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THBRSRAY, APRIL 1, 197G PART V: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL-CONTAINING WASTES Disposal Procedures HONS 057027 Ill'll NOTICES LNVIRONMf.N`1 Al. PRO!IXTION AGENCY uses of PChr, Imve Iwlnded: ImprcnnoUrK of rollon and iir-bc:.to:s for braided Idkiilutlon of electrical wiring: p|nslUI rceiittumviNTHt u.s. |HtU M4-4| eis In win? and cable rooMtig?i: pla.sUri/- PCn-CDNTAtNWn WASTES (INlUhrtttlM. lACtUTit.S) ers of vinyl chloride polymer fthn.'<: com ponent* of hlr.h-prmurc hydrmdie, fluids; mxvinUxLXl lubriranlv and casket Itvcoinmcnded Procedures lor Disposal sealers; heat transfer acents; nnd ma On December M. 1975, (he Admlnls- t,ru1<r ol (hr Ibvlrclion A('wn* announced an nrllim ph<n of Kgulttlory uud administrative action:; lo chine tool cutting Ohs. Kormcr own" HppliCiUion also include: formulation into Rome eposy paint*; protective conlintts foi wood, metnt. and eoncrota; nd- help t MHUif (hill polychlorinated biphen yl,( currently In set vice ho mil entar lire environment, One portion of (-hot prol<r*n> include* invr!iii|;(iiloi mid m-nm- mvndnUun (*l appropriate U1s)Kk.;0 pro cedure* for ludut/rlol wwr of this fam ily of chemlroli; or product* ronl;dnin Ucslvcn; and In carbonless rcpioducinc pawr. J'oday rlomcslieully produecfl PCIJk arc Kiippilcd only to "dosed" Application* >n the clceu ical power distribution industry. PCiJn uiicii ns dirlcc'ine fiuiils in trans former;; ami capacitor* arc referred to them. Tim Aronry Ik also evaluating the rimMimcr wnMa (iImkiku) problem and generally uh asknrel*. Capacitor iippMcatloiis include power Most cnpaeltors (untiiR FCs irodiK'-td in the past two years use Aroclor may Isnue further tnildimec on Dial sub ject ot a taler time. factor eonvrtion of )>olh hiph and low voitnoe power, bnllastlnn in fluorescent 1010. white transformer application* continue to use Aroclor 1242 and l`>&4. Purpose.---Pummnt to Section 204*b lamp*, and motor* in air conditioners 7're/ifcwl Packf/routid.--Polychlori (II of the Solid Waste Dlauasiit Act. as amended, (he Administrator may J?niie advisory Guidance and rctornmemlalions and industrial Applications Transformer use of PC'IJs is primarily In IIiokc areas where the non-flainmablllty Is llic major nated biphenyls are a class of synthetic compounds which have no known toonti'rpnrt In the natural environment. refuted lo Urn diwposnl of wu*lc mate consIdcraUon ilmnMy those appMcation* PC'Us arc manufactured by thr chlori rial*. Thic recommended procedure* do In iiroNlmity to humans). These lnchulc nation of biphenyl witli Anhydrous chlo not have stamtard-netliha or regulatory transjjorl alion applications < electric rine using iron illinc* or ferric chloride status, but represent (he best informa trains, rapid transit systemHl and )*>wcr as it catalyst. The most important physi tion available on preferable disposal op tion* for l*U)i-eontainMn waste mate supply liMiuifomicrs in commercial and public buildings. cal properties of PCM* are low vapor pressures, low water solubility, and high rials. The Aitcucy plans to conduct Rtnritcfc to determine other option* for /lie sole producer of i'CNs in the United Btalcs is Die Monsanto Company, dielectric cok(ai>U. They are miscible with most organic solvents. treatment imU dihinxud of PCU-contnin- under the trade name of Aroclor. Some The chemical properties that make Ins wastes (IraUaUnn incineration of eo- domestic manufacturers cither modify FClta desirable industrial material* are pacltorx eontninins FClt liquids) during Arorlor or Imve Monsanto prepare spe their excellent thermal stability, their calendar year IftTC. tin Addition to ArriN-y activities, the American National cial