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Chlorine Conference December 1, 1992 Science Foundation Building How to coordinate the following: 1. Responses to attacks on chlorine chemistry and specific Greenpeace documents (unified) "Product is the Poison" "Death in Small Doses" Greenpeace/breast cancer Greenpeace/PVC recycle Zero discharge document "Chlorine, An Industry with No Future" Issues common to all: incineration dioxin, PCBs, DDT ozone depletion global famine 2. Coordinating action on responses (how, who, when, how pay) Current situation on "Death in Small Doses" - Solvay, Dow, Euro Chlor responding to "Death in Small Doses" Actions: a. Establish an international contact group to initiate the process and manage it to an end result. need a focal point in Europe, USA/Canada (membership), Japan, Australia and associations identify lead associations or companies responsibility assigned mandate to inform all of progress/draft document establish time line for completion peer review by all b. The international contact group will coordinate on crisis situations to be handled usually by the local jurisdiction major responsibility is to make sure people are informed lead organization to inform in timely fashion (12 hours) c. Recommendations for establishing contact group Cl, VI, ECVM*, EC, JSIA*, JPA*, JAHCS*, Australia staff/company members suggestion that there be backup people available through assignment CTL008144 Chlorine Conference Science Foundation Building December 1, 1992 Page Two d. Applying to real situations "Death in Small Doses" Objective - scientific response Action: identify lead agency (what criteria do we use?) expertise - CanTox, companies Action: estimate of cost from CanTox group to decide how funded develop time line for completion use-of-report plan Question: Assume Cl lead organization How do others participate? Would not answer!! Breast Cancer Issue Situation: CanTox doing response; funded by Cl at cost of $10,000 Other Actions: Distributed by Cl when completed; Cl to spell out how using; other groups to share how they will/have used the CanTox response and results achieved. Monroe Greenpeace Meeting Cl will report to contact group and respond as needed. CTL00814 5