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n-4 AHB Monsanto , 0 lo from d. l. Gendron CCt date August 2, 1974 subject VCM Personal Monitoring Results Summary REFERENCE to R. L. Bourget M, Atanian R. Belschwender D. V. Bierwert R. E. Cummings G. M. Ellsworth B. W. Eley - St. Louis C. D. Riggs G. L. Smith - St. Louis Attached are summaries of VCM personal monitoring data obtained from April 1974 through July 1974. PVC operating personnel data are reported in detail by classification, while other classifica tion data (TflM, Control Lab, etc.) are summarized. In general, VCM exposures are under control in all areas, although some classi fications require more intensive sampling to verify improved levels in their areas. To allow for this, certain other classifications should be dropped back to a one/month sampling frequency. The criteria used to determine the classifications on which to decrease sampling frequency were: 1) Inherent job exposure potential 2) Exposure history obtained through sampling 3) Trend in average exposures with time 4) Tendency of physical equipment or procedure changes to reduce exposure in work area Based on the above, I recommend that be reduced to a once/month sampling sampled once/month). 1) AKO 2) PO 3) EPA 4) SDO 5) BO 6) MPE PSA 7) Office Areas 8) T$M (all) 9) Control Lab 10) Maintenance (other than in operating areas) This will free up time to concentrate on increased sampling frequency in those classifications for which the existing data are incomplete or inconsistent. These classifications are: 1) CKO 2) KO 3) OH 4) LO 5) EKO 6) EPO D. L. Gendron /m RSV0024501 VCM EXPOSURE SUMMARY P riod Classification No. Samples Individual Exposures, ppm Avg. Exposure, PP . Comments April '74 CKO 0 May '74 CKO 2 5, 23 14.0 Started 10 min. TWA's in May June '74 CKO 0 7/1-7/7/74 CKO 11 1.0 7/8-7/14/74 CKO 1 30 30.0 7/15-7/21/74 CKO 3 8, 19, 1 9.3 7/22-7/28/74 CKO 0 April '74 May '74 J '74 7/1-7/7 7/8-7/14 7/15-7/21 7/22-7/28 KO 0 KO ' 7 KO 7 KO 3 KO 11 KO 3 KO 0 10,13,8,31 , 11.1 3,3,10 2,2,15,5, 4,11,2 5.9 2,15,9 8.7 35,34,9,6, 7,4,10,0,2 > 10,20 12.5 8,4,14 8.7 Began using Coppus blower exhaust system in early Ma; April *74 AKO 6 82,43,31, 54.5 2 hr. to 4 hr. TWA samples 49,110,12 May '74 AKO 13 17,24,0,43 22.9 Started using Coppus blowe 3,75,15,16 ,13, exhauster-all 10 min. TWA 22,5,14,51 samples June '74 AKO 7 3,7,15,25, 12.7 Slurry tanks closed during 17,14,8 May 7/1-7/7 AKO 2 10,23 16.5 7 7/14 2 AKO 8 20,21,2,19 , 11.1 8,3,15,1 7/15-7/21 7/22-7/28 AKO AKO 3 1,0,19 0 6.7 RSV0024502 * N ts> 00 Period k.pril '74 lay ' 7 4 Tune '74 r/lr7f7 7/8-7/14 7/15-7/21 VCM EXPOSURE SUMMARY Page 2 Classifi cation OH No. Samples 0 Individual Exposures, PPm __ Avg. Exposure ppm OH 7 0,13,50,28, 29.7 22,12,83 OH 8 33,55,63, 31.0 29,31,19, 16,2 OH 1 5 5.0 OH 3 31,40,19 30.0 OH 2 2,4,123 43.0 OH 0 Comments OH's monitored in RVCM comp, room prior to wall modifications show d high readings Still high in comp, room High reading obtained from OH in kettle without blower on for part of sample period Vpril '74 lay ' 7 4 June '74 7/1-7/7 7/8-7/14 7/15-7/21 7/22-7/28 PO PO PO PO PO PO PO 0 8 1,1,3,4,0, 1.8 2,1,2 S 2,2,3,2,3 2.4 13 3.0 17 7.0 0 0 \pril '74 lay '74 LO LO Early June 5/17-6/23 LO LO 1 94 94.0 Sample taken above an open latex tank-10 min. TWA 3 0,432,11 High 0 sample taken above closed latex tank-high value taken draining RVCM tank in front of kettle exhaust Coppus blower discharge (inadvert ently) 1 58 58.0 In RVCM comp, room RSV0024503 Period 71/7/7 78-7/14 715-7/21 722-7/28 ipril *74 lay ' 7 4 iarly June 717- 6/23 i/2^/30 71^7 78-7/14 715-7/21 722-7/28 Vpril '74 lay '74 iarly June 717-6/23 724-6/30 71-7/7 78-7/14 714-7/21 72^/28 VCM EXPOSURE SUMMARY Page 3 Classifi No. cation Samples LO (Cont'd) LO 0 Individual Exposures, ppm Avg. Exposure, ppm LO 0 LO 3 21,34,4 19.7 LO 1 3 LO 0 3.0 Comments EKO EKO EKO EKO EKO EKO EKO EKO EKO 1 105 105.0 Taken before installation of Coppus blower exhaust er 3 42,35,9 28.7 Coppus blower in use S 25,24,46,26, 27.0 14 4 14,13,12,11 12.5 0 19 9.0 / 9 29,6,33,6, 19.1 23,7,12,52,4 8 10,8,11,0,1, 10.6 2,52,1 0 EPO EPO EPO EPO EPO EPO EPO EPO EPO 3 0,1144,21 High High value obtained while flushing RVCM vent filters 15 5.0 Flushing vent filters after procedure change 0 19 2 69,4 2 0,5 0 9.0 36.5 2.5 RSV0024504 Period pril '74 ay ' 74 arly June /17-6/23 /24-6/30 f1-7/7 /8-7/14 /15-7/21 /22-7/28 VCM EXPOSURE SUMMARY Page 4 Individual Avg. Classifi- No. Exposures, Exposure, cation Samples' nnm own Comments EPA 0 EPA 1 4 EPA 1 0 4.0 0.0 EPA EPA EPA ^ 1 1 0 0 22 0.0 22.0 Mixing E-3 EPA 0 EPA 4 16,4,2 ,.5 6.8 EPA 0 pril '74 ay '74 arly June /17-6/23 /24-6/30 /8-7/14 /IS-7/21 > /22-7/28 pril '74 lay '74 arly June /17-6/23 /24-6/30 71-7/7 /8-7/14 71^/21 722-7/28 SDO SDO SDO SDO SDO SDO SDO SDO BO BO BO BO BO BO BO BO BO 0 2 37,14 13 10 10 3 19,3,0 3 1,0,6 0 0 2 9,7 10 2 0,0 0 2 6,4 1 16 2 2,1 0 25.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 2.3 37 value obtained ch eking latex tanks prior to clos ing 8.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 16.0 1.5 RSV0024505 VCM EXPOSURE SUMMARY MISCELLANEOUS CLASSIFICATIONS 1. Office Areas 9 samples since 7/1/74. Exposures were 0,0,0,0,9,1,3,0,0 ppm, or 1.4 ppm avg. 2. T M 13 samples since 6/18/74. Exposures were 10,2,1,9,25,0,4,0, 28,1,0,0,0 ppm, or 6.2 ppm avg. Only one exposure measured in the warehouse was significant (28 ppm). 3. Control Lab 9 samples since 6/17/74. Exposures were 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,15,0 ppm, or 1.7 ppm avg. The 15 ppm value was obtained on an analyst testing Paste viscosities. 4. Maintenance 7 samples since 6/18/74. Exposures were 4,0,0,14,22,8,0 ppm, or 6.9 ppm avg. 5. MPE and PSA 4 samples tince 7/15/74. Exposures were 4,0,0,0 ppm, or 1.0 ppm avg. RSV0024506 lOm I NAME ro SE^Mr'r J': -11 J. spano - World Headqu ters October 17, 1974 1890 Mr. R. V. Butz 1700 Mr. R. 0. Jackson Mr. A. W. Andrews E3SH - Mr. G. L. Smith C2SA - Mr. J. E. McKee BIND - Mr. E. V. John C2SA - Mr. D. R. Bishop A3SA - Mr. P. S. Park A2SA - Dr. G. A. Roush A2SA - Mr. E. F. Wheeler Mr. G. D. Ingenthron The national CBS network will telecast a documentary on the VCM toxicity problem on Saturday night (October 19). We expect the program to be highly critical of the chemical industry. Although some individual companies will be mentioned, we have no reason to believe that Monsanto will be among them. The enclosed corporate preparedness Q&A explains Monsanto's position on the subject. Additionally, the following MP&P statement gives perspective on Monsanto's involvement: "Monsanto is a small factor in the total PVC production in the United States. We expect that in 1974 Monsanto's PVC production will amount to less than 1% per cent of, the total manufactured in the U.S. "A few years ago, Monsanto made the decision for a planned withdrawal from the PVC business. This was prior to the discovery of the current VCM toxicity problem. We licensed our technology but continued to produce the product under contract. We expect to complete our withdrawal from the PVC business in .i-v- ?. 