formulations for them. These have beep marketed and UKCd by manufac strong resistance to both acidic nnd bn.de hydrolysis, and their central inertness. Standard* InMihilc is in the proreM of revtainu ANSI C107.1-1974. its cuiilrilne* for dlaimanl ol askarcls containing turers In their products under various trade name*. Additional quantities of 1*03* arc ImfMrted. both ns a raw ma They arc quite resistant to oxidation. Unfortunately, some of tlie characteris tics (stability, nondcgradnbllfly) which As kii'nlflrant new information terial nnd n* a substance Incorporated make PCUs so valuable in industrial ap become;* available from these and oilier into manufactured parts or products. plications also make them highly per source*, UiJm Kwatui, IUxjktk* issuance wH) be revised. The purjxwe of this Issuance is to provide guidance for the disposal of PCIt* coutaluluu wastes. 'lids uutdnnr.e is addressed primarily lo hidarfrfnl ttsers of l*CU*. particularly (hone mnmi/acturlur and/or usinn capacitors and trans formers coiitiiliiinii I'd)*, although tlie recommended procedure* are appropri ate to all 1'CH-conlulninn wastes Urncral /<rrA|vroK<f. -- Potychlnrl- lulled biphenyl* U'umiu are ehlorimiled aromalir organic romiKiund* which (live Appendix A provides a Iktlng of tho trade name* used by domestic and for- eicn manufacturers on their products contuluiiui PCBs. CumulaUve sale* In the U.8. since the Introducllon of PCBs In 1020 arc esti mated to be 1.5 MUton pounds. An esti mated *150 million pounds of the PCBs ptoduecd are still In service, n i* esti mated that less Hum half the PCD* ever produced have entered tlx* environment: . of this amount, only about 10 ixurcnt (SO million pounds) are estimated to have degraded or been Incinerated: 2(H) million pound* are cMhwMrd to be in landfill* at >Ue to concern because of Uiclr chronic toxicity, thclv )>ervn*tvei>CKs and per sistence In tlie environment, nnd their tendency lo arruintilnte in food chain*. . (hiehallim muni. jcmiII'iii: from the IHo- areuimilnliuii of 1'CIJs In the food chain. amw> the prtwent and continuing concern over the disposition of i'CHs to the en vironment. I'CH* have been used both in tlwtrd system*, esiieelnlly a* waled ctl- eleelrlc fluid* In transformers and enpneltor*. and rommnplivc (or ''ojH'ii") AppUrntlons, where the I'UD* arc used in and eonsumed ami discarded with a product. (his time. 1'hlA distribution of PCD* is llluntraled on Figure I. The recommendalions of (ill* publication nro directed only nt Uie Pen* prrwiilly in service (or which will enter servire ns n result of future production). In 1970 Monsanto voluntarily re- strletrd domestic sale* of PCIi* to use In ti-niiKfoiincrs nnd capacitors (closed sys- tarns). As a resnif. rurrenl ilnmottic prodnetton of |*CHk Is down about 50 |>crcent from (lie peak year* Indore 1P70, but still nmounlx to atrout 40 mttiioa imund* per year Ufl7li. Inipoits of 1'CJJ liquids eiirrenlly amount lo about 0-1 minion In Uie |wist, consumptive or "open" POUikIk ih * year. sistent in the environment. Theoretically 210 TCB compounds can be prepared, but Its* than 100 homolods and isomer* arc likely to occur In com- mcrlcnl product*. PCIi compound* con tain from 12 to Cft percent chlorine. The typtcal commercial produrt is n mixture of several homoloe,*. Monsanto, tlie sole U S. producer of PCBs. hn* adopted n four-digit designa tion tor It* Aroclor*. The llrst two digits Indicate the type of material: biphenyl, triphenyl, or mixture of Uie two. The lust two digit* represent tire approximate chlorine content by ixrccnintto weight. (Aroclor 1010. whit approximately 41 percent chlorine, is an exception to tiiiN nomenclature xyMem.) Biphenyls with higher chlorine content are non-itomma- blc