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BLOOMINGTON W0RK3 Mr. Don M cC lain C ap acitor U n it E n g in eerin g Manager fron ; B lo o m in g to n Works WIN : i Dale : May 119, 1970 Subisci: I n e r t e e n F lu id c c : B lo o m in g to n Works - Mr. Gene L. M il le r C a p a cito r M arketing Manager I am a t t a c h i n g a c o p y o f a l e t t e r c i r c u l a t e d b y G e n e r a l E le c tr ic to th e ir variou s custom ers concerning the su b ject of Askarel liq u id d ie le c tr ic . ; I was a t Inductotheirm Ju st o u tsid e o f P h ila d e lp h ia l a s t w eek, ' and t h e b u y e r a s k e d th e q u e s t i o n on what we w ere d o in g r e g a r d in g th e d is p o s a l o f any e x c e s s in e r te e n f lu id th a t had t o be d i s posed o f here at the p la n t. .r I t i s h is und erstanding th a t th e government has a program to e x e r t g r e a te r p ressu re on in d u str y t o c o n tr o l th e d is p o s a l o f t h i s c h e m ic a l compound on a f a r more r e s t r i c t i v e b a s i s . No g r e a te r d e t a ils could be found out o th er than th e fa c t th a t th e governm ent was g o in g t o g e t in on th e a c t . Based on t h e s e tw o b i t s o f in fo r m a tio n , some th o u g h t sh o u ld be given to a d v isin g our custom ers o f a procedure fo r d isp o sa l sim ila r t o the one arranged by G eneral .E le c tr ic . JJW:mm f John J . W estland C apacitor S a les \ \ / NPC00009348 201075 G E i i ' O C S3A !, " " l i l g G T U I B c o IJ r a ti v JCCOClDO.. r.STCATC ernun CIlAPAtlOOOA. TUIM. 37411 0 iHOtlSTMAk, I ' * I . ' CAIDS ' division ii i ' Open Letter to Industrial Customers: We a r c not ablc^to be c e r t a i n f r o m o u r r e c o r d s w h e t h e r o r not you have In the p a s t p u r c h a s e d f r o m iis e l e c t r i c a l a p p a r a t u s c o n t a i n i n g P y r a _nolt an aokarel liquid dielectric. If you have not, there Is no need for you to be further concerned with the contents of this letter, but if you have, you will find the following to be of-importance. In the event you have purchased ouch equipment from us and have resold it, you may wish to bring this In fo rm a tio n to the attention of your c u s to m e r s . As you a rc well aware, the public con cern with pollution is rapidly e s c a l a t i n g . As tim e goes on, it can be e x p e c t e d to r e a c h out to affect m o re and m o re m a te ria ls that arc even suspect of being potential pollutants and contaminants of the environment. Recently there have been indications that polychlorbiphcnyls have been found at some points in m arine, aquatic, and v/ildlifc environm ents. While quantities, arc relatively small, it is a m a t t e r of growing concern as to th eir effect on so m e sp e c ie s of wildlKc, Monsanto Chem ical Company, is the sole supplier to the industry of various grades of chlorinated biphenyls for use as a liquid dielectric in electrical apparatus. These m aterials arc known as askarelo or by various tra d e marks, including General Electric's registered trademark, PyranoL f Monsanto has. been reviewing p r o c e d u r e s to be cure that th es e m a te r ia ls do not find their way into land or w ater environm ent. General E l e c t r i c is in r e c e i p t of a l e t t e r from Monsanto e x p r e s s i n g its concern, and a copy is attached for your information. . Although this m a te ria l is sealed In e le c tric a l apparatus, there may be o ccasions when disposal may becom e n e c e s s a r y and the p ro b le m of e n vironm ental control a r i s e s . In o rd e r to aid you in solving the problem of .disposal, v.c have made a r r a n g e m e n t s with M onsanto to dispone of s c r a p P y r c n o l . Should you have s c r a p Py ratio!', It should be p l a c e d in c lo s e d d r u m s mul shipped, at yo ur cr.pcnne, to M o n s a n t o 1!! W . G . K r u m r n r i c h Plnn^ at Seug tnbli eti chc IUl da noio, char at ge t en of tio 2f n f Su or p e e a rvi ch sor, poun D d eopft . s 246 crap Monsanto hno Initially osm ate ria ! returned by you. M cte iicl which in cr.turc&ta;d with fryrcnol ouch no fu.llor'n oarth, enw- dent, Juoulaliiijn in! v:;x irm .i rppaLT.iu.o, a ts,, ohould be contr.h: (over) l NPC00009349 m 201076 and s t o r e d by you pending a b e t t e r colutlon. We intend to b r i n g the whole disposal p r o b le m to the attention of an a p p ro p riate body in the industry with an aim to working out a long-range solution for the industry. The industry has used ankarcln in apparatus for over thirty years. In our experience- they have produced no ill effect on workmen in close contact with them except for te m p o ra ry skin irritation in c e rta in individuals, ns noted In our instruction books. V/o plan to continue the uoo of th is e x c e lle n t liq u id d ie le c tr ic and b e cau se it io u sed in Denied apparatus, v/e fo rco ce no d ifficu ltie s provided good judgm ent io c x o r c io e d in handling and d isp o sa l p r o c e d u r e s. Very truly yourn. * > I I I *M * \ \ V,- . ' .. NPcoooogaso 201077 TO: FROM: RE: DATE: MEMORANDUM File Deborah Mailander Attached documents February 17, 1993 During the deposition of Gene Miller, Monsanto introduced these documents, apparently to show they told GE to Warn the buyers. Paul Merrell got Gene Miller to agree that Westinghouse knew by 1971 that PCB were hazardous to lifeforms and the environment. D N M :bms