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X V5 / '( J ... V' r.Hr tv i /| , -~If'SCl^mA cM To: R. C. Isham -- BIND J. E . McKee -- A 3MB J. T. Nolan -- DIA U|D'W'w \ STATUS REPORT ON STURGEON, MO. DERAILMENT -- 2:00 p . m . , 1/11/79 A chartered plane with air monitoring equipment from the Krummrich Plant was cnroute to Columb ia, Mo. to help analyze the air at the site of a ehcm ical derailment at ,Sturgeon, Mo. Joe N o l l sborger an in d u str ia 1 h yg ien.ist, and Friink Bas.ile, an environmental sp ecialist, were on the plane. The team will offer to take a ir samples and to fly the samples back to our laboratory at Krummrich for analysis They will join Phil Kirk and Joe Star zak, also from the Krummrich Plant, and Bob Neunreiter, MCI-PR, who arrived at the scene earlier today. The report from the scene is that the tankcar which is believed to be practically empty, has been moved away. The chlorophenol leaked out on the road bed of the railroad. It is thought that the frozen ground probably would inhibit the liquid from seeping deeply into the ground. The Norfolk and Western railroad has >, environmental consultants on the scene to direct the cleanup. The Monsanto people are on hand to act in an advisory capacity. It is thought that at this point it would be best to neutralize the chemical with caustic acid, to excavate the affected area, to put the earth in drums and then transport the drummed material to an appropriate disposal site. The evacuation of the entire town of some 800 people is still in effect. The people are being directed to churches, schools, and other public buildings as a precautionary measure. John J. Sp.ano -- M C I-PR cc : F. E. Reese W. A. Blase E. N. Brasfield M. DmyLryszyn R. W. Flint C. P. Farley M. A. Pj.erle J. R. Thurrott