nnd have extremely low* volatilities The chemical stability, low volatility, high dielectric constant, and compatibil ity with other chlorinated hydrocarbon* have resulted In many and varied Industri.d applications for the PClta. The ready solubility of FCDs In non polar solvents explains why they ore easily absorbed Into fatly tissue and Into the liver. Fatly tissue acta a* n non polar solvent, nnd TCI)* are retained, rather than excreted. Their resistance to o o o HDlRAt MGISKfc, VOl. 41, NO. *4--tltUSlOAY, ArXIl t, 197* HONS 057028 NOTICES Ill-T> oxidation or oilier types of chcmlcol deg POIJs can lit' leached from solid mnnii. PCPs and pollute Ihc almospimT. Ip radation explains llicli poistslniKc nix) laelniinK wastes with u suitable solvent, addition, iiislriimcnlnltoi) nml hiuidlinr: accuuitilnllon in animal Hmuic. C.R., trichloroethylene or acetone. The cqnlpmcpl are uMtully not sulllricnt (nr Tlie chemical hurlwsn and resistance deconlumluntcd waste cun then be dis mnnuulm: haxuvdnn;; nialeriids. 'llirre- to mcliiboliMii r ucenunl lor their posed. The solution containing PCUs may forc. PCIl-conluinitq' wash* '.houJtl not be low mule toxicity. CMionic loxks ilfeel* be separated by distillation into PCll, Kent to such municipal liultuMuloi t for vary in different. animal spneics; they in* which moy be reclaimed, nnd the solvent, disposal. elude skin, liver, and kidney lesions In which may l>c used aanin. The distilla The above recommendations arc suit rabbits iis well ns cblimichc and hepato- toxle clinch In mnn. The low solubility of l'CJlv In water probohly limits (he rale ol which they tion technique Is also applicable to re move 1'Ci.ts from eonlninluatcU liquids. Till* technique <of leaching and recla mation) to especially useful after nccl- able for liquid*. IhcIih ration of .solid wastes conlahiipu I'Clt* Hus nut been dcuumsiruled. However. Mich dcslrm llun dors p|K-nr feasible, l'ur example, a Die dlsih'i'scd by water systems. I'CHs dcnlial spills of liquid PCH$. Spills could rotary kiln furnace, with an alleibniiier rilsclmrml Into n river or lake will nc- lie absorbed on dry sand, ash, sawdust, nml Keiubbliq: system, could probably cmnnlaic in the sediment in relatively or commercial absorbents and then safely Itiductulc solid waste* eontatntnn hllili concentrations. Plants anil Animals processed ns nbovt*. PCUs. l.lltewlso, other sMiidlrr, hi;:h can roneentrnte PC.'Mk Above their level As noted on Figure 1. there arc np- temperature Incinerators with t-uflirirnl in water alone. Rome fish xikcIcs taken proximnlely 750 million pounds of PCP-s. residence times may Ik salhfnctory for from Luke Micltlimn in Iff'/O nml 1031 Incorporated into products, currently in the smaller waste pencrutor. have exhibited l*CH concentrations service. These products will utllmntcly As a service. Monsanto will incinerate (renter than f* ppm. Ulirlmp nml oyslers require disposal. If a capacitor or trans (for n fee* any returned liquids in their exposed to 10 ipb of Aroclor )2M have shown bkinecumulr* lions from 130- to tSQO-fokl: blonecnmuln lions in soino species of 40,000 to 30.000 have been experienced. l*CIts are not intended to net into the environment, but they do because (heir uulquc chemical properties prevent them from brine destroyed by usual waste tvcnlmenl methods. Tims, they inadvert ently cscupo and become widely dis persed. Environmental transport models lor I'L'ito have not been developed. Con clusions itr.mdlna their behavior, parttaulavly their distribution nod transport In the environment, are based largely upon the results of DDT research. Recent data Indicates that aerial transport may play a mnjor role In Utc worldwide dis semination of I'Clto, nhhough dumping