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.U.f-A' t k.vi r1 ncc . : Hardy, I-ondon 2181 Febinary, 1967 Sweden, Aroclor DVifH/ARW Dr. R. Emraot Kolly, St, Lo\iio ,r D. Wood, Druoeclo G.R. Buchanan, St. Louis J. Filer, Druooelo ' Y/ildo, St, Louio Re your norr.o of February 10th 1967 addreocod to D. V/ood, I an following up your request for information concerning the work at honks Wood ixporinenval Station and at tho Laboratory of tho Government Chemist, Wo think tnat all thin work is comparatively recent, and I oite bolov/ two recent corrcam!cations froa the latter. . 1. "Organochlorino Pcotioidos in the Atmospheric Environment" by T.C. Abbot, R.3. Harrison, J.O'G. Tat.ton and J. Thompoon, Nature 200, 25.12.1965 No. 5017 p. 1517-8. 2, "Organochlorino Pesticides in tho Atmosphore" by D.C. Abbot, R.B. Harrison, J.O'G. Tatton ond J. Shompson, Nature 211, 16.7.1966 No. 5046, p.259-261. Fnotostst copies of tho3e are attached for your convenience* I have also been in touch with Mr. Eiciuirdaon of Sholl, to whuui I bup^lic'u Liis.' ouijploo kj juIkj nivvlor comj<c*ir.nts, T/u he reports that the characteristics of che unknown material in the organochlorino residues are quite different from those of any of tho chlorinated biphonyls I Bubaitted to hia. Ho also said that he io carrying out metabolic experiments on fov/13 and that the chlorinated biphenyls appear substantially unchanged in tho egg* I told him that Jensen has been asking for pure 6unplco of Aroclor constituents, and wo case to the conclusion that Jenson must therefore have jumped tho gun in blaming chlorinated biphenyls, Richardson ie going to eee Jensen around March 2nd ana t'noy will discuss tho position and Kiohardoon'B latest results. Who situation vil3. bo reported to me on Richardson's return and I will paso it on direotly to you. /> ' b D.V.K* p R D Y --r-,-- T - v NEV 03107b 780613 S t . Louie ltsbrunry 21, 19G7 G. ft. Buchanan - C3UCH Mr, Geno i7ilco GILO I ta lk e d to Dave Wood in Drunr.ol3 t h is morning ana I list bolo'.* the salient features of our conversation? * 1. He has 90% of the information asked for in my lottos: of Fobrunrv IO end vili have* tho rest obtained in the next day or so and yjII forward the bundle to me. It should arrivo within a week. 2 * His customers in 7:urope are Geonincly less concerned than they v/oro, especially since there has been no particular government activity and no increase in tho newspaper articles The customers would like sono reassurance on the toxicity of hrcclor (X explained-to Devo that thorctjust'was .no-infoivifcion.;available on the action of nanogramo of 7*rC?or th" humrm body over a 1i?etime) Thort*-is-h`toxicological work' going or*-at-present in Sweden arid it appears there is sons likelihood that it will" not bo able, to obtain, financing and night not bo done. Everybody.over tncre is 100% . convinced that what Jenssen find Widnark found was Aroclor 3. chere is no necessity at present for anyone from St. Louis to contact'the Swedish people. In fact, it would be unwind at present. I an to get in touch with Mr. Wood after I reca iva the bundle of infornation ha in sending no. Unless something unusual happens in the-United States, I v/ould be of the opinion that wo should do no further action until v/o have tino to evaluate this information. 11, Krnnct K e lly , M. D NEV 031076 780614 ItvSTiTliTK OF T1CAL CHKlIUiTUY Uj^WI'liSITY OF STOCKHOLM Hw.'Inpivii'V*) !fi)(StoefcJui/v J*0, Sweden o ..i A CS ' ** Dear Mr Wilde, .Stockholm, .FebruaryV27,'1967 Kr Gene C .tildes Plooticizcr Sales Dept* Monsanto Co 600 Lindbergh Bid St Louis, Kinoour.1 6?1C6, DSA j i. -J Thank you for your letter of January 24, Yfhich wao on ray desk when I returned from a lecture trip to Germany. During this trip I gave a locture at Bayer AG, Leverkuoon, a company manufacturing polychlorinated biphenyls under the trade name of Clophen A 50 and A 30* During the intense discussion which followed my lecture there were no.objections' to our analytical findings except for the possibility of ono of the.BOB isomers to bo formed* at the decomposition of Lindane) over three xhloro bonsene. Although Y/e do cot hava a scientific.proof as?,inat this'a&uvunption nado -by -an application -chemist of Bayer -- I think the reaction ifi very * unlikely and only responsible for one of the FOB Isomers; --The chroinatogra added; to thio letter demonstrates -thesincrease, of the higher chlorinated BOB'b "through a food chain and the decrease of the lower ones) this is against the "lindane-theory". Remark also the non-presence of BOB in a non-&uabio animal. At present we are discussing the plana for the toxllogical investigations to be done in collaboration with prof. Bo Holmstedti head of the Toxllogioal Dept* of the Carolin Institute. iio7rover, it^-is my firm impression that the toxllogical work to be done is of such a great extent * that It has to be divided between more toxllogical laboratories* Moreover, more analytical v/ork:hae to be dono to aid the. toxicological work* During my visit to Germany your Swedish ropresontant, Hiding and Strand Co (rr O.Palu) has been in contact', with Mr Sliren Jenson of this institute* At tboir discussion Mr Palm vms given a manuscript of a lecture which Ur Jensen recently gave for the board of the Swedish Committee of return! Recourses, A copy of this lecture hcB been sent to Monsanto. It has xo bo NEV 03 1077 T""": r 780615 I i underlined that* r.coordine to the agreencnt...between those two cr.tlomoa, thic Eonuccript oust only be ip 'use insj.de Monsanto. Ylease inform your colleuos of Monsanto of this libitation." * Sincerely Yours U LO l-A. .\ * V..t. . : *,* t, * * * i ` . 'i. \ ' I * * . 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