Document b5Eo2G0XqXROKMNOZeGVNnYb1

BLOOMmCTOM i p Mr. J. B. Brittain Engineering 8V--' Engii October 27, 1971 Status of PCB's 1. Fall production of cffgjforo with 10gg will bo rosebud boot January 1 1972. (Zt will toko weeks to uoo tbo present inventory of Aroclor 1242.) 1016 Z. G.E. has offorod new^anre blodegradeabla sskaool in at lssst too rscant negotiations. Marketing is countering this with a release to all holders of^capacitor catalogs, r w aartlsg Monsanto for taking a step in the right direction. 3. Capacitor Unit Pnginesting is preparing raw data for a- Marketing report on Aroclor 1011$ stating ita preparilo the testing background to support its broad uaikatiag in without need of eustower testing, relevaluatiou or re*quallflcafelon. 4. Monsanto refuses to stala that Aroclor 1016 is bio<strda - able, and requests we state onlferthat the tetra*, penta*, aas nexachlor* content has been reduced. A ' 5. F.D.A. Caewissloner, entries C. Eduards, M.D., in usSrbriefing 9-29*71, nada a strong plea for restrained action PCB's. The public outcry against PCB's has abated for the but could be restored by any incident of general concern. .t. 6. Paul. and Bill I represent the Monsanto public vociti Aroclor -10-1-6 is a suitabbllee-7anavfr to tbbproblow. it l A t y o p S l p a that Monsanto is so far cewniktad to this policy that they are not actively engaging in dcvclspucnt of suitable alternatives. It is also uy opinion that it is in tin best interest of DAD to ainOain public support for their efforts 0 7 Factors be ignoredi ths Monsanto approach j A. Although ths hasard of;a precipitous Foderai bn an Md'i has lulled, it cannot pet be totally discounted I. 3tr B. Deduction in the conoscisi inportaaco of Aroelosa, Sti} ready achiauad to a large estant by the clinination eg. ultipla Aroclor uarkain, is subject to additional .* ** & W: ` SE? . * NP00008914 ~ -> - 200674 Mr. J. B. Brittain Pag 2 October 27, 1971 1 G.E. and Westinghouse transformer plant ara aetlvalT arching for a suitable aubstituta material. Success coel4radoee Moosaate activity by almost 35X (from (..|7jP00,000 paw jaar to boot $3,,f000,000 2 G.K., Meetinghouse, DoMjbamicsl, and othara are actively mtilag far (Keultable rap1 w a n t material to be need la rapedtore. Soooaaa, on the part of oaa er mora'ra the laboratories In* velved, could bring Arealore to an and. C. Litigation, arlalng froa the fish meal contamination < episode. la till In preparation and can be expected to involve Men*ante heavily, ' *. 0. Although auccaae of the Arodtor 1016 program pas a good probability - and la certainly to be hoped for - the potentially calraltoua effect of withdrawal of Jfbolor 1016 on DAD operations cannot be ignored. BID effort to identify and develop e aultable alternate fluid auat be maintained at a high level. BAD effort should parallel and conplanont SID eerie. Possible manna for expanding the total effort are under consideration as to coat and feasibility, with the intent of making a proposal for review in November. abort D. Mfclain, Manager DMsCtkb Attach, v i q : T 7 v 2>***** (*a--t ) `iS:; NPC0^008915 200675