and river runoff may contrilmlc more Im portantly to local ronUimlnnUon of fish, wildlife, and drinking water sources. Det'.radnUon eharncVcristten of I*CB are not well understood. Some dlbenwdu- ran*, which are extremely toxic, may be riCRntdnlion products of l*CBa. Dlxjrowl o/ I'ClI-Cantaininrr Wastes,-- The persistence of PCUs necessitates ex tremely careful attention to final dis position of l*C)Js and PCIJ-contidnbui materials. First, (he use of PClJs should bo retUwed. Manufacturer* or users should use more oovironmcnlnlly acecplablo substitute materials whenever pos sible. However, spills, damaged Roods, and housekeeping materials will require disposal. All absorbents and other clean up materials should be carefully selected with disposal impIk-nUoit* In mMwi. Reclniniiltmi of I'CIts Is usually feasi ble only with relatively wnroutamlnated liquids and should be roirled out only If there Is virtually no cliuncr of l*CU losses to Uto environment. Iterycltnn is advisa ble only ns Iona a adequate siibstlluies for PCJto are not iivallahle. Monsanto malulalns a (oil-free telephone mnnher t8W)/iW5-3ll50' for Ihe public for advice 0 sirup POIls. If liquids cannot bo re used. these liquid* should Is- ihsiosrd of by high temiKiuluie Incinrratlon. liccyelini: of transformer fluid* to ac complished by several companies, Hie lank and Inside roptwr of (he trans former Is reclaimed: (he I'Clt liquids, If they cannot be reused, should bo incinerated. former has a label Identifying one of the trade names shown In Apjicndtx A. it should be handled as a PCD. nnd (he options listed below followed. If ilic con tents arc unknown, but the manufac turer Is one of ihosc listed in Apixmdlx A, an Inquiry should elicit information on the contents of the equipment or product. ' Effective safeguards should be em ployed In the handling and transport of tho Pcn-coiunlning wastes. These In clude Uie use of protective eloihln;,', closed containers for transportation, nnd adequate labeling, to ulerl personnel to hazards from routine disposal ns well as emergency response in the event of a spill or accident. Anyone responsible for the disposal of Pens should select high-quality firms for Uie transport amt disposal of thetr PCM-contntnlng wastes. Also. sj>ot- chcek to assure transported, and disposed to recommended. Hie generator of the waste should take rcsixmsiblllty for proper waste management. Recommended options for the disposal of PCB-conlninlng wastes tin priority order! are: IiicInerMlkMi CoalroUed laud dlsjnwal incineration--The proper Incinera tion of waste K.1) must Involve a mill-a ble balance amonR temperature in the inehieraior, dwell time In the firmR cliambcr. nnd oxygen avnllnhillty. Also, a suitable scrubber should bo provided on the exhaust stuck to remove the hydro chloric nckl mis! that is formed. Hxhaust rrnses should Ik monitored to assure com pliance with air rci'.iilniions. Recommended requirements are: (11 2-seconri dwell lime at 1100 C (5000 F) and .1 percent excess oxyuen in the stack: or (D I'.b scrond dwell lime at 1500 C <3700 l'*< and 2 ixtccmI excess oxvr.cn In the stark f.as.' Open hearth nml other Incinerators used for inuniripal refuse In- cinccatUm me not novmnlly suttabie; Uie relatively low n|>cr;ilinu lemiKraturc of sueh equipment wmild only volnliltwe the '*nirxr vnlum srr from ANN! Cl07.1-in74. OnKlvlmrs lor llnnilllMn smi dikpomO nl Cnpacdnr nml 'l`iniu(ormer-Or<i<lr' Af.knrpls Cimlnfidna )'i>pililoi Innlrrt IU|>hny>N, Anterlenn Nstionsl Stnmlsrds InKiltuie. high temperature Incinerator. A tech nical description of (he Monsanto in cinerator to provided In ApiwntHx H. ffl'A publication. Hazardous IVo.ifc Mmiflffcweijf rciUf(ci <K.li,A/530;BW1401,* provides InforniHtloii