitive design mi continued tad field work mi itarcid by eh* plant elntsasncs foreii. Construction mi a Heels 1m 1b ths itsrt bsesuis outsids l*bor foresi would not support tbs plsat'i sffort. At this tin, sppr oxlasts ly OM*hslf of ths drlllsd pltri for foundations srs coexisted sad foundation work hsi itsrtsd, This work assdi to progress rspldly to permit shipping ths frsetloostlon eoluaa idiich Is being sistabled la It. Louis. CIA 7817 - Disposal of PCI's ea ioltdi . Quotations wars received fro sslsetsd vendors for various eoablastloas of fsellltlss. Simultaneously, Marketing vsi surveylag Moas&ate euitoegei to bsttsr dsflas what sad bow ucb solids would bs rsturasd. laglBssrlat bsi boss tsaporsrlly stoppsd until s forward program Is sstsbllsbsd. CIA 2451 - ff-C fhosphats - JfO Kassareh, Msaufseturlat sad Eatlassrla| eoatlousd to study tbs procsis sad rsislvs problM srsss. Ths procsss Is now fixed sad Engineering Is rsvislai tbs preliminary scops sad gsttlBg tbs cspltsl sstlasts. As spproprlstloo request dots cranialttsl Is schsdulsd for lsts this aoatb. So asw dsvslopMats rsportsd. mmCustoast lsttsr ssat to sll aea-eoatrellsble PCI ussrs la tbs 0.1. advising of dsclsloa to cssss sslss oa )tarcb 1st 1971. All Europssa D.S.O. Managers have bssB advised of tbls decision sad background. Ss are investigating prsss statements that rsstrlctloas or s collate baa will bs put oe tbs use of PCI's la twsdsa. At s aastlat with tbs Marias Safaty Dspsrtasat of tbs Board of frsds la Landes, w wars Informed that Arcelor 1242 bad bssa classified under Class 9, Miscellaneous Batardoua Goods, prlasrlly oa tbs (rounds that ecological daMga could bs caused la lashers Mters. It was agreed that ths hatard fro scuts Cosicelogleal offocts was very slight and that classification la soy higher category would not bs warranted. Its questloa of tbs suitability of tbs present Monsanto tots bias ms raised. Tbls will bs Investigated by our Distribution Department. Bl* 001*5* WATER PCB-SD0000020326 -4 Beports on eh* *eue* vapor inhalation studios with ICi >1016 aad Aroelor 1221 wars received from Industrial liofest laboratories. The data obtained Is ehasa briaf studies indicate ehae four hour exposures to a vapor concentration of 0.64 milligrams par liter of air of drooler 1221 aad 3.7 milligrams par liter of NCS 1016 had bo effect on the teat animal*. The above eoccaBtratloaa rapraaaat approximate aaturatios with the air of the vapor under aabieat eoDdltioaa. Dr. Kspliagtr of Zaduatrial iio-faat vma queried by Dr. Garth Fitthugh of the U. I. Food aad Drug Administration as to the curraat results oa the oa-golag rat reproduction studies. Be vas reassured ehae 10 ppa of 1242 show so efface aad the coaeiaued indication ehae 100 ppm of 1254 aad 1260 ehew ms affect oa raproduceioe. P0BL1C REUTlCmS: Following inquiries froa the Feaaaeola fleet aad justaass Week mag*tins, backgrouad laforaatloa oa Monsanto's program to control KB vaa furaiahad. feaaaeola had bean racaiviag calls aad letters followlag a TV show "Death of the Gulf" which partially lapllcaeed the pleat aad KB. Business Week was working oa a general pollution control atory. Km artlelea aad editorials fro* Wales have told a positive story of Mbaseato's efforts to restrict sales to closed systems aad to eosvlaca other manufacturers to do the seme. mms.Biodegradation Itudiet luaboe To lsveatlgete aad define the extent to which biodegradation of polychlorinated blpbeayls is likely. . A bipbanyl-degrading culture (C?) haa been found to degrade many Isomers of KB. A theoretical hypothesis has been formulated, from the known degradation pathway for blphesyl, to predict which chlorinated isomer* might be expected