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PRESS QUERY COMPANY (OpUnit or Corporate): CORPORATE X News Bureau SUBJECT: Sturgeon Trial X J. T. Nolan X J.F. Hussey -X J. v. Morse REPORTER & MEDIA: Ted Shafers/Chemical Week ___ D. R. Bishop TIME & DATE: Thurs.,Aug. 26, 1982 QUESTION & RESPONSE: ___ W. J. McCarville ___ W. R. Mulhall ___ S. Pickard-Washington, D.C. ___ New York Public Relations Q. A JUROR IS REPORTED TO HAVE SAID DIOXINS SHOULD BE BANNED AS A ____ Brussels Public Relations MAP PR PRODUCT. ARE DIOXINS CONSIDERED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS? MCI PR C 2 ^ ___ MIC PR ___ MP & R PR A. No. Several media reports have described dioxins as a chemical ----- MTCPR ----- INT'L PR product, Th a t 1s incorrect. Dioxins are produced as undesirable trace by-products or contaminants of certain chemical reactions or from the combination of some chemical substances. Q, WHAT IS ORTHOCHLOROPHENOL? A. Orthochlorophenol is an intermediate chemical used as a wood preservative. Q. HAS MONSANTO EVEN BEEN ASKED BY THE MEDIA WHAT THE COMPANY SETTLED ITS CASE FOR? A. Of course we have, but the terms of the settlement are confidential. R. T. Berendt-E2ND T. M. Bistline-E2ND W. D. Carpenter-G3WG J. R. Condray-G3WG J. G . Nassif-E2ND J. D. Wilson-G3WG A. M. Ford-A2SA iOURCE OF ANSWER G-2967 (RV. 1/81) File Statements S. G. Collins HANDLED BY: