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September 9, 1969
DEFENSE
OF AROCLOR F o .F1L0IDS

E. Wheeler - EWHEE
General Policy

Make the Govt., States and Universities prove their case,
but avoid as much confrontation as possible. Comply and
work with public officials to meet or-exceed requirements
ahead of time o .Adverse publicity and competition are
the real weapons.

n Air. - Wh 1ch Aroclors are present? Where ?
Analytical
] Govt.
.
compouncs?
In
forArocfor ij Water- Which
.
Agencies
In Animals C""interfere?
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Keep track of how.much contamination - which sources.
Prove Bioharmful - Let Govt. prove.1ts case, on case by case basis.
Monsanto Visit-Govt. B1olabs - in search of tox:colog1cal
experiments and ?vidence
va. Aroclors to keep up with
progress.

Monsanto Prove Bioharmless - Limited work at Ind. Bio-test "Safe" toxic
level for

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an
manunals
fish

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Rats

cJri!ckens

Fish

Probable Outcome

Seek evidence of Biodegra-
dation
Question evicence against
us.
Question shr??ptoxicology
especially o:her toxic
chemicals.
If Aroclor bad, others
must be worse.

We can prove some things are OK at low concentration.
Give Monsanto some defense.

We can't defend vs. everything.
l?sccts will be harmed.

Some animals or 1'1sh or

).::-oclor degracat1on rate will be ;;.low. Tough to def',3?;
...;.:i.i,,s?. ?::-??:-.er chlorin&:cio:, cc,:.::)o..i,1ds will be wo?'?-...:
_, ... :?r chj_o::-:i.ne compounds.

'l'hcre!'ore we will have to res.,-.r:i:ct uses ,_nd clean-up af
o-------och c._s . ..1t,:?._.r,an, start1ne; inunE:dintely. 'r.
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T.-,ererore we will have to work for alternate products in
end use applications; for Aroclor production facilities.

Clean Up Aroclors and substitute products where necessary
and when required, before threats of
publl'c'ffy and competitive activity over-
whelm us.

Water Pollution seems to be first issue

Aroclor product is refractive, will settle out on solids sewerage sludge - river bottoms, and apparently has a
long 11.t'e.
Florida or Gulf Coast .- Aroclor 1254 - Aroclor 1260 present
issue.
40-200 ppb
- causing problem at Pensacola (Monsar1to)
in plant effluent-causing " with shrimp.
- can't risk shut-down of plant.
Federal and State can extrapolate to other plants in
Gulf area.
San Francisco - Aroclor 1254 and 1260
Reported Aroclor to be present in San Francisco Bay.
Reported to be thin egg shells in birds Lot or screaming Great Lakes

Warf studies on DDT
Aroclor 1254 will be foundt
Aroclor 1242 will be found?

Air Pollution - Possible spread - but less or an issue ' ?.- . :. 1-.
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right now.
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Doesnot seem to be an 1ssue - except for food heat transner' .- /r?

t believe Aroclor is being used as carrier for
We
insecticide - sprayed around don 1

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We are not positive but most uses are "closed" systems::
or products used in solid plastics ., or adhesives ., or \i
sealants.

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Possible Pollution by
Possible Pollutlo?
Customers Plant Operation by Customers Proc:.:

F. Fluids
Product

Possible - See
Johnsor. Motors
Castings.
Leakage into produc
Yes, leakage external
Yes, leakage external
. Leakage into produc
Yes, leakage from plant . In product but
- Scrap materials.
closed for end use 0
No, Should be clean.
In product but
Yes. Reworked trans-
closed for end use*
formers
Yes. leakage external

Hydraulic Fluids
Air Compressor Fluids
Heat Transfer.
Capacitor Fluids
Transformer Fluids

* Capacitors can go to land fill dumps.

Probably not burned, in Al containers.

** Need to take ca:re of Aroclor in discarded

transrormers. Product. could be drained and
reworked.

Probable Conclusions
Hydraulic Leakage

Product could be caught at
machines but will take a lot
of clean-up work with customers. Will have to have replacement
product - with less-sensitive
components .o Work from this base on
clean-up to prevent more poll-:.t1::i.on

problems.

