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]OPt'M. 1'0. G*f r'- !":;.::3 WAY 23 1973 ^ ?.;onsanto Alters Production Of Toxic Chemical Element ST . LOUIS (A P) -- Monsanto Co. apparently has succeeded in removing detectable levels of a toxic substance in its production of a chem ical which was spilled in a train derailm ent near Stur geon, Mo., in Jan u ary . Company spokesm an Robert Isham said changes were m ade in the process for m anufac turing orthochlorophenol, the chem ical involved in the spill, and that initial tests showed no m easur able amounts of the highly toxic impurity tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxm (TCDD). Isham said very low levels, .037 parts per m il lion. of TCDD were found in the 20,000 gallons of orihocholorcphenol which were spilled near Stur geon, prompting concern for the health of persons who cam e into contact with the chem ical. **\7.e a re con tin u ing our ev a lu a tio n of the process,'' Isham said. Isham described TCDD as ``one of the m ost highly toxic poisons" and said it ccurrs as an im purity in orthocholorc-phenol, an interm ediate chem ical used in m anufacturing processes, espe cially in the production of wood preservative ch em icals. The chem ical spill was caused when a Norfolk j & Western Kaiiway train derailed. C00S13 JE F ftn :o :i city. ifuto. CAPITAL iS V S D. 5.003 MAY 23 1979 % Dioxin reportedly removed from chemical ST, LOUIS 7AP> -- Monsanto Co._ apparently has succeeded in removing detectable levels of a toxic substance in its production of a chemical whicn was spilled in a train derailment near Sturgeon in January. Company spokesman Robert Isham said changes were m ade in the p ro c e s s fo r m a n u fa c tu rin g orlhochlorophenol, the chemical involved in the spill, and that initial tests showed no measurable amounts of the highly toxic impurity tetrachlorodiben2o-para-c:oxin (TCDD). Isham said very low levels. .037 parts per million, of TCDD were found in the 20,000 gallons of orthocholorophenol which were spilled near Sturgeon, prompting concern for the health of persons who came into contact with the chemical. ! "We are continuing our evaluation of the process," Isham said. 1 LIMA, OHIO KE'u S D. <2,913 SUN. 47,555 JUN 7 1379 Farm family suss J for chemical spill COLUMBIA. Mo. (API - A form family has filed a $7.65 million damage suit against s railroad and three other firms, claiming a winter railroad derailment and chemical spill damaged their hnd and caus'd them ' `proa* bodiiy harm, the extent of which is still not known." William Kvmncr. his wife. Linda, r.r.d his mother. Frances, filed the suit in Boone County Circuit Court Tuesday, naming Norfolk & IW-tern Railroad. D resser lndu:*.rics. U.A T.X. Corp, and the MChemical Co. z? defendants. About l.*.*-'.1 ;arsons were evacuated from their homes when the NAV.' train riiTai'i-.-ri Jan. 10. spillinc 2*5.fOO gulL-ns M chiorophcnvi. a toxic chem ical. ..oil trace0 of tiiuxm. n rugaiy tox-