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* PPHHOONNEE- CCOONNVVEERRSSAATTIIOONN RREEPPOORRTT 1T0O:: 1R.. 3J.. DpaAvVzZe AlUJ6G 6611987799 4 (e E3Un0G2e Ed)IIE7B2B E4R-EM9A5~0N3 mae:LLTo~J1.Ja!.. c.MSAGxcaIoLouLn m ~ CeIIoxog8pGaaos~etsuvhhureeere~rrentvvc Cueeo~ emssithohttuooteruuelleeddcoug~ttomeoe~etgtnee~t~tohhhhfeeeerrS~ fffle1ooutror~ornao aocc~m1hh aeeene~~vttine.ie~ a~ns Le CrKADGPRY-B=S oo~CffohatdtChhev~itesne~pspihhhnoooeunnleedorruedrepo.ocfrotttuh..risseWWsoooofouunll.?dday~eou~u.aEIrnag.ere~ee.e~ To J. D. LAZERTE - 236-1 pe-S fom R.A. PROKOP c7e/t30i/s7L9D. Desiaone Sct PHONE CONVERSATION REPORT JX.AD. rLaoZterete Due: JULY 26, 1979 - Incoming Call 1:45 P.M. P. Ap. heGriffith ipl: Disclose af faformation on Levels of Fluorochemtcals in Blood. coments: fo Tron Employee RaTations and other operating departhents ,EEuuggeennee 1tss aann aatt,ttoorrnneeyy,ffoorrDDuuPPoonnttwvh~oo hhaass rreessppoonsnisbiibliilityy ffoorr TTSSC~AA.. He heads a cscSoaoamfmfmeeittttyyttteeooeeff wewemhhmpoolpoitsysloereryees.ssoOpro~rn,spptireboboldldeueucctfftosos.r. ddeTTechhciee|dicctnnoogm~mih|ttot~tweeeettooccoohnaansnnsiddtslslettss tisoossfsfuuetthshee~whCCi~oocrrhppoori|rnanavtteeollvDDveieirreetthchcetetoorr ooff SSiaffeettyy., aa rree~p)ri~e$senttttaatt~i|ve ffrroomm HHa~sskkel1l1 LLaabboorraattory ((NMccKKuussitcckk)),, aannd rreepprreesseennttaattiivvees fro~ Employee Rel~ttoa$ aRd other operating departments. The comittes reviewed the information on fluorochemicals fn blood and cane to the : The omtttee rete~l the |nfomat~on on fluorochemtcals 4n blood and came to the ssaammee ccoonncclluussi|oonnss aass 33M~----tthhaatt ssi}nnccee tthheerree wweerree nnoo aaddvveerrssee hheeaalltthh eeffffeeccttss,, tthheerree wwaess 70 reason for an BE notification under TSCA. no reason for an 8E notlf|catlon under TSCA. Eugene referred to our meeting with Dupont personnel in Chicago on July 20, 1979. Eugene referred to our meettng wtth DuPont personnel In Chicago on July 20, 1979. TThhee pprreesseennttaetttioonn bbyy FF.. UUbbeell oonn tthhee sseerruumm oorrggaannitcc fflluuoorriinnee lleevveellss ooff tthhee tinnddi~vvi|dduuaall wwhhoo wwaass rreemmoved ffrroomm expoossuurre ttoo fflluuoorroocchheemmitccaalls'ggeenneraatteedd a ggrreeaatt deeaall ooff iInntereesstt,, bbuutt aallssoo ssoommee ccoonncceerrnn.. EEuuggeennee ffooccuusseedd oonn tthhee rreeaassoonn ffoorr rreemmoovvitnngg tLhhilss eemmppllooyyeeee mmffrirotgogmhmhtteeqxqxpupuoeoessssututritroeoe.nn. w~hThTyhyheetthhDDituussPPooenenmtmtpplcclooooymymeemmeeititwwtteaeasees frrfeeeemmllototvveetthddhaaftftrroossmomommeeeeoxxonppneoeossui~urnnreetthheeeevveennffuutttthuuhororeuuegghh((w~~witeethhccoohhuiu~lnlnddddssitgghhtt)) fftinndd nnoo aaddvveerrssee hheeaalltthh eeffffeeccttss,, t1..ee..,, wwhhyy w~aass hhee rreemmoovveedd ffrroomm eexxppoossuurree wwhheene his lleevveell rreeaacchheedd 7700 rraatthheerr tthhaann 110000 ppprmo.. TThhee DDuuPPoonntt ccoom,m~ittttteeee ssaa~w tthhi|ss aass aa ppootteennttiiaall prrooblleemm... DuPont. has three action levels on problems such as this. Tne first Tevel 1s a DuPont has three actto~ levels on problems such as this. The first level ts a notification such a5 an BE notification to the appropriate Goverment agency. In notification such as an 8E notification to the appropriate government agency. In ssuucchh aa cCaasSee tthhee nnoott~iffticcaatt~ioo~n w~oouulldd bbee ssuucchh tthhaatt f~tt wwoouulldd bbee kknnoowwnn aatt ttoopp lleevveellss itnn tthhee aaggeennccyy.. AAtt tthhee sseeccoonndd lleevveell,, tthhee Iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn mmitgghhtt bbee ppaasssseedd ttoo ssoommeeoonnee w~ittthhitnn tthhee aaggeennccyy w~hhoo tthheeyy kknnoo~w aanndd hhaavvee aa ggoooodd