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FROM (NAME * LOCATION) W. B. Papageorge - General Offices, BIND FEB 25 1974 February 22, 1974 PCB EFFLUENT STANDARDS W. R. Corey - B2SL K. W. Easley - 1920 Stapleton - B2SA REFERENCE TO Messrs. P. G. Benignus - B2SC H. S. Bergen - B2SL T. L. Gossage - B2SL P. B. Hodges - E1SF D. B. Hosmer - E1SF P. S. Park - A3SA C. Pa ton - B2SC W. R. Richard - T3A' J. R. Savage - B2SL E. S. Tucker - T2F P. L. Wright - A2SC Arrangements are being-made for a discussipf effluent standards with representatives or General/Electric, Westinghouse, Electrical Utilities Oonipany, NEMA apd possibly representatives t-.n >]p i^oih on Thursday, February 28, in roOmfN-lla at 9:00 To prepare for this meeting/I propose w|e\ meet/on Tuesday February 26, in room B-303\ut 1:30 p.m/ NOue^purpose of this meeting is to prepare for our /subsequent meeting with our customer representatives. W. B. Papageorge IN tO REV. 1/72 EX P-3085 Page 1 of 3 PCB-ARCH-EXT0382534 1) Economic effect of a ban on PCB's (or severe effluent regu lation tantamount to a ban).. , ._________________ ' The value of Monsanto's annual PCB production is about $8 mil lion, while the value of the electrical devices made there from is an order Of magnitude larger. If Monsanto were to cease production of PCB's, the jobs of 55 employees would be . eliminated directly, while those of an additional 47 employees in a supporting facility would be in jeopardy. The total pay roll involved is on the order of $1.5 million. The impact of a PCB ban on our customers can best be described by them. However, it is apparent that capacitors or trans formers made without PCB's will be less fire-resistant than present products, thus leading to an undeterminable incidence of fires, higher insurance rates, and additional protection facilities. In the case Of capacitors, the replacements are likely to be larger and less efficient, thus consuming more of the resources required in their manufacture. 2) Treatment Technology and Cost Technology has not been developed to the point that facilities could be designed.to meet a reasonable standard. However, analyt ical techniques suggest a conceptual design using adsorption, settling and filtration of aqueous waste, followed by incineration of the adsorbent, probably carbon.- We estimate the capital cost of such a facility, sized to handle our plant waste at $600,000, not including a dedicated incinerator. Annual operating cost would approximate $150,000. EX P-3085 Page 2 of 3 PCB-ARCH-EXT0382535 . ' ' * ' ' ` . ^ , - * EX P-3085 , Page 3"of- 3 PCB-ARCH-EXT0382536