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July 28, 1967 Mr. To* Soboldt . Klokaefor Meroury Corporation Plant Mo. a Cedarbuns, Wlaoonaln ' Door Mr. Sohnldti . Dev* Hoemer he* aaked m to forward toxlolty lnfornatlon for our fluid, Pydreul 685. Xn appropriate anlnal toxlolty atudlee, we here obtained the following data1 9nl TwiltXir. la Bata . She Orel U*q of thl* fluid wee plaoed at >4.3 grmm per kllotrdn with lower find upper Unite of 38.* to 36.5 crane per kliogran. Thle lndloateo that the oonpound lo relatively haraleea fro* a tendpoint of oral lac**tloe. 2ai..!toMtor to firtHH She Minima lethal Poee in rabbit* fop thle fluid waa 4.a> to 5.00 from per kllocrna. She enlwale in thle axperlaont did not appear te develop any paralytl* eyaptoae. the** data Indloate oonelderabl* dlfferanoe between the rat and rabbit work alee. Shea* data indloate that thl* field la only allshtly taxi* tram a etandpolnt of oral Inteatlon to rabbita. Thle fluid waa alee teeted far akin and eye irritation, theae teat* Indloate that thle field la * rather mild akin irritant wlthhn eoere of 0.3 out of a poealble 9.0 and a nil* eye irri tant with a eoere of 10.0 oet of a poealble 110.0. MONS 090994 Mr. Tom Schmidt -2- July 28, 1967 Tipof Inhalation In Mata Anlaala war* exposed to saturated atnoaphama of tho vapora at room fcaopemfcure. Thara vaa ao avldanoo or aadlolty, bat probably vary llttla vapor vaa oarrlad ovar into tha ohanbar. Tha anlaala vara than axpoaad to a vapor inhalation of tha fuaaa volatlllaad by draping liquid onto a aurfaoa haatad to 200P. Kata vara axpoaad for night houra to a oodnratn oonoantratlon) Thla eauaad salivation and naaal dlaohaigo. Thara vara no avldanoo of toxlolty with tha axaaptlan of looal N Irritation. Thla vaa a rathar latsa vapor oonoantratlan Inasmuch aa tha oondaaaata aauaad tha fur of tha anlaala to baooaa daap. Vo, than, axpoaad tho rata to auoh a haavy oonoantration that thay vara obaourad in tha ehoafcor, ttda aauaad naaal dlaoharga and radnaaa of tha ayoa and noaa. Mo ayatanlo damage ooourrad. Tha Intarpratatlon of tha abova data la that fydraul 689, fron tha aouta point of via*, daaa not poasaaa a groat anouat of toxlolty. Movnvar, from tha atruavura of tha aatarlal and athar data, va would van ogalnat rapaatad ar oontiauaua akin contact aa wall aa Inhalation of tha fuaaa at abova room tonparatura. Mr. Moamar omanantad that ona of your anployaaa haa developed a foam of daauatltlo. Zn tha anlual axperlmuta ouunarlaed abova and in tha uanufaoturlng and uaa axparlanaa, thara haa boon no ladloatiaa that fydraul 689 oauoaa irritation, par aa, nor aoaaltlaatlon* The fluid dona hava goad aolvont prapartlaa and can laud to tha drying of tha akin and aUtaaguant oraoklng if thara la pralengad or rapaatad axpaoura* Tha fluid acta amah Ilk* mmi paint ramavara or thlanrn la thla raaaaot. Va ft ptooanaai In all of our balloting and on aw label that goad handling amotion lnoludaa tha avaldanoa of pmlangad and pagantaiTatiitaot. Xf Z oaa ba af nag further aaalatanon, plaaaa lot no know. Tory truly youro, j MKlOja K. Manat Molly, N.P. Nadloal Director MONS 090995 P.S. Wo wouM a$JWc??W*Ft"lf^yv}*could find out the nature of the alleged ftartttto ttaPtta,|lffiif,foffllp, W>fceure are 'to the Pydrauls containing Aroclor causing chloracne. Can you check with Schmidt without alarming him as to the reason for our Interest?