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STLCOPCB4063991 5 - t H10214 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--HOUSE October U, 1970 discontinue PCB sales for pUstMsers^-_ 1 am. extremely gratified that my ex , industrial etpluents plications after August 30. 19M. Mon posure of PCB's as a major environ Very high levels would be s direct cam, santo also said that Pen's would no mental hazard was instrumental in hav of death In wildlife. But the possible effects longer be used as hydraulic fluids--Py- ing them excluded from uses that allow of an accumulation of much smaller qua.-,, drual is Monsanto's trade name--after December 31, 1070. Monsanto further said it would offer a recovery service for spent fluids used as coolants in trans * formers and other closed-system usages. widespread escape into the environment. However, I am not satisfied that PCS'* are no longer an 'environmental threat. Monsanto stated that in such uses as hy draulic fluids. Monsanto is "not satisfied titles sre discussed by tbe Government Laboratory's Environmental - Chemistry Group. Although PCB's are not used as pes ticides. they are contained In a large number of effluents from Industry. There Is evidence that they Interfere with the process of cal- The following excerpts from Mon that it is poslble to control their usage clum metabolism In much the same way as santo's June 30. 1970, letter to me ex and eventual disposal to Insure that the organochlorlne pesticides affect wildlife. plain more fully the actions Monsanto there is no possibility to escape to the decided to take: - - environment-"- -- ----- 1. We have taken the decision that effec- The London Times article and the ttve from the 30th of August we wUl ns British Government report on tbe high longer sell the chlorinated biphenyls to cus incidence of PCB's in Britain have tomers for use In general plasticizer applies- . tlons when disposal1 of the end products cannot be controlled. This Includes ill tbe applications referred to la our bulletin O/Ft-306. All of our customers who have used these products In the past for these ap greatly increased my concern. `_ I have urged the United Nations Con ference on the Human Environment, which is to be held in Sweden in 1972, to study the danger of PCB's to animal and plications have been advised of this decision human life throughout the world. I have both verbally and by formal letter. We are also requested that PCB's be banned by working closely with them to recommend suitable alternative products which present, no danger to the envlronmei t. 3. In many of the applications where chlo rinated biphenyls are usrd as hydrmuUc fluids, we are not satisfied that it Is possible to control their usage and eventual disposal the Conference for any use that would allow these compounds to escape into the environment. . We cannot know how many other chemicals and their compounds are af fecting the environment in manners to ensure that there Is no possibility of escape similar to PCB's and DDT. When such to tho environment. We have therefore taken dangers are reported, we cannot afford the decision to reformulate such fluids and to ignore them. There are at least 310 known forms o: polychlorinated biphenyls. Same of them pre sent difficulties In laboratory analysis be cause they can be easily masked by other chemical substances. ' Tbe picture Is similar regarding organo- mercury compounds. Traditional methods of analyzing samples of mercury shows only the gross amount present but gives no Ides of bow much Is combined In the complex or- ganie compounds or just In the metallic form. This has been an Important weakness In pollution control because the toxicity of the organo-mcrcury compounds varies widely. Very little effort was directed to identifica tion of these various poisons and tbelr spread In the environment until three years ago, when Dr. G. Westoo of Sweden devised meth ods for analysing methylmercury com pounds In fish. meat, liver and eggs. This method has been refined by the Government Laboratory for analyzing potatoes, toma toes. apples-and liver. . we are currently working with our customers to Change Over to theka flew formulations. A substantial part of this program will be com pleted within the course of the next three months and in other areas where perform- . anco requirements are difficult to achieve with alternative products, we consider It will We cannot allow private corporations to continue to sell hazardous chemicals without regard to the dancers these products present to the environment. In stead of facing grave threats after chemicals have been widely dispersed, - I include at this point in the Record extracts from