4 4 i'll be happy to advise on the handling of any press queries you might receive as a result of the TV program. JJS :mw Enclosure 6lc - Vi: 1 He c TT, t-'-' *- J -p r! \ ; . /.a1 . 7( IN - 10 REV. t/72 RSV0024507 PREPAREDNESS Q & As'Re VCM/PVC 1. Q. Where are your VCM and PVC plants in the United States? A. We do not manufacture VCM in the United States. We have a PVC plant in Springfield, Mass. 2. Q. Have there been any cases of angiosarcoma among your PVC plant'employes or their families? A. No.' 3. Q. Have there been any cases of other unusual types of cancer among these employes? A. No. 4. Q. Have there been angiosarcoma cases among people who live near your PVC plant, to your knowledge? A. No, none to our knowledge. 5. Q. Regarding exposure level, OSHA wants 1 ppm. What does Monsanto feel is an acceptable level? A. We support the level of 25 ppm as proposed by S.P.I. Furthermore, OSHA has essentially accepted a level of 25 ppm through 1975. 6. Q. Can Monsanto meet the proposed OSHA standard of 1 ppm? A. Based on our engineering studies to date in this particular plant, we have not been able to define the engineering technology necessary to reduce exposure levels to 1 ppm. However, we will meet the requirement of the standard by providing respiratory protection for our employes in accordance with appropriate provisions of the standard in this regard. 7. Q. The old federal standard was 500 ppm. What have been the levels at your plants? Did you ever exceed 500 ppm.? iff A. We are currently meeting the temporary standard of 50 ppm. `s Prior to the establishment of the temporary standard, we were in compliance x^ith the previously applicable federal standard in existence at that time. 7 RSV0024508 c/ CO Through MC' did Monsanto know in 19-7" of the Italian study by IMuf. Maltoni which reporter that VCM caused cancer? If you knew of this report, what did you do about it? A. Yes,.we received a verbal report of the Maltonie findings in 1973. We participated in and supported the U.S. industry studies administered through MCA to confirm and extend the animal toxicity data reported by Maltoni".. In addition, the Tabershaw-Cooper Study was started in 1973 to determine whether VC exposure had produced any increased incidence of cancer. This work was completed in 1974 and is now a part of the OSKA documentation. 9. Q. Are plasticizers involved in any of the vinyl problem? A. There is no association between plasticizers and the vinyl problem. 10. Q. Do you make other chlorinated hydrocarbons like^VCM?- , A. No. ; 11. Q. Do you have any VCM and/or PVC plants ex-U.S.? If so, where? A. Yes. Our wholly owned subsidiary, Monsanto Canada Ltd., has one PVC plant. We also have a 38% ownership in a Mexican company which operates a PVC plant. Monsanto member companies in Japan and Spain operate one VCM and one PVC plant each. 12. Q. Are you aware of any cases of angiosarcoma or other unusual types of cancer among employes or other people who live near any of these plants? A. No. We are not aware of any such cases. 