to degrade. Experimental work haa largely confirmed this hypothesis although e few loose ends still remain. . The extent of degradation of a aoher of Iteseato products has been studied experimentally* Analytical procedures have been developed to analyse the degradation residues tad technique for quantifying thaee residues is at an advanced stage of development. Zt ha* been demonstrated that tha 81ft 007954 WATER PCB-SD0000020327 5- ordar of degradability for Mon*onto produces Is m fellow*: ICS 1016 > ICS 717 > ICS 761 > Areclor 1242, ICS 1016 being the aott degradable. teperlmental work has also demonstrated ehae f40 can be degraded by C|, but as with the KS produces, quant1facetIon of eba extent of degradation baa aelll ee ba determined. Va ara supporting a projsce ae University Collaga, Bangor, in vhicb ie is bopod eo salace aod seudy euleuras apeciflcally for degrading chlorinated biphenyls, dales to bavs isolaead euleuras espabla of growing on dree lor 1242 and 1254 hava aoe so far baas subsease laeod, but a saw euleura, C3, which appears eo degrade biphenyl through a differo&e pathway from Cg has bean lsalaeed. This euleura Is belag grows ae iuabon for experimental atudlaa. Aroclor - Environmental Gentmtmtie - taabon 1. Frtventlon of Indiscriminate Pollution br PCB Technical sarrlee to customer has included advice ee bow ee avoid pollution aad instruction on disposal of vaata aaearlal. Analytical sarrlee has been proldod in many eases to assise customers In defining tbalr pollution problaaa. Vo have established that the incinerator operated by Purla Waste Otsposel Ud., ae lalnhaa Is satisfactory for the disposal of liquor PCI wastes. Va bare bad discussion with incinerator manufacturers aad operators to find a suitable unit for the incineration of eelld wastes, but bare not yet coexisted this. Advice m& aaalatanea baa been given to the import fLent on monitoring and control of pollution. X^rovemm% s la the inter caption of Areclor contaminated drain-water end in pollution-control generally, coupled with routine monitoring of the plant effluent, have reaulted in a steady daereasa in the average level of PCI's., but occasional high levels indicate the need for constant vigilance. 2. technical Cooperat ion with national Authorities During the year we have miatainad eloea relatlonablpe with a number of national authorltlaa in tim U.K.; these have included the lature Conservancy, ^e Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food aad the Government Chemist. Xn the Bethat lands, the University of Utrecht SIR 00795 WATER PCB-SD0000020328 <>#" ad tho WO organitatioa K*v been visited; la Swedea m have liaised with th national gavlroommat Proteetiea So&rd. Through matings, iiiemtims aad correspondence vleh Burnerous societies aad orgeaitttion* laeoraatad la various aspects of the eavironwat m have presented Monsanto's taehaleal contribution eo tha KB problw aad have, la general, received complimentary eeraaat regarding Moaaace'a attitude. Tha diseovory, by rnlyiti at the Ministry of Agriculture Zafaataeloa Coatrol laberatory of relatival? high lava la of Kl'i (40% chleriao) la tm.ll cardboard irms was oaa of eha flrat raportad finding* of tha lower ehlorlaatod KB's la eha eavirosaont. This report was s major factor la influencing MCI/Wiggins Teape to ehange from Aroclor 1242 to KB40. Although spasmodic praaa raporta have appeared ralaelag KB'a to the sea-bird lacldaae of lata 1969, eha SHE report oa eha incldaae haa net pot been published. Tha flaal draft, of whieh wo bava baea promised a copy, haa not pet boat agraod amongst all eha contribution. We made eochaical presentations eo tha othor European manufacturers of KB products