Monsanto's Technical Bul letin O/PL 306. ' Extracts Prom Monsanto Co.'s Technical . Bulletin O/PL-306 oh Axocloe (PCB) Uses . take until the end Of 11)70 to complete change-over. 3. In areas where the chlorinated blphenyla are used In closed system application, eg., transformers, capacitors, and heat transfer we must insist that no new chemicals be used unless they are proved harmless. If we are really to have a dean, healthy environment, then the Congress, the ad PCBs are manufactured in the United States only by the Monsanto Company, under the trade name Aroclor. In Its Technical Bulletin, O/PL-306. Mon fluids, we will continue to sell the chlori ministration, and the people themselves santo describes qualities of aroclor, such as nated biphenyls as their unique, fire-resist must be constantly, vlgllent to preserve Are rctardance, corrosion resistance, and ant proprieties are extremely important In ensuring maximum protection for the safety and well-being of the population of this country. As you should be aware, the major usage for tbe chlorinated biphenyls is as its quality. . I Include at this point in the Record an article from the New York Times of October 4 which contains a dispatch adheslvlty. This bulletin suggests "scores cf new uses that could not be performed by any other known material." Five separate bul letins are offered to glTe additional Informa tion for uses In resins, chlorinated rubber, coolants m transformers where they have from the Times. London, regarding the emulsion adhesives, protective coatings, replaced such other materials is oil and have British report on PCB's. modifiers for palysulfldes. fire-retarding greatly reduced the risk of fires and explo sions which In the past have often had dis astrous results In terms of human lives. These closed system applications sre such What by working together with our customers, [Prom tbe NewYork Timet, Oct. 4. 1B70] Chemical Poisons Found nr Wiuun-- British Record Highest Ism. or Com pound nr Herons ' plasticizers and wax compounds. Aroclor plasticizers are suggested for pro tective coatings, such as In chemical plants, sealing compounds, adhesives, lacquers. Inks, varnishes, free films, fabric coatings and we can avoid emissions to the environment. London. October 3.--Government analysts pigment dispersions; components or extend* Coupled with -this decision tn iwctlwe selling chlorinated biphenyls for closed sys tem usage, we have established a service to have recorded, tbe t concentration of a group of poisonous industrial chemicals ever found In wildlife. collect - spent fluids -which are returned to Tbe discovery of these high levels of poly our manufacturing sites for regeneration or chlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. which have destruction in a specially designed, high- effects similar to those of the persistent pes temperature incinerator. This Incinerator ticides such as DDT. Is described In an an breaks down the chlorinated biphenyls Into nual report published this week. The report harmless materials, mainly hydrochloric add also contains a description of new analytical which Is scrubbed out at the waste gae methods for measuring mlnuta quantities of stream, neutralized and passed through our other poisonous chemicals that are causing waste treating faculties. ~ damage In the environment through changes . Although we are confident that we can achieve a very high degree of control In in food production, agricultural practice and industrial processes. . these dosed system applications, we are not Attention - was first directed to 'poly completely satisfied end we sre working to chlorinated biphenyls last autumn, when the develop modified chlorinated biphenyls substance was found In the carcasses of which will be biodegradable. This means that many of the thousands of seabirds killed In " even If minute quantities of chlorinated the Irish Sea. It has since been found In biphenyl ere released to the environment seals off tbe Cornish and East Anglian coasts. ers in elastomers and waxes. Page 5 describes . Aroclor'A compatibility with twenty-seven "common plastic materials" such as asphalt, rubber, paraffin and resins. Other uses: In molded products, brake linings, chemicallyblown vinyl foam (such as was recently re ported In New York Timet for making a cave like bedroom) and in vinyl-asbestos floor tile. In describing the applications of Aroclor In adhesives, the bulletin remarks (p. 14) "When the slight odor of Arcolor is objec tionable In an adhesive for certain applica tions, it can be easily masked, at negligible cost, by the addition of a small amount of Stantomask H." Other usee are In prime coats for concrete storage tanks for