13. Q. What sort of safeguards have you taken to assure that similar problems will not occur with other chemicals you manufacture or use in your processes? A. No new product is marketed by Monsanto until it has been carefully reviewed with respect to toxicological effect. In addition, we have an on-going program to review existing products in a like manner. RSV0024509 (jAen***^ ^J (^-VT- tytjfcri. r$3*- -*~Y c<s? 'ty-/6s * J /2~&(5E &SV0024510 nsanto , location.. James E. M( e - C2SA September 30, 1974 cct *CNCt I ' f Mr. E. li^'d'ohn'TbJ.NEr^ Mr. J. J. Spano E2SE /, i KT cc" Mr. C. P. Cunningham Mr. D. R. Bishop ' Mr. T. C. Ford Mr. H. F. Streeter Mr. P. R. Wilkins 1650 c j. f On .Saturday evening... October^ 13, the Mary Tyler Moore Show will be pre-empted so that..Cj5S_^p,,tjeJ^^^^t^_jiDj2uentary on vinyl_chlo.rl.de- We expect that this show will be highly critical of the chemical industry and of MCA. Furthermore, it will probably mention some individual companies, but hopefully, not Monsanto. I would like to recommend two points of action in connection with this show: 1) that we have a preparedness statement regarding Monsanto's role in vinyl chloride, and 2) that Howard Streeter arrange to catch a video tape October 19 so we will have our own copy for future use if needed. By carbon, I am asking Tom Ford to' get with John and Ed to develop a few preparedness Q&As. RSV0024511 1 V ^0r*` * , Oct. 51HD --.-O 2^r .: ' '' Mr. Pspaycorce - E2 3K. ' Mrv* it'-itTE uchnci1 - Mr. U. IM Corey - E23L Mr. I-. J. rit.cpcrcid - E331 Er. S. A. lloininsar - J)10 Attached in addition:: 1 inforf.ntion on the CBS vinyl chloride rpoc Lai echo doled for Saturday, Oct. 19 (to pre-empt the Mary Tyler Metre Shea;). . :' .. ` _.. ' 'h j ii 'M f /A ,1 RSV0024512 vsanto t ,|NAMf * LPC"10N.'p. R. Wilkins New York EC T October 7, 1974 ^CNCt E. 'V. John - St. Louis J. J. Spano - St. Louis J. E. McKee - St. Louis T. C. Ford - St. Louis I was at a small dinner party this weekend of CBS people at which I net,,MortPPi--5en.n_who will be the anchorman on thCIvinyl chloride special Oct. iST^ The setting wasn't one that`~i""could pry too deeply-into the show's content. But I did-pick up a few impressions, such as: 1) I think Dean believes there has been a fair / amount of "cover-up'1 by industry and the MCA, - mostly due to the one-year hold on the Italian data. 2) He says the Italian researcher claims the agreement only called for the MCA to give the Italian parties advance notice of the release of the data and didn't restrict its release as MCA contends. Whatever the facts actually are, I expect CBS will point to what it perceives are j.nc.pixsxst.cjncios between the MCA's position and that of the Italians. 3) I gather they are going to focus a fair amount of attention on one Goodrich worker who has angiosarcoma and the treatments he is taking -- in an attempt to "humanize", if that's the word, a very technical subject. If that's the case, the hazards will be dramatized in a way that may make the audience very uneasy, to say the least. RSV0024513 4) Dean is rather skeptical of MCA's position and critical of a coupl cT~i ndu stry people he "encotin't"erecT~in"tKeT~course ofMfiiming the show. He felt several companies had curtailed produc tion when the film crew visited the plants -- something he claimed workers disclosed to the crew voluntarily. All of which leaves an impression with him that the industry is "covering up." 5) When we talked about the various end products in which VCM is found, he hinted that CBS would draw some conclusions about the hazards of floor tile manufacture, for instance. And I'm guessing such conclusions wouldn't be too positive from the industry's standpoint. 