aa part of a plaa for unified actios la Europe. The paper ob "Askarols-Eaviroamsatal Pollution" was praseated at the August C1GU meeting la Paris aad a modified vorsion made available to tha Coafereace oa KB'a at Stockholm la Soptoaber. Thla paper was well racalvod. Environmental gtudlea - tuaboa During a vlale to l.Z.C.C. at Balsbp wo latroducad ICS-1016 aa a potaatlal tepleeoat product for Aroclor 1242. la a gaaaral dlacuaaloa oa pollueloa problems, with eha Technical Maaagar, It was clear that BXCC ara anxious to cooperate. They will also look for as? toebaleel i^revessats which ICS-1016 might provide aad report oa to tha results of the trials. There has bean sow U.K. prase reaction to eha publiesMba la "Batura" of the report by A. 7. Seldom, at Pitlochry, that PCI's aro prosoae la swage aludgo which la balag dtm^od la eha Ciude aad Asms ostuarlaa. this la the report on the work which toldoa described to as Ust Iky. The "Guardian" report links this with tha bird-kill la tha Irish Sea in lata 1969. We ara still awaiting tha draft of the XZ2C report on that incident. Tha PCI story has now been superseded, at least temporarily, la the 0.1. prase by the "mercury In tuna fish" oeaxa. 11 0079S6 WATER PCB-SD0000020329 -7- Biodegradation - tuabea We hev* etill felled to degrade tha 2,3,3',4,5-pentechlor biphenyl using tha C2 organism, using a techalqut similar to that uaad successfully vlth the 2,2*3,3*,4',5'haxachler biphenyl. Work la atlll continuing vlth this and vlth 4,4' dlehler biphenyl. A mv sell culture (C3), claimed by vorkars at University Collage, Bangor, to degrade biphenyl by a different aechsaisa from C2, has been used to degrade Aroclor 1242 and WCS-1016. Preliminary reaulti confirm that degradation occur, but ve do not yet have Information on the pattern of degradation. Work Is progressing on the analytical procedures for quanti fication and identification of residues. We are nov able to Identify a manbar of peaks and by a process of elimination suggest probable identification of other components. We hope to give figures for quantifying total residues la degraded Aroclor 1242 and ICS-1016 during the nest fev veeks. This information vlll be extremely useful la "selling" ICS-1016 against competitive products. Environment & ^polled Sciences Anslvtlcsl ChMlstrr Group C.I. Samples Tbs analysis of milk tables, submitted by C, K. Pittsfield, Hass., for PCB's have been conpleted. The electron capture (EC) chromatograms of the extracts, although appreciably altered, vare most similar to our production Aroclor 1254- Aroelor 1260 type materials. The levels found ranged from 24.0 - 29*3 ppb apparent PCI's calculated as Aroclor 1254. A second set of samples vas requested to verify these results. They are la hand and vlll ba analysed as soon as possible. . M gpheaol A -HIL Three sables taken from a current lot (QM-8S2) of llsphenol A vere analysed for PCI's. The materiel contained 26 ppb PCI's calculated as Aroclor 1242. Aroclor 1242 vas used as the standard, although lighter chlorinated biphenyls vere also present. The IC chromatogram* vere not identical with either Arelor 1232 or Areelo? 