gasoline and fuel oils; as base coats for concrete wood-kiln coatings (which are exposed to heat, moisture, and wood distillates). by accidental spills and/or leakage. It will be Tbe report said that PCB levels as high On page 31, under "Aroclor In Rubber" ap possible to remove them from waste water as S00 parts to s million had been found In pears the sentence: Typical applications streams In conventional secondary .treat tbe livers of herons, which are fresh water Include protective and decorative coatings ment faculties. ~~ ' - feeders. This la more than twice the- and for swimming pools, stucco homes, steel r Although the extremely high levels previously recorded levels for sea birds, and analytical techniques available era not be structures, tank cars, and both wood and metal maritime equipment." I found in England suggest that Mon lieved precise enough to measure all the In chlorinated-rubber formulations. Aro I santo's action may be coining too late. various forms of the chemical. clor la suggested for beat-scaling adhesives. DSW 282663 STLCOPCB4063992 October U, 1970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--HOUSE H10215 -- .t|| ----teal coatlnp*. paper and textile coatlngg. ' keep* the Congress and the American people . SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED 'i ^rlaunc taka. Other rations ax detor wire and cable cottinpi, end tor -icky coating* for fabric or paper." ----j 25 say* "Insecticide*. for etnmple. can from knowing what their government 1* doing. '- " By unanimous consent, permission to Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of address the House, following the legisla weapons are apparently to be transferred-- tive program and any special orders to Mended into such coatings to make insect by loan, sale, or other means--to Spain In heretofore entered, was granted to: JL, or barriers on tree trunks for foliage. j#rult protection.** Otter owe: scaling and caulking coniautomobllc-body sealants; paint impositions: tracing paper, window enre- " sad other pnpcr-lransparcntlztng: and iXmelt resins for the protection of tools return for the United States' being able te use tho bases. This constitutes nothing less then support of e dictatorship which sup presses political right and civil liberties. The unsaactioned military ventures of the oxecutlvo branch--such as the Invasion of Csmbodla--Illustrate how dangerous It U for Mr. Byrne of Pennsylvania, for 30 minutes, today. Mr. Gonzalez, for 5 minutes, today. (The following Members (at the re.quest of Mr. Farr) to address the House and to revise and extend their remarks i-C metal parts. Congress tn surrender Its powers to the erec- and Include extraneous matter:) ' ~Oa pas *1, "high-chlorlne-eontent Aro- utlre. By extending the treaty with Spain by Mr. Findley, for 5 minutes, today. - m plasticizers" sre described as "widely g<d in the manufacture of low-cost, flarae_j^tant isequcrs" for paper coatings, laocus for pisstics, and hot-melt adhesives. Pice 33heat-resistant aluminum paints and jiLnels. such as tor Jet-engine components, ttbsust xnsnlfolds. and incinerators. Page 34: irsits containing Aroclor are widely used making dental castings, costume Jewelry sd precision-cast aircraft parts. "Aroclor eitli waxes moke excellent end Inexpensive ts!crs for masonry, wood, flberboard. and executive agreement, the Administration has purposefully Ignored the concern which I and other membc- i of Congress have voiced la the past about commitments to Spain. . In order to deter such action, and to firmly assert Congressional oversight ii-' foreign af fairs. I have Introduced legislation to create a Joint Committee on Foreign Policy. This latest flaunting of Congressional powers by the Administration In support of a reactionary dictatorship--la Just further justification for such a Committee. Mr. Teague of California, for 30 min utes, today. Mr. Williams, for 10 minutes, today. Mr. McDade, for 5 minutes, today. Mr. Watson. for 5 minutes, today. Mr. Whalen, for 5 minutes, today.. Mr. Harsha, for 10 minutes, today. Mr. Halpern, for 5 minutes, today. Mr. Goodling. for 10 minutes, today. Mr. Hogan, for 20 minutes, today. Mr. Ashbrook, for 60 minutes, today. osper." Oa pegs 38 It Is explained that the kill-life W chlorinated Insecticides Is extended by jgodor acting as a vapor suppressant and u | sticking agent, enabling the Insecticide t remain toxic on hard surfaces "for as long as three months." Tor Its molsure-prooflng qualities, Aroclor Irtoggested onpage 36 for use In wares, suojx u paraffin; oils such os mineral oil or drying cUs; and os a coating for paper and cloth. Page 37: an "Important Ingredient" In mimeograph Ink for use on bond paper: In the preparation of Imitation gold leaf: as pigmeat vehicles for decoration of glass and ceramics; as grinding and dispersing med ium*. . Page 38: "Aroclor plasticizers an essential components of coatings for flame-proofing cotton drill for outer garments and for ren dering ollve-drab canvas fire-retardation. Viter-repellent, and rot-proof for tents, tar paulins, etc.., .