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Roy T. Gottesman
Executive Director
July 5, 1988
TO: VI Health, Safety and Environment Committee RE: TACB Exposure Study
The attached Gulf Coast Community Exposure Study by the Texas Air Control Board was sent to us by Bob Oubre of Dow. For those of you who may not have previously seen it, the study's results relative to vinyl chloride are of interest.
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Meredith N. Scheck Assistant Director
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EXPOSURE STUM
PURPOSE!:
(1) MEASURE-! AMBIENT' LEVELS: OF "UNREGUILATEtt"'
AIF contaminants: IN - THF GOLF COAST AREA.
m UETERMINE EFFECT' ON PUBLIC WEALTH-.
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Ttm MHHGAL RESOURCE ADVISMHT PANEL
Patricia: A*. Buffterr, Ph;E. Warrem J.. Raymerr, MEHoward: R?.Wiicox;Jr.*,.M<D;.
Stanley^ Ml Pferr, MiDI. Marcus: Ml Key/, MEMaivirr. S:. Lsgptorr. Ph;E. RL Keitfr. Wilson;, M*DI.
TACB TECHNICAL ADVISORYf CQMMiTCE
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Chuck Rivers C Sr Glarrr,, Ptf.ECary 1C Tamrahill
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ACRYLONITRILE arsenic: BENZENE-1 EPICHLOROHYDR1N. ETHYLENE OXIDE FORMALDEHYDE
lead:
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PR'OCRAM DURATION: 10/91/85 TO S/2g/gg
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RESULTS
CURING} FIRST'S^ MONTHS;. THE FOLLOWING} compounds: were-: nop dhected: (monitoring} DISCONTINUED: IN. APRIL, 19BB:)..
ACRYLONITRILE EPICHLOROHYDR1N' ETHYLENE OXIDE pcb:s: VINYL-CHLORIDE
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m RESULTS
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AUSTIN* (Co'1 HAUMONr ORANGE HOUSHtNi TEXAS CIW
MEAN* BENZENE FORMAUEfYDE PAH'S
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COMPOUNDS WHERE MEAN. NOT ABOVE DETECTABLE: EPI',. EC,. PO,. BENZC (A) PYRENE BENZO (CHI) PERYLENE CORONENE PYRENE CHRYSENE DIOXINS, FURANS, VINYL CHLORIDE
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SUMMARY OFANNUAL-LEVELS BY- S3TEE
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Data'ara in'mlcrograrns per cubic meter
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COMPARISON TOC QJHH3F C3T1^
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ANNUAL-AVERAGE
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Benzener
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BenzoCghiOperylene^ .005-;007~
Lead-
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ANNUAL-AVERAGE IN U.S3 C1TIESS
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CONCLUSIONS
1'.. TEST SITES ARE IMPACTED MORE HEAVILY: THAN* THE BACKGROUND: SITE.
2`.. BENZENE- PNA-'S: ANDL FORMALDEHYDE ARE ubiquitous:.
3:. monitoring:- levels: at all test sites and:
the background: site were within* the RANGE CONSIDERED: TYPICAL FOR. EACH SUBSTANCE IN OTHER U.Sv CITIES.- NONE SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDED THE TAC'EE SCREENINC LEVEL-
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CjO'N CLU.S] O'N S', CONTINUED:.
4.- HEALTH-risks:FROM COMPOUNDS:WIDELY DISTRICTED:IN URBAN air=areesmall_
5.: pollutantseselected: wereicompounds: MOST~LIKELY TOTBEECAUSING: SIGN I FI"CANT" HEALTH-HAZARDS.:
STUD? FINDINGS,:.TOGETHER'WITH- OTHER'- STUDY RESULTS7- GIVElTACB^Affl^^ THAT~PERVASJVE> C:0MM UN IT? H EALTH HAZARDS: FR~Q~M TOXIC:AJRrPOLLUTANTS':AREE NOT~_ P'RESENTJN THE: texas;. gulf ' coast; areas:;
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