1242. BIR 007957 WATER PCB-SD0000020330 I drecler 1234. drecler 1242. *0-1016 4 ECS-1643 Theoretically, the etrvireaneotal residence else of the abort etarlali should dterun significantly gtm loft to right because of the decreasing loro It of refractor? PCI isornrs in oach. to data eht SCdS tasting of cheat auterials hat ooc shown consistently dlfftroac becttrlodegradatloe rate*. Bowwver, ttatlttlcal analysis of the latt tee of tCdd data point* did shew significant erldeaee of blodefrin ability for ICS-1043, teas evidence of blodefredatlon ef tCI-1016 aed drooler 042, mi m erldetiee ef biodegradation of drooler 1234. this coupled with the MCI Ci data irtiieh alto lodicatat that ICS-1016 la more degradable thaa drooler 1242 leads us to believe that if the C48 test oeatlmae our optimising degradation differences will be at*surahla. Zn February, after the conflation of toatlag of current ee^ounds, the unite being fed the four PCI test aeterlela will be aonleorod again. St la hoped that the longer accllaetion period in conjunction with a twitch to a longer feeding cycle (41 hour* versua 24 hour*) will produce aeaeureble degradation rates thla time. these testa will require 4 to 3 weaka to couplets. la the ueantimm, J. Misprise ef ICL has been contacted and has agreed te calculate relative degradation rates for the asterlaIs they studied by comparison of the SC traces before and after exposure to the Cg culture. droelor Pollution Study - Asmlattm drecler m$ removed frm the plant effluent by filtration of the neutralisation pit solids on which droelor ms adsorbed and by adsorption on the filtration media, drecler concentrations (160-1,900 ppb) in the plant effluent wore consistently reduced te 10 ppb passing through a few (4) lech dioeter tuba (packed to a bed depth of 3.3 inch with activated carbee) at flow rates up te 330 ee/aln. la the sand filtration study conducted under siMlar operating conditions, the droelor levels in the affluent wore not consistently reduced te the target level 10 ppb). the present of 200-1000 ppm of solid particles (site range 1.3 - 230 6* ) tended to blind the filter, thus setting a mximm limit on the pressure and flow at which the uale had to be operated. Bid 0079S* WATER PCB-SD0000020331 10- Case lujlea 1. Aroclor la roevtd fro* the plant affluent by the filtration of ilia aeliSi on vhlch Aroclor u adsorbed. 1. Aroclor la adsorbed on activated carbon within a Tory altert adsorption com. 3. Tbs effectiveness of sand in removing Arosier la Bee sufficient at the esparimatel bad depth. 4. Sallda raovtl la a prlaary concern 1b any final elaas-up Bathed. Patore Berk 1. A piles adsorption study baa bees conducted la a sarlae of 3 Inch disaster coluaas. Tbaaa result* ara bales eoaflled for an evaluation and rec emendation. A report 111 ba laauad by 1/21/71. 2. A pilot elarlfleatlon (floeeulatlon) unit la cheduled to ba put la oparatloa by 1/29/71. This mit will alee be used to carry eue toi* eoetlaueua adaorpeloa atudlaa vleb etbar finely divided aellda. Plalactrlca Ccltor Fluids gasearch reported on a eariaa of dielectric fluids wltb dielectric eonataata frea 3.5 to greeter than 16 uhieh could ba repiaeoMata for Aroclor 1242. He are easking an optima combination ef the following vnriablaa; dlelactrle constant, blodegredablllcy, firs resistance, aultabla physical prepartlaa and msafacturla coat. He prepared electrical grade ie2'-41cbiorodlpbaiiyl ether, overcoming problems ef high power factor with boo claan-^ procedures. Ara# mm diphenyl mltmm oar prepared for evaluation: 2-cyclohasyl-n,-Mtbyl dipbasyl aulfooe, g-atbyldlphsny1 sulfoB*, and T-Mtbyldlpbenyl sulfos. Me ara aMkin aultabla solvents to bland with tbaaa salfooaa. SIR 007959 WATER PCB-SD0000020332 11 Fydraul tsfemulatioas V* luwd a TeBtatira hoem for Fydraul 3124, as oil, lastlciter 711, CB? Aroclor 3432 bland. Be art seeing increasing eespetitles fres Vital It and Daac f30 for tha Fydraul 3124-type aerkat. Vital It costala* 36% hydrocarbon oil, 39% Baofos type phosphate aatar, 3% fatty acid aoltiblllsar plua stabilisers. Fire resistance la cloaa to fydraul 312 and tha fatty acid has a posttire ffact on flra resistance. fydranl 3401 has seetwlated 700 hmam m she oil gear with bo ii^s of mar. Va art