Dow's test

[charlie.cray@green2.greenpeace.org]

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Original-TO:      dioxin-l@essential.org
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To William Verick and anyone else interested
 
Dow VP Dave Buzzelli responded to a letter recently sent to him which included

the following question:
 
"Will Dow Chemical make its recentlyacquired inexpensive biological dioxintest
available to community-based health and environmental groups quickly, and at a
price they can afford?"
 
His answer is:
 
"Dow has examined this technology, but is not pursuing its use.  We have a
non-exclusive license which I presume is available to other parties.  We have
no control over the cost or availability of this technology."
 
You might want to contact Paracelsian in Ithaca to corroborate this - i.e. to
find out if other parties are able to license their technology and if so, have
they?  Then draw your own conclusions as to Dow's motive for buying the right
to commercialize a technology they are choosing not to pursue.
 
I hope this helps.

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