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cos C. L. Bradford P. L. Slayton - I65O December 3, 1971 Nr. J. B. Blake Purchasing Dept. Anaconda Wire and Cable Co. River Street Hastlngs-on-Hudson, N. Y. IO70S Dear Nr. Blakes This letter Mill confirm our telephone dlacuaolon on your use of .Santovac 2 vacuum pump fluid. Aa Indicated on their labels, Santovac 1 and Santovac 2 con tain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBo) of varloua types. As you are aware, PCBo have increasingly cone under the scrutiny of various governmental agencies and scientific laboratories. In some studies, certain PCBs have been found to be persistent, an environmental contaminant and possibly injurious to certain forms of bird, aquatic and animal life. Accordingly, It is Important that PCBa be kept out of the food chain. We want to remind your fins of the extreme care that must be taken by users of Santovac 1 and Santovac 2 fluids to prevent any entry Into the environment through spills, leakage, use, disposal, vaporisation or otherwise. Some specific applica tions where these fluids should definitely not be used are in vacuum systems involving food or food-related products, animal feeds, pharmaceutical products, packaging materials Involving any of such Items and buildings where any of these Items are manufactured or stored. If your vacuum system Involves any of the mentioned applica tions, or if your system Is such that entry into the environ ment cannot be prevented, you should replaae Santovac 1 and 2 with non-PCB fluids Immediately. Please contact your puap supplier for his recommended replacement produot. HONS 092090 Nr. JT. B. Blafca 2- Dacwabar 3, 1971 Oaad Santovac 1 and 2 should bo ratumad to Monsanto Coupany, w. o. Krunarleh Plant. Sougat, Illinois 62201. Attaatlaoi Supervisor Dspt. 246 for proper disposal. Ala aorvlao la parforaod at cost, which la IO.03 par pound. Vary truly yours. /pap R. B. Hatton Taohnlcal Manager Hydraulics and Uibrleants HONS 092091