6) Overall, my impression is that CBS will be critical of MCA, the manufacturers as weli~as the federal government in not adequately safeguarding the health of those who come in contact with vinyl chloride -- and will attempt to document that position by showing, for instance, actual working conditions and actual on-the-spot readings of air samples that reflect ppm much higher than is acceptable. But, as I said, these are impressions I picked up in a social situation where it wasn't possible to learn precisely what the format will be. So you all can take this as simply a "questimate" of how the show eventual-ly will turn out. PRW:mj RSV0024514 Saturday, Oct. 19 September 23* 1974 CBS REPORTS: "THE CASE OF THE PLASTIC PERIL" INVESTIGATES THE LINK BETWEEN VINYL CHLORIDE, BASIS OF VINYL PLASTICS, AND LIVER CANCER CBS REPORTS: "The Case of the Plastic Peril," an examination (of the health hazards of vinyl chloride -- a substance from -which / thousands of ordinary^, plastic products are made -- will be broadcast Saturday, Oct. 19 (1000-11:00 PM, EDT) otf- the CBS Television Network. / Vinyl chloride is a gas which is processed into polyvinyl chlo- t ,;ride, commonly^Known as vinyl plastic, and has been linked to at least form of liver cancer among the 6,500 workers in polyvinyl processing plants in the United States. Vinyl plastic is the material used for such commonplace products as phonograph records, upholstery covers, salad-oil bottles, supermarket meat and produce wrappers, beverage can liners and blood bags. On the broadcast, CBS News Correspondent Morton Dean talks with plastics factory workers -- one who already has cancer of the liver, others whose blood tests have revealed liver disorders -- about their fears. "The Case of the Plastic Peril" takes an inside look at what happens when Government agencies -- in this case, those concerned with worker safety and consumer protection -- and an industry are called upon to deal with a crisis such as this -- how they respond and hovr they co operate -- and it examines the ability of Government's resources to cope with the problem. (More) li^aiqu^ujuw.;1 RSV0024515 2 / Large-scale production of vinyl chloride began in the 1950s /as presumed harmless. But now that the liver cancer, which may k as long as 20 years to manifest itself, has been found among /- ,nyl chloride workers, there is a persistent fear of a "time bomb" ) >ffect, i.e., that the consequences from exposure to the chemical may reach far beyond,the relatively few cases discovered so far. Moreover, investigations have raised the possibility that hun dreds of thousands of workers handling polyvinyl chloride, the plastic, in the manufacture of everyday products may have been exposed to the material's ill effects. Vinyl chloride, the gas, has already been banned as an aerosol propellant by two Government agencies because of its possible danger. Gene DePoris is the producer of CBS REPORTS: "The Case of the ^Jp.stic Peril." John Sharnik is the senior producer, and Burton Ben jamin the executive producer of CBS REPORTS. (Note to editors: This special broadcast will preempt "The Carol Burnett Show" on the Network on Oct. 19.) *#* nflw !i i) * RSV0024516 GENERAL PVC STATEMENT POP EUROPE SHOULD READ: QUOTE, NEWSPAPER STORIES HAVE REPORTED SUSPECTED HEALTH PROBLEM RELATED TO PVC-VGA! PRODUCTION. WE PRODUCE PVC IN MEXICO, SPAIN, JAPAN, CANADA AND THE / "S, NO CASTS OP CANCER ASSOCIATED WITI-I PVC"MANUPACTURING HAVE BEEN POUND AMONG OUR EMPLOYES. UNQUOTE. Uv , ;v- JOHN j. SPA NO j 'SS'P^CO - ror.vcrd :o frcirisrr.lt;:nQ operator IWcDSATcLY after preparation. \ j' M "u *4 w(ywi9wp*'g?i?wiB,j T?svnrm^i7 Z*' yjj o> 'J S$S' yo ,,. 