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THE VINYL INSTITUTE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MARCH 1994 STATUS REPORT MISSION STATEMENT To provide technical support for VI activities which address issues impacting existing and future uses of vinyl products. Committee activities to fulfill this mission will include: 1. Develop and document scientifically sound information regarding performance of vinyl products. 2. Initiate or support research programs that fill important technology gaps pertinent to the use of vinyl products. 3. Provide technical support to the VI Issues Management Committee and Ad-Hoc Task Groups. 4. Present and promote scientific facts about vinyl products to government, industry and environmental organizations. 5. Serve a proactive "early alert" function which recognizes emerging issues, recommends and takes appropriate action. 6. Support and protect the interests of the vinyl industry through liaisons with trade associations and consensus standards organizations. 1993 -1994 COMMITTEE STATUS BUDGET 1993-94 Fiscal Year: $ 195,000 YTD (through 12/93) $ 73,378 APPORTIONMENT... - Solid Waste Management / Incineration - Solvent Cement - Fire Sciences - Medical & Health Effects - Contingency $ 55,000 $ 10,000 $ 76,000 $ 35,000 $ 19,000 3J (/> 1 of 4 KEY PROGRAMS COMMITTEE ACTIVITY INCINERATION ... - Swedish/Norwegian Pilot Incineration - New HCI Removal Technology FIRE SCIENCES ... - UL Corrosion Hazard Assessment - Code Monitoring MEDICAL & HEALTH EFFECTS - Compendium on Combustion Toxicity - VCM Unit Risk Factor LIAISON EFFORTS - Solvent Cement - APC Advanced Recovery Technology AD-HOC TASK GROUPS - Dioxin Allegations in EDC/VCM/PVC - Kansas Drinking Water - MSW & Hospital Incinerator Economics - Indoor Air Quality - 1996 NEC LEAD CONTACT R. Magee R. Magee B. Hall B. Hall D. Goodmand R. McCreedy D. Goodman R. Burnett Borrelli/McCreedy Goodman/McC reedy D. Goodman L. Fishbein B. Hall PROJECT UPDATES PVC Pipe Drinking Water Quality (Ad-Hoc Task Groups (R. McCreedy) Al Behren, under VI contract, has developed a computer model to predict the end use conditions required to exceed the VCM MCL in drinking water delivered in pre-certification PVC pipe systems. The model will be verified using the pipe design and flowrate data received from Kansas to predict households that have been identified as having water both above and below the MCL. In addition, the model will be used to investigate the impact of line purging for remediation on the pipe systems now out of compliance in Kansas. Roy Gottesman has agreed to write a report consolidating the information we have to date. This report will be shared with USEPA Drinking Water Office at our next meeting. The report will include the following sections: Introduction, Background Work , Analytical Method and Results, Sampling Protocol, Statistical Approach to Sampling, Potential Remediation Approaches Investigated, Computer Modeling, and the conciusions/Recommendations. The draft report and model results will be reviewed my the ad-hoc task group on February 25, 1994. R&S 144125 2 of 4 EDC/VCM/PVC Quality (Ad-Hoc Task Group) (R. McCreedy) The ad-hoc task group will meet by teleconference in February. The task group will share/review recent activities by member companies, update the VI Position Statement, and draft a summary report that will include generally accepted project principles (common analytical methods, laboratory quality assurance criteria, risk assessment criteria, etc). Once the report is complete, the task group will review and revise its mission (below) to reflect the technical needs of the Issue Management Committee and the VI Board. Mission (May 4, 1983): Investigate and evaluate the human health and environmental effects of alleged formation of poly chlorinated dibenzo dioxins and furans in the EDC, VCM and PVC process and Products. It is anticipated that the liaison efforts By Dave Penney (Vista) will continue between the VI and CCC dioxin Task Groups. Fire Science Issues (H. J. Hall) A. CORROSION HAZARD ASSESSMENT At the December 13, 1993 CCFS Executive Committee meeting, no one knew the status of the large scale UL-LC effort. Our understanding is that participation, hence funding pledges, have been low. Negative feedback on the need for this project has also been received from Northern Telecom. We will continue to monitor. A new chairman (probably from UCC) will be found in an attempt to revive ASTM E 5.21.70, which is currently dead. Our preferred test ASTM D9.21.04 (ASTM No. 5485) is at society ballot. An attempt will be made to solicit funding for round robin testing of this cone calorimeter method. We may participate in funding if the degree of participation is high. The IEC '89 guidance document has been issued which includes the DIN, CNET, CSA and ASTM No. 5485 protocol. All of these with the exception of ASTM No. 5485 are basically acid gas tests which are not favorable to PVC. B. TOXICITY The NFPA 269 protocol (basically NIST) will probably be adopted by NFPA. A modified version is slowly moving through ASTM. SPI and the VI support these protocols. 3 of 4 R&S 144126 Our continued work on the combustion toxicity requirements for NYC is awaiting appointments from the new administration. The commissioner who had questioned the need for any new combustion toxicity requirements has resigned. We believe this issue (the use of only a toxicity potency test for material judgments) is on the decline as Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment continue to be accepted as the proper scientific approach for the future. C. CODE MONITORING The cycle for the 1996 NEC has begun. The Electrical Materials and Products Subcommittee of the CCFS met on December 14, 1993 to determine SPI's position on various plastic submittals. The subcommittee recommended abstention on most proposals. To meet this new challenge, an ad-hoc group has been formed under the Technical Committee. It will be chaired by Bud Hall and include Bob Strength, Tom Williams and Bill Coker. Ron McCreedy Dow Chemical February 14, 1994 4 of 4 3J flo CO N