** Page SO: a "potential problem from the standpoint of both Inhalation and skin con tact* and suggests the use of closed systems sad local-exhaust ventilation. It also men tions that vapors of Aroclor "at room tem perature should not be breathed In a con fined space --" It suggests "the use of gloves and proteo- tlrs garments because of the possible occur rence of a condition called chloracne." Aroclor la sold In Tank cars. 500 to 600-Ib. steel drums, 100-lb. bags and 50-lb. cans. SPANISH BASE AGREEMENT (Mr. RANDALL asked and was given permission to extend his remarks at this point in the Record and to include ex traneous matter.) (Mr. RANDALL'S remarks will appear hereafter in the Extensions jrf Remarks.! (Ur. RANDALL asked and was given permission to extend his remarks at this point in the' Record and to include ex traneous matter.) IMr. RANDALL'S remarks will appear hereafter In the Extensions of Remarks.] (Mr. MILLER asked and was given permission to extend his remarks at this point in the Record and to include ex traneous matter.) [Mr. MILLER of Ohio's remarks will appear hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.) ' (Mr. WTDLER asked and was given I>ermission to extend his remarks at this point in the Record and to Include ex traneous matter.) * . [Mr. WYDLERB remarks will appear hereafter in the Extensions of Remarks.] Mr. Chamberlain, for IS minutes, to day. (The following Members (at the re quest of Mr. Caeeery), to revise and ex tend their remarks and to lhclude extraneous matter:) . Mr. Garvlatz, today, for 10 minutes. Mr. Rasscx, today, for 30 minutes. Mr. Conyers, today, for 60 minutes. Mr. Flood, today, for IS minutes. . EXTENSION OF REMARKS By unanimous consent, permission to revise and extend remarks was granted to: ' Mr. Carey in six instances and to Include extraneous matter. Mr. Crane to revise and extend his remarks during debate on HR. 17849. Mr. Hammersckmidt to extend his re marks on the bill HR. 19519 and to include extraneous matter. Mr. Saylor, today, ahd that his re marks appear prior to passage of HR. 693 on August 13.1970. Mr. Randall, and to include extrane ous matter in two Instances. ' (The following Members (at the re quest of Mr. Frey) and to include ex traneous matter:) Mr. Roudebush in two Instances. Mr. Anderson of Illinois in three in stances. ' (Mr. RYAN asked and was given per- LEAVE OF ABSENCE Mr. Steiger of Wisconsin In two In- ' ! J | i mission to extend his remarks at this paint in the Record and to include ex traneous matter.) By unanimous consent, leave of ab sence was granted to: Mr. Thompson of New Jersey (at the Mr. RYAN. Mr. Speaker, the agree request of Mr. O'Hara) on account of ment which the administration entered family Illness. into with Spain for UjS. military aid and Mr. Blanton (at the request of Mr. for continued base rights in Spain, was Jones of Tennessee), for today, on ac another example of the executive branch count of official business. ' ignoring congressional authority under - Mr. Lowerstetn (at the request of Mr. the guise of executive privilege. When Albert) , for today, on account of official this agreement was concluded last Au business. - gust, I issued a public statement con demiting the action taken by the admin- istration. On August 6. 1970, 1 said: Mr. Pares of Texas (at the request of Mr. Arends) , on account of emergency appendectomy. ' The agreement which Is being signed with Spain constitutes a significant commitment Thlch has neither received sanction nor Mr. Cobkan, for official business. today, on account - of stances. .. Mr. Gubser. .. Mr. Crane in six instances. - Mr. Schwekcel in three instances. Mr. Miller of Ohio In six Instances. Mr. Sebelius. Mr. Frey In two Instances. - Mr. Gerald R. Ford in five instances. Mr. McDade In six instances. . Mr. Wyman in six instances. Mr. Horton in six instances. Mr. Abends in four Instances. Mr. Smith of California. Mr. Springe*. Mr. Scott. .. . Mr. Harsha. - Mr. Mqjshall In four instances. scrutiny by the Congress. ' Mr. Barxno (at the request of Mr. Bub- Mr. Price of Texas in five instances. ' i . The Spanish base ' agreement once again ton of California), for today, on account Mrs. Heckler of Massachusetts. r*reals the "underground diplomacy" which of official business. ' Mr. Brat in six instances. ! DSW 282664 STLCOPCB4063993