'Mac^uSe^ I .1 * ' -l ( *iB(%!*-%' \I \ ,f*-*.Q--. Iij :fJ ; i ^/r;< co . 0 // , ntfc# . f V/A^d. ~~JQJcecat#i& Office' eytt/vla*ifiwi^&Vfia*7& "^7T J-vV A?S,' >''"" >v ^ ' ----" - ^/.-'; ` XCW/ay/'wevit ey^Xyzo&A amC KJ>iauS{/tei` NICHOLAS ROCisCS CQMMISSipNER yy ^ '. / d{^ccu//ati'&fia$c/djffien& W YOUR RF.PV.Y ** TO /*M_ ,/ 4l*>v '*, ;' 30 dd&yAte/ts Sd/eefr, S$osC<>n/ 02//6 \.\1' ->.y / x- .-v* \ September 10, 1975 76-91 Mr. Paul E. Bureau Personnel Manager Monsanto Polymers and Petrochemicals Company 730 Worcester Street Indian Orchard, MA 01051 Dear Paul: This is- to place in writing the requests I made in our ephone conversation of September 9 As previously stated in my letter of July 16, 1975} and in several subsequent conversations with you, we have been informed of an excess of cancer deaths among your employees, particularly among those said to have worked in the P.V.C. fabrication area, building 85. It is Imperative that we review all past records of employment in that building. You have suggested that some of our preliminary employment data are incorrect. It is precisely this sort of question that makes our review of the actual records necessary. Only by an ' unbiased review of mortality from the complete employment rosters will we be able to calculate precise cancer death rates. I sent you a list of eighty-five deceased Monsanto, workers cn August 6 and on September 9 requested complete work histories on the twenty cancer cases among them. This Information will help us decide which work areas need to be most carefully studied. I will be in touch with .your office later this week to make definite arrangemtns for beginning this study. j L/mc \yS hcerely. . V/ ~'fr /C vj' C^Nf / ^clin Lewis, M. D. \ ( Occupational Hygiene Physican /V i . c-/ ?> S>s\ '.OLc^^ ^ r-1 J J,,.5Ky'U' AS* -U> ^ u ' - / * /; -d/ of '' l n rjjtx v 'J ' RSV0024518 CAUSE OF DEATH OF 06 .MONSANTO CHEMICAL WORKERS * (I.C.D. Eighth Revision) r K Cause of Death Vinyl P.V.C. Main- Chloride Fabrication tenance Total Infectious diseases 000 - 136 0 i 01 Cancer: -* Esophagus Colon BIle system Pancreas Lung Bone and connective Prostate Lymph and blood Myxoma Diabetes Dementia Polyneuritis 150 153 156 157 162 ' 170 - 174 185 200 - 209 215 250 290 354 0 0y of 1 2' 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1\ n i ,,1,1 4 w*M 3 V. 2' l \J 1 0 0 o i 0 0 1 i0 10 l0 00 2v 2\ 1 4 '6 3 'I 2 1 i l. I ( Rheumatic heart disease 394 0 1 "schemic heart disease 410 - 414 7 20 Cerebrovascular disease 430 - 438 2 2 Aortic aneurysm 441 0 0 01 6 33 I5 11 -Pneumonia 406 Emphysema 492 Intestinal and peritoneal dis..560 - 569 Liver necrosis and cirrhosis 570 - 571 Nephritis 582 - 503 Auto- accidents 800, 02, 864 Chemical toxins .963, 930, 986 Drowning 994 1 .1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 I 0 3 2 0 0' 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 4 2 3 4 1 Total 22 5 J-A 13 - . 