adjusting tha spray flra raslstaaea of Fydraul 1334 and Fydraul 2304 ta Mat fM re^uirmsats. Fydraul 1304 ms formulated with ovtr Fydraul 130. Hra resistance mHP?AC1TOj. Anniston Plant Purreat Jdl Aroclor losses torlag January averaged 1.1 lhs/day (307 ppb). This ms up ft on Dec saber. Ibs/day up ppb down due to 300 ggm water flow fren start-up of Urea. II day average iaount froa Bim Increase dm to work m ism to stop eoatmiaaiioa f ti water flow 131 ppb ,S#/day (.4) Areclet Imovel Vrm. Waste later Issued Progress tape?! IIS 446-314, leport Is. 1, eng t all Aroclor producing locations. Prelects 6 Ivaluatien Bo. 1 El pit 90% eoaplete - 2 aore meka work to do. Karrisod scope of carbon collection & disposal. Will be published by mi of February. Solids roams 1 Filet Plant eons traction Is collets. FMD work Is underway. '' Bad no spills of Aroclor la January. gi* 007960 WATER PCB-SD0000020333 -u- TCI Lt^rela In Imt 4. Mml&t \m%m gtm tk ksmlers Bapartsmt mri|id about 0.6 lbe/day with a high of about 1.1 lb/4ay. Uhu from the treatment plant for tbe period 12/17 - 1/13 anrqid 22 Iba/day (114 ppb). lM|i for 6 eaglet mi 2 to 52 lba /day (1-271 ppb). ata gathering a Arelor in tba watieu plant iwm la la pregreae. Sables ara bales ee^eeitad twice weekly for analysis. Projects to laduce itwrid PCI*a frca Aroclor PeoartBaat Doalfe paekaga for Eatlaata 2422 to para and troach leading m storage araaa ms collated and !u4 la January. Progress to lllmlaata Savor ad Kl'i frea Paint Popart--at fhamieol eyataa la (HA (Mpt. 222) use changed to fbatBi&ol 66 during tha math. Collation of daalga paekaga for 13 additional unite la aehadulod for 2/13/71. Cbaagaout of all ualta la targaead for eeaflatloa by 6/1/71. fararal altaraataa Including uaa of a autactlc aalt ara baiag evaluated for tba ept. 243 (fjlg) fhemiaol unit. (valuation la aehadulod to bo eoaplatad by 4/1/71. oclelon oa ehaslcal compatibility of the new Pydrauls la Dope. 231 will be aade by 3/1/71. Xa order to reduce the rlak of PCI'a baleg severed from uaahing Aroclor trallara at legate Terminal, all iefora trailer emSBimimg PCI'a will be wwh@& at M's Mp track. laaeh 10 mb la the Ttmtmmz flaat tSSlmnt At ehla tlaa. It appaara probable that PCI loaaaa to the amm on bo controlled at less than 2 lbe/day (efulTOlrat to 10 ppb at the treat*! pUrn) by 1/1/71. lbla will be aceo^llahad by: 1. Continuing tmeat control of loaaaa fro* apt. 246. 2. Cbaagaout of all fharadnel ualta to aoe-PCI flulda. Bll 007901 WATER PCB-SD0000020334 u I, Installation of pads end catch Wales at ths loading and storage itiu in tbs Aroclor 4. Installation i a uteh Will at th tip Track. Uuu at th trsstmat plane at ocptetid t raaaln ftkw 16 ppk by 9/1/71 due to pmt iwt; contamination. Project to clean ammta eemli run ecteral h\adtod thousand dollar. 4 preliminary estimate ee clean eh hwi ttm th a lotla Department to eh plant fane i $76,666 and another $76,666 uld he required ee clean froa eh fec to eh treatment plane. loth win plane war appear contaminated with KB's (3OT and 24*0. Cte plan is t continue waiter lag eh Min mr t determine extant leeee and lee dlMlpaeloa rat. Bp i/1/71, whan sseaelallp all Tharsieoi unit hat hean changed eut, ee should he ahl to extrapolate te when th PCI Intel should reach 16 ppb ae th treatment plant without m? eleaalag. Iased on this information, m should decide proapelp oa whether or not war cleaning 1 justified. yci in the Atweehere istiaea 2175 for $1,666 aspens was approved t replace th aieregenpurg with a nitrogen blankat at eh mis teaks. Project package is scheduled for collation hy 3/15/71. PCI tework Prelect fist. 26fS) Project package ms itsuad it January. lift 007962 WATER PCB-SD0000020335