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POWER TRAHFORKER AM) C U C U B REMER DJVI8XCM GMMDIAH VESTDCSOUSE CONMUQT UMZXD) REQUESTS!) EX J. Barbell pT, PT 4 CB Dlvlslop Apr. 17/70 CHARGE HO, COPIES TO V.V Mion, J. Barbell, W B r y u m / R.E Pavloa A. ^nton, P.M, Biitfa, E.C. ford FILE 1 IH1RCPUCT10N A Meting was held it Monsanto, St. Louis, Missouri to inesstlgats tbs ^logical problems of PCE's and bov these problems would iffact tbs electrical industry. Personnel in attendance vers; Wsstinnhouse Dr. T.K. Slost, hiiin^er of Materials, 3h*ron Pennsylvania Mr. C. Wilburn, tonager of Manufacturing, South Boston, Virginia--Mr. E. SlUatt, Chemist, M A P Laboratory, Hamilton, Ontario . Monsanto H.S. Bargso, Director of fluids Business D.A. Cleon, Director oT 8alas fluids Business Dr. V.R. Richard, Director of Research fluids Business J. Savage,*Director of Manufacture fluids Businsas P.C. BanlgnuM, Market Manager Dielectric fluids Dr. R.H. Munch, Senior Sclantlst, Dielactrie fluids f.0. Bryant, Product Specialist, Dielectric fluids.^ OATS O C K P U Z D April 27/70 N M B U A U A I M C B 8 B MO. M O B 1 of $ M O B To-g; NPC00010446 COOtlBUSd 2- E.G. Wheeler, Director Induetrlei Byglene V. Jhpageorge, Coordinetor of feivlroorati Problems Dr. 8 Tucker, Analytical Research Dr. R.X. KellerI Group Lender Analytical Dr. Q. Thompson, Group Lender Orgenie Aeeeereh Dr. R.X. Kelly, Medicei Director /Splychlorinated biphenyl* knee been found in various river eyetent, the fatty tieeuee of Tieh, bird*, eggs, milk of earns end humans* . There ie eone evidence thet the higher chlorinated bipbengrle eueh ne A r o d o r 12Jk and 1260 contribute! to the fornetioa of very thin egg shall which it easily crushed end to the netihg cherecterietice of birds which m e n e that eggs ere laid too let# in the seneon. 80m* lnveetlgetore elnln thet chlorinated biphenyls alter the glucose metabolism end inhibit am ensyae (edenoeine tripbaepfanteee) thet playe e 'vital role in the energy balance of the hunan body. Aavrlcen politiclens have need the potential haraful effecta of 108*0 as part of their platform speeches and are quite effective even if they aey be aleelae the facte. Students are alao -- M a g use of this information end this worries Monsanto sufficiently to place guards around their research centre end inspect ell visitors. Mr. fboenlx of^the Ontario Water Resources held e nesting vith Mr. V. Pepagcorge on FCB'e pollution probleae on April 22, 1970. Monsanto has decided as e result to pull ell the Arodors 1 2 ^ end 1260 free ell tfee market except the electrical industry. They feel that they can present valid arguments for the continued use of these products in this ares. , Aroclor l?h2 , trlchlorobensene and tritstrechlarobenaens hove not been detected to date eitf appear to be eomewfaet biodegradable. Boms areas of Investigation* indicate thet eroclor 12k2 aey also be questioned. The continued use of Aroclore in the electrical industry will depend on thet industry's ability to contain these fluids. Conclusions end Ree endetIons The use or polychlorl noted biphenyls aust be tightly controlled in order to protect tbs electrical Industry from lav suite and to eneu the supply of an eeeentlal product. Instructions on our equipment end in Information leaflets must be sent to our customers. (Mr. X. Reab of G.X. toes already published uch a letter. He ere attempting to obtain a copy.) NPC00Q10447 1 202173 I 3. fte controla ara aalnly for tba protactloQ of 1 U U f a . tanaibla jracnutlon, if practlaad ,4c*M( not apfaar te jraaaot anjr aneara I te ana. ' k . S m natbod of dlapoaal ef polyghlorlmted blpha^rla, laavlatlooa i n t M i tfaat contale K B 'a, aboorbanta