Air. Compressor Fluids

Hydraulic Fluids .

II

Must expect "shrimp" experimen1;s,
West Florida State, to be 11 a1red 11
sometime soon; next few months.
This will lead to bad publicity
and competitive action vs. all
Pydrauls.

We will have to try to confine to
Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor 1260.

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Gulf Coast -

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Fallon/
Richard

I'\, Fallon

Richard/

Fallon/
Richard.

Be able to replace Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor 1260
in Pydraul AC and 625 1n 2 month's time before
Nov. 15, 1969.

Have trial product in hands of Gulf Coast accounts
and distributor before .nee. 15.

Suggest possible buy of "all phosphate" ester
.from Food Machinery.
Use this as one trial fluid MCS_ for insurance.

Suggest possible substitution of Aroclor 5442 for
Aroclor 1254 in hydraulic and compredsor blends.
E. Wheeler Judges lower order or toxicity and
solubility for 5442 series. Have to test product
in pump test for deposits.
Suggest field trials of our own all-phosphate
ester.

Fallon/
Kuhn/
KoWltZ

Work with large customers to clean-up streams.
Bring 1n F1ndett as mfg. partner in the recycle
business. Get money out o? recycle operations.

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Richard

Be close enough to Great Lakes studies to judge
situation. Are there animals which are being
affected by the concentrations round?

Inland-Waterways-

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Be prepared to .r.eplace Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor
1260 in 4 months in hydraulic fluids and in
air compressor fluids.

Be ?repared to replace all Aroclor 1242 or 124r
in o months in hydraulic fluids. This means
replacement of Pydraul 312 series, and control
or sale of Aroclor 1248 to other hydraulic
accounts such as Cities Service and Mobil.
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Heat Transfer
Systems will have some leakage depending st?ongly
Fallon/
on engineering and rnainte11ance. Need to worl?
Roush/
Kountz
with ?ustomet>s on cl?c.n-up.
Pallon/
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Need to replace FR e?pecie.lJ.y
in .food or sens1 tJ ;re
J'T'OC1'o,,t ,i,:ru:.tD .vJir. ...o': r 1..,,; p:t'o(iuo,? ,.tl7 ,.;?tt1n,:;
1.nco wa.ti=:r. Se\;.' ,..t.i...?:.. waflheX' oompouneaa. Sl:!e
letter E. Wheeler tc T? Fallon.
We have possible re;:

.::ement product.:. ? . Them.? r
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Kuhn

Try to assure adequate production of Therminol
66 1n face of decreased Aroclor production.
H2 and terphenyl supply may become short.

Switch customers to Therminol 55
or Therrninol 66
ahead- or pollution problems in customers
.
plant.

Work with customers on plant and dumping
.practices.
Kuhn/
Fallon

F1ndett already set up to rework. Need to
make them a manufacturing arm. We get sale
of recycle-rework .fluid..

Capacitor plants have re-
purification and recycle
systems but up to 5% or
product can be lost by
poor plant producers and
off-quality material.
Mk t. Benignus/
Bryant
5? of production could be
lbs/year. This is a big
Eng. -Kountz/ lR'
loss
for the type of
Mfg-Hodges
pollution we are trying now
to guard against.
Capacitor
Fluids

Action

Eng. ,TSD-
Plant Pol-
lution Con-
trol

Hodges/
Kountz

Action

Monsanto must start to work
with capacitor people to
clean up plant practices..
We have set-up to accept
material for rework into
hydraulic fluid but this
relocation 1s not a satisfactory solution. Material
must be reworked to electrical grade 9r destroyed,
.Whichever 1s more economical.
Must start now to get control or off-grade material.

Capacitor p?oducts

Enclosed 1n ?l or
stainless &teel for
5 to 25 year period.
Will ultimately have
to dispose of capaci-
tor products.
Recommend w? 'try to
save this product for
a time.

Recommend r13placement of
future Aroclor business
with other products.
Have 2 years.