86..C \v- V>. ->'< _ ^.V/y a" * ^ +i 'will 4. V V : t *** 4% \u' V /N N, * lie, 'l RSV0024520 ' A. 4V-\ JM;'! }f4 <. y a NlCHOUkS ffDUSUDS COMMISSIONER February 3, 1976 <LsZ/r- Uo;/(. ///^///rrr/Z/jftyf/furMacjfuSr//S' r / /x. ^Z?c/tartMS'ft/ <^>r//$uf a-/id- fl/fZ/tl/s/rS' $/r/l/0/i- {rrtr//////0/}/i/f.yfi/j/Z/ic )&** 9^ * "' IN YOUn HEPLY ftCFEK TO FILE 39 S/treeP. $<?s/0fi' 02///) Pierre Decoufle, Sc.D. Office of Occupational Health Surveillance and Biometrics N.I.O.S.H* Rockville, Maryland 20352 Dear Pierre:--' Here is a summary of my crude analysis of the death certificate data forwarded to me by K.O.SoH.A. I have double-checked the data and done some additional search of death certificates, and 1 can' confirm that they (resent a complete list of deaths in Springfield and Ludlow* Massachusetts, ra 1960-1975, for which Monsanto is named as employer., The eighty-six ath certificates for the VC-PVC areas are included, even though some of tnem did not come from the Springfield-Ludlow source. The deaths of 397 Monsanto employes are compared to the 0* S. deaths of white males in 1972* This is a crude comparison because (1) a few of the 397 v/erp black or female and (2) there is no correction for age or for year of death* The I.C.D. 8th revision code numbers are used* CAUSE OP DEATH 140-209 Cancer > tn U.1 410--413 XScnstycE800-E999 AeciJe* OBSERVED DEATHS . . 85 163 23 150 Cancer 5 151 Co.*/*'' , 3 153,154 Ca-ncr/*p Ur$c tn t*rf/*e.-~h!jo,,12 155 C&ncopj l>'/r (fr/nary') 3 156 Cancer j Su-O Udder 1 157 Ca-rCei-j t^nCfi'el' 7 150-157 Cancerj crjarl' 31 162 Cent-erj ft>n$ 19 170-173 Cft/ice r, ho r> . &AiV 185-189 Center J]f/i`,/rp'f/i*^ '200-209 4 l&kdmut? 5 11 10 EXPECTED DEATHS 66.5 148.8 38.1 1.5 3.3 8.7 0.5 0.6 3.8 18.4 20.8 1*8 10.7 7.1 ' 1 7 t1 ( S;t*r C/!f/vur n m rAAn a ro 1 Pierre Dccoufle* Sc.D* 2 February 3, 1976 Hopefully* the company records will be helpful in producing many more deaths of employes who did not die in these towns or who did not have Monsanto specifically mentioned on the certificate* Sincerely* N i i) V John N. Lewis Occupational Hygiene physician iNL S i* RSV0024522 Monsanto AkC A LOCATION} P. E. Bureau, Springfield, Mass. Ext. 2660 March 5, 1982 st for Kenneth Rosenman's "Book" nyl Chloride " F. E. Kearney, E2SC J. L. Shriver Gaffey, G2WE On March 1, 1982, I received a call from Diana Konopada requesting the address of "Professor" Kenneth Rosenman or how she might get a copy of the "book" relating to Vinyl Chloride. She indicated she tried Monsanto after failing to get this information from several other sources. Diana was making this request on behalf of her supervisor who works for the Occupational.Health and Safety Division for the Province of Alberta, Canada. Dow Chemical has a chemical _ _ plant in Alberta and this Medical Services Branch wants to keep abreast of all the information relating to Vinyl Chloride. I informed Diana that I believed we could help her and would be back to her in a relatively short period of time. As discussed over the phone, I believe we should forward a copy of Dr. Rosenman's report tci her with appropriate comments. We should also send her a copy of the Gary Marsh Study. The reason being that I'm positive that if we do not send her this information, she will succeed in getting it elsewhere without the benefit of our remarks. The address to contact is: Mr. Brian Alleyene Occupational Epidemiologist Occupational Health & Safety Div. Fourth Floor - Donsdale Place 10709 Jasper Ave. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J3N3 Please call me with any questions and I would appre ciate a copy of your correspondence. 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