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P x /7 3 / \ i n s h i u l ' i o' Cn-tifvt.rncnr ii Kctic-fiiui L^borr.ioiy f??.} ~ M 0 ,Z V-"!0r (b!2; 6/2-5701 Ed:" '. ,o C 0:.'i .' June 9 , 1973 D r . George Roush, J r . Medical Director Monsanto Chemical Company 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard S t . Louis, Missouri 63166 Dear George: I was pleased to have the chance to talk with you on the phone. Enclosed is a list of 37 employees who were examined by us in the period from. 1949 to 1953. Four of the most severely involved (Ival McClanahan, Jesse J. Steele, Paul Willard, and J.A. Hurley) were seen at the Holmes Hospital by myself and Bill Ashe at the request of Emmet Kelly. Since many of the group in the attached list were in their 20's and 30's when v;e saw them, I would not be suprised that some of them are still employed at Monsanto and others continue to live in the Nitro, West Virginia area and be accessible. Our interest in following these cases is of course stimulated by our greater knowledge regarding the toxicologic effects of TCDD. How ever, the one substantial gap in our scientific knowledge is the possible long term effects of such exposures and whether the risk for a variety of common ailments of man is altered by TCDD exposure. A systematic retrospective epidemiologic study of this group might be quite time consuming and require a considerable amount of record review. We would certainly be willing to supply both the manpower and support for such a study. I do hope that your explorations in this matter bear fruit. X deeply appreciate any help you can give us in this matter. Bes L personal.regards. Sincerely, RRS/bmr encl. iV Raymond R `.' Suskind, M.D. MONSANTO CHEMICAL COMPANY NITRO, WEST VIRGINIA PLANT Names of Workers Examined in Study by Kettering Lai:ora tory Staff 1949 - 1993 Name Occupation Age (19 James F. Asbury Helper 35 Charles Arthur Chemical Operator 31 Ervin Bailey Chemical Operator 27 E.W. Beckman Foreman 46 T.A. Dent Instrument Mechanic . 49 Charles Farley Trucking 27 George Ferrell ,* Chemical Operator 27 William Forbes ; Chemical Operator 42 Maxwell Galloway Supervisor 29 Earl Harris Chemical Operator 29 Basil Hoffman Yardman 28 Barry Kudnall Salvage Mechanic 63 J.A. Hurley Chemical Operator 60 . Lonnie Hurley Helper 31 * Byron Jones Trucking-Grinder 2.2 James Kyle Chemical Operator 35 A.H. Lane Pipefitter 55 Ival McClanahan Steamfitter 36 Harold McClanah-an Chemical Operator 25 Millard R. McClanahan Helper 30 Dewey Meadows Chemical Operator 28 Frank Milan Chemical Operator 35 iWe .-henrts o ECxhaemmiinceadl Cr vnn rage Two 'Name Harold Kewcor.ier Emmitt Null Donald Payne William Saxton John Selby V7illard Simmons William H. Smith Jesse J. Steele ' Donald Stover Ralph Westphall Paul Willard William Workman Roy Wright Harold Young H. 0. Young Occupation Age (19531 Chemical Operator 34 Chemical Operator 35 Chemical Operator 31 Helper 30 Pump Maintenance Man 42 Chemical Operator 27 Chemical Operator 24 Pipefitter 41 Chemical Operator 42 Maintenance Mechanic 37 Chief Chemical Operator 39 Chemical Operator Helper 26 Shift Mechanic 47 Head Operator 38 -Machinist 53