The Washington Post reported today that Dow and Shell were aware more than 20 years ago that DBCP caused sterility in animals.
23 August 1977
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) – A pest-controlling chemical suspected of causing sterility in men and cancer in animals is “too hot to sit on” and a national alert on the hazards of the chemical may be issued soon, a federal official says.
Federal officials said after the disclosure Monday of a National Cancer Institute study of DBCPdibromochloropropane that they will await further test before issuing an alert.
Animals injected with DBCP in the study got cancer, said Dr. Channing Meyer, chief of the medical section for hazard evaluation at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
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