on some in cineration fncilities. Use of these facili ties for incineration of I'CH-containlng waste should be checked with KI*A Regional and Blnte rcpicsvnlntlvcs to assure that (lie facilities have adequate environmental controls lo meet Federal/ Stnte/local reculalions. Land Disposal--Wastes containing PCD* should not he dto|KHxi of with other mixed waste* in a sanitary landfill iScc EPA Guidelines on Hiermal Proc essing and Land Disposal of fiolid Waste, Federal RcalAlcr. Aunuta H, 1971). CharHetcriatles of transport of PCUs through the soil arc not definitively rstnblUihed. The Intcrnetlon with oilier dccomiioslng wastes to not well under stood. Some landfills may contain or accept wastes which could cause the re lease of PCUs. The ubiquity and per sistence of PCUs indicate that (heir riinposal should be rnrefuHy controlled until additional data nic developed. While these data are being Ralhered. l*CMs (when disposed to the land) should only be placed in a secure chemical waste landfill. In general terms, a ciicmient waste InndflH provides complete Iomr- term pro tection for the quality of surface mid sub surface waters from hazardous waste de posited therein, and mnilmt hazards to public licullh and the environment. Such sites should be lorn led or cnrinrcml lo avoid direct hydraulic continuity with surface ami subsurface v.iuers. Gencrated knulmlcs should be contained, nnd subsurface flow Into the disiKisul area eliminated. Muittlorhiu wells should be established, and a snmplinc and analysis proi-runi conducted. Additional characteristic* of a chemical waste land fill arc described in KPA publication. Lnd/I/I Disposal of Hacordons Wasicx: A licnlcw of Utfiuturc ami Known Ap proaches <KlrA.'630/SW-llift 1 .* Myi-MiwiilH rctcrcncrd l*cic may l*- <*1>tnim-U from Puiltl Wnstr lutonrnlloo. PH Pivlrimmciiliil l'intri-lluit Ae.viicy, Clmlonntl. Ohio 4!<3S. rtnikAt ircim*, voi. *\, no. a4~.imursoay, ai*u t, ivrs HONS 057029 man NOTICES KnritpMilnUon n( wn.Ntcs In ecmuiit prior In bintmi in 11 wmll-ury Inmifill inis Irciit used lor mimII tpmnliHes ol mjIiiIs hou^c HmW wniilfH mid rontnminntcd l*CJls from nisUmirrs. \Po.rfr ChaiacU'rMics.--'l'Ur Jarr.c 1. Came*. .. Mocir.er. . B,j. ). PnlyHilurlnnlt-d M|>Ih m)Ia in m>im wir ii- nnd Knlld-tvn*le-iclii(rd nmtcrlnl*. (.inriimaU. or Mudcex. 'nils Jh n tiiiMy done l>y e;i.-,l - majority of I ho wiikIcx burm-tl m e PCI* ini; l hi* busto In i-ont-rrio iunltlc drum derivative*. The Room* of these wastes a. Amrrlrnn N:iilrmiil Klnmlntth InvHinlc prior hi drixriillmi in tho Itiminil. Only IIium* MMTlhr sites which have been BUtlr-nmnnvctl lor 1*0)1 wastes are i>roerr; still bottoms anti uonfnml- naled transformer oils. Tiie heating value of the innloHnls )s nl>oiit 0000 IANVSI). (Ini)li'tltM'tt for li.mdliiiif !.n<l Of riipncMor-ond (inttHfortMcr-c.riHlr utkarcK rmpftlnlng iMilychlorinnted btut\cnyt Nrw Vork. Jninmry t(7e, should be used. Thu KPA publication. Huu'kIous Waatr Mnuapctncnt h'mili- UTt)/ll>. Olher in-houso hii;h 1JTU liquid wastes are also incinerated. Phos 4. I'cnksftl). )). j. pni n nnd tl.rtr rnvlronmrmal enrrlK. CrMI<Hl UcvIcwa In Kt.M.on- 1ic$, Oll'A/liJlO/HW- 140 provides rsomt* phorous compounds cannot be burned Mittn.il Control, cue. iir/fl. Inftmunlitm to potenllnJ dlspobcrs: these due to the formation of partirulolcs !t. UrondliurKi, M. IM- nnd M-pInnaMlity of (Inin when used in cotixulinUoii with Blftl* solid wnslv iimnaisemcnt officials can assist In o dlffirnsnl action. Doled: March 2fi. 1 f>70. IP.0.) which foul the injection system. The system Is not equipped to handle suspended solids. Four L'O.OOO gallon tanks are available for storage. The wastes are typically stored for several JMilychloiJiinird !>lj>hni)i'i