Monsanto must help plant cleanup o.r cuc:t:,?1.1o:.::.... :>l..1..'.;:.,. '-o?,cnntat1on,
coal?scinc. a??c????o?, l:s?::;c::::;;.: o: ;;?c",;.:;..::..';)e?;.; er :.:-?cycle of
?C: .,o:.::""'?:.-...; s ..

Iv;c,r.&:::.r;.:-;:. bac:.j' neeas "know-how"
tor clean-up.
Monsanto should seek Govt. co?}tract
money for clean-up rescarQh, \See
MRC il. Binning, D .. Nelson}

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Transformers
Action
Ben1gnus/
Bryant

Action

Benignus/
Bryant

Kuhn/Kountz
Findett?

Transformer Plant can operate
in a clean, efficient manner
with r?cycle of off-grade
Product transformer.!;
Aroclor.
can remai? closed a?t
no exposure for 25 yrz.
Should advise disposal of
filter element materials so
as to minimize chance or
water pollution. Incinerate
.or dispose.
Should try to r?tain
Reworked transformers pose
business by c'.!.e:a:.., -u::i;
a threat if the Aroclor is
by education o:f' c.?::;-
dumped into a wat_er stream.
tomers.
Should try to minimize chance
or dumping "old" fluid by re-
working and by educating co.
shops and collecting product
for rework or disposal.

Dalton is set up in England
to rework ele c trical grade
. fluid.

Monsanto Plants

Need rework facility here+.
disposal scheme.

The Dept. or Interior and/or State authorities could
monitor plant outfall and find ppm of .chlorinated biphenyls
at Krummrich or Anniston anytime they choose to do so.
This would shut us down depending on what plants or animals
they choose to .find harmed.
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A c tion - Take steps to see that every precaution is taken
to prevent Aroclor entering water streams. Try
to reduce to ppb level.

P.Hodges-Seek a Govt. contract on adsorption and inc inera?ion
TSD
cycles - MRC.
Engrg o ..;
Kountz _Take samples of streams and river water and mud
evidence for before and after clean-up. Samples
can be stored ror rurthe? analysis if we canot
keep up c'4rrent w:i.tll anal;:r,t1eal determ1nat1ona.
Apply Mcn"',nM??;o .... 1 l".1nno-t1;.1 methods to customer pJ.an?;
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Mfg.
Kountz
and
KUhn

Evaluate liquid 1nc1nerators vs. solids
handling incinerators for disposing or Aroclor
and pentachlorophenol wastes. I est?mate
Aroolor disposal at l-4[.f lbs/year, exclusive
.of cleaning up river bottoms or outfall
bottoms.
Hydraulics. 20% of 4M lbs
Heat Transfer 10? of 2.ff lbs
. 5i of 20f:f
Capacitors
Transformers 5? of 15ff

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1,000,000 lbs
750,000 lbs
2,750,000 lbs

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Possible
help from
MRC

Chronic Toxicity Studies - Ind. Bio-Test

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, posal - preferably one which will handle
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solids such as muds - . slurries as well as
liquids. Have in operation within 12 months. /r' '
Ideally have incinerators available different
sections for disposal.

. Continue studies to establish FDA t?rpe limits
or toxicity on Aroclor 1242, Aroclor 1254
and Aroclor 1260.
Rework with R. Keller-S. Tucker the number
of samples which are to be analyzed
for Aroclor in tissue. Try to see 1f
Aroclors are changed metabolically. Does
concentration level off, decline if feeding
is stopped?

Institute studies against the most 11m1t1ng
biological parameters. If shrimp are the
most limiting species for Aroclor levels
or toxicity, then we will have to have
biological studies on these species to con-
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Set up rate or biodegradation studies with Inorganic Div.
on Aroclor 1242 vs. Aroolor 1254
Aroclor 5442 vs. Aroc.lor 5460
Swisher
Chlorinated diphenyl ether
Chlorinated paraffin vs. chlorinated naphthalene
ChlorobromoAroclors 1242 and 1248

Baxter Contact Baxter and L1dgett, at MCL regularly for results on
L1dgett Aroclor degradation. They are reported to be moving on
MCL
laboratory experiments.
Establish contact with chlorophenol degradation studies
of Cellu-Chem Group.
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