rreel]aattiioonnsshitpp w~ittthh.. TThhee itnnffoomrm~attioonn tinn tthhitss ccaatteeggoorryy w~oouulldd nnoott bbee aass sseerritoouuss aass tthhaatt w~hhi|cchh w~oouulldd bbee hhaannddlleedd aatt tthhee fftirrsstt lleevveell.. TThhee tthhit~rdl aaccttitoonn lleevveell itss ppuubbliliccaattiioonn,, aanndd mmayy ttaakkee tthhee ffoorrmm ooff aa jJoouurrnnaall articie or letter ta the editor of a journal such ac. "Science*. This fs. the Tevel arttcle or letter to the edttor of a ~ournal such as "Science". Thts ts the level tthhaatt tthhee DDuuPPoonntt ccoommmittttteeee ffeeeellss aappppllilees ttoo oouurr oowwn ssi|ttuuaatttioonn aanndd ttoo tthheeitrrss.. Made Avaliable by 3M or Inspection and Copying as Confidential formation Made Available by 3M for Inspection and Copying as Confidential Information: `SSuubbjjeecctt ttoo PPrrootteeccttiivvee OOrrddeerr IInn PPaallmmeerr vv.. 33MM,, NNoo., C2-20-044--66330099 22772233..00000011 Exhibit 2723 | ema MAT0035034 3MA10035034 Eugene Berman ~ puPont - PPhhoonnee CConversation Report Eugene Berman - DuPont JJuul|yy 2266,~ 119977g9 -- 11::4455 PP..NM.. PPaaggee 22 E1u2g0e1n4e ahsikmed about our plans to publish infomation on fluorochentcals in blood. Eugene asked about our plans to publish information on fluorochemicals in blood. we had pubT 4hed an article on analytical `metheneyone sca ails boct ein I told him we had published an article on analytical methodology and will publish Sone GF the subacute n aannootthheerr iinn tthhee nneeaarr ffuuttuuree.. I aallsso ttoolldd hhiimm tthhaatt wwee wweerree ccoonnssiiddeerriinngg ppuubblliisshhiinngg TSR Serum organic Tl al studies. He vas nove Tateceste te an SIs ond some of the subacute anlma] studies. He was more interested in our plans to puburine evel Wh1E ve found In ares coc meee" ]ish serum organic fluorine levels which we found in our employees. The DuPont com~mailttee ffeeellss that thheessee lleevveellss sshhoouulldd ooff kknnoowwlleeddgge ooff serruumm organniic fflluuoorrtinnee lleeveellss ooff 33NM bbee ppuubblliisshheedd.. IInn eemmppllooyyeeeess,, DOuuPPoonntt tthhee aabbsseennccee ~woouulldd pprroobbaabbllyy ppuubbllitsshh tthhee serruumm EEuuggeennee eemmpphhaassiizzeedd organnitc fflluuoortinne lleevvellss ooff tthheeiirr oo~wnn eemmppllooyyeeeess iinn ssoommee mmaannnneerr.. tthhaatt tthhe commmmittttteee iiss rreeccoommmmeennddiinngg tthhaatt 33NM ppuubblliisshh.. TThheeyy aarree nnoott ssaayyiinngg tthhaatt DOuuPPoonntt wwitllll pI~ubblItisshh iIf 33N does nnoott.. 1 01d Eugene that I thought we would be reluctant to publ sh any serum organic I told Eugene that I thought we would be relucta.t to publ|sh any serum organic fflluuoorritnnee ttoolldd hhiimm Tleevveelss tthhaatt II aatt tthhee pr~eesseenntt ttiimme ssiinnccee tthho~ugghhtt tthhe eeaarrlliieesst tthhaatt wwee ~wee ddoo nnoott kknnooww wwhhaatt mmiigghhtt bbee w witlllltinngg tthheeyym meaann.. II aallssoo ttoo ppuubbllitsshhwwoouullddbbee aafftteerr ccoommpplleettitoofnl ooff hhaavvee nnoo mmeeaannitn~gJaanndd, oouurr eeppitddellmoilooloo_gy studdyy.. HHee aaggrreeeedd tthhaatt tthhee tthha~ttlmloorree Iinnffoom rmaattfioonn shouulldd be oobbttaaiinneedd.. vvaalluueess,, aatt pprreesseenntt,, BEubgTen1ehvotuhled 11ke an answer for the DuPont comiltee 35 to whether or not we will Eugene would like an answer for the DuPont committee as to whether or not we will Tto1d hin 1 soeruutmaorTgoafnoic T1uorine 10ve1s of our smployees. por 1s outs Sains. publish the serum organtc fluorine levels of our employees, but is not in a hurry. Oubant Commitee, rm LC. Krogh of aur comoresotn aid pet an oestmr Ts I told him I would inform L.C. Krogh of our conversation and get an answer for the DuPont committee. 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