aaefa aa fullar'a aartfc ate v duat Vlll bar# to be atndiod and strl..c.t..l..y...e..o..s..t.r..o..llad Soo probleu i r n to laraatlfata oros ^ () Ballaat capacitara purctoaaad ty Ganadlas bastlnffaoaaa. (b) 9b aroclora Ib transformara sant to ttoa sarrios stoop flor rapaIr Bd ttoa aroclor dioarded. j (e) Capacitor* tfaat .toara fallad Ib ty h y or atoop. (d) Aroclor aaturatad fller's aartto fres filiara aad realalslnc unita. (Loados, Flaot lio. 3 and Barrica Oapt.) | (a) Beudust aad floar abaorbanta uaad to aoato up arodara. (r) Aroclora fres fallad traasforssrs on taat that ara aot reclalsed. (Load00 and Plairt too. 3) I (g) Peraonocl vorklaa in taat arree exposad to oplUaga and spray anoto # as the capacitor taat area. (London) I (to) Dlffuslon aod back up puspa. Aroclor 1 2 ^ la uaad Ib dlffualon I puspa aod uften contamnate* tfaa petrolaiaa ol uaad Ib ttoa back up puspa. (London and Uaat Plant) (i) Cae and staaa turblnes that m y ba lubricatad uith producto costalBiBf JCB's. 5. Potaotial attoodt of dlapoaal ara: (a) B a t u m producto to Monsanto (coat $ 4 a pouad pina fraltht)for dla poaal by Incineratioc aod affluaat gas acrubblag (b) Basoral of aroclora fros fullar'a aartto vltto aolrant bafora dlacardlnf ttoa aartto. (c) Poaalbla uae of U.v. ligtot aad energy tounsfar afesis aucto aa aothraquinos. (Monsanto toave bean raquastsd to look at thla for ua) T1 * 4 </ / ' } / /# I \ t K I 202174 `J n . * 1t r , Dikit^C of H W Centre^ rpr.mtetlv.. of f l u t e 3 and 11, WXC Blo<*lBm, Steroa, Munci. and Sooth Boatea abould aaat oo this aubjact and e c w to s o u caaaral r a r o wore ,/* ft* Monsanto have developed analytical procedures which we posses and t ' vili atteapt to incorporata in our praaasit chainstograph analytical 2 . Monsanto are examining a nodIfled aroclor 12k2 femulation d a n the higher chlorinated products are greatly reduced. 3. Monsanto era in**tigsting incineration of the chlorinated products. * A furnace operating l60UF appaara to ha auceaaaful. fha gaaaa oust be acrubbed to m o v e hydrogen chlorida. (The reclanation of hydrogen chloride soy be a way of off-setting scan of our expenses if we do thlib nurseivej) A Solid insulation and capacitors can be chopped op into nanll places 2 co-- erclal ;quipment. these materials as vail as other K B turated net -ialf such aa fuller'a earth are than basted between kooPC and 50(/i;. The FCB la distillad into tha gas furnace hare it Is destroys!. 3. Monsanto are looking at bacteria that night be used to destroy FCS's. 6 . PCB'i in A U r i t - |rocessed through coalescers end absorption nedle such as cihy, ctrfcoi. or caiciun carbonate. (FCB's tend to d i n g to solids) 7. Conbuttlor. for FCB Sarnia are lntarastad in supplying equlpnaat (usmunUstioiu, Mr. A. Tinton of Plant So. 11) 202175 > v- AFFIIDII ' * 1' TfcBUB 1 ltb.l do. of polrchlorlaBtBd -- trtoJU COT Aroclar 12^2 Aroelor 12^4 Lethal dost (ppa) Rata * Rabbits 400 300 to 500 3000 - 750 to 1000 5000- TABIE 11. Chronic dose levels on Rats Ro afreet level fer rats (3) Elevated liver velglit of rets ho effect level for cogs Arcelor 1242 100 -- 100 Aroelor 125>* <100 100 (1) Aroelor 1260 -- 10,000 (2) mar 5 300 Mot.: (1) Lnv*r gala In fratles at 1, 10 ad 100 ppn. lB ales it vti 100 ppa. .their blood and urine was negative. (2) Lover vjight gain la feaales vas at 10 and 100 ppa. In sties It vas 10C ppn. (3) A tvo generation reproduction cycle in rats shoved no crr-cts at u ppo for Aroclors 1254 and 12u0. 8one possible iffteta asy be occurlag at 100 ppa vith aroclor 1242. TLla study is still in progress. TABLE 111. Solubility or fC3*s In voter i1 Aroelor PR! by Weight i 12k2 200 1 l?$k 50 1?*>0 50 NPC00010450 sr-1 202176