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ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT ATT1M Y - C I M PRlVUiGE 2.4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid(2,4-D) Ref: (1) Tent.

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------------------------------- CORRESPONDENCE N A I U H t y O t it 8 \1 P V C E M Dioxin exposure at Monsanto expected number.

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breast uancer: The Chlorine Connection fiy fo m D'Argoaiht Jth-Titantlon, Greenfimcc Qthrine C am p aig n As the tide o f chemicals born o f the Industrial Age has arisen to engulfour environment, a drastic change has come about in the nature of the most serious public health problems.

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EPA Region III (Philadelphia) has announced that it plans to test for dioxin at 12 sites -- four each in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland.

Kev Dates - Monsanto Manufacture of 2,4,5-Tichlorophenol (2,4,5-T) 1948 3/ 8/49 19491953 19491969 1957 1972 7/10/76 6/78 8/14/78 12/78 Manufacture at Nitro initiated- Autoclave rupture disc blows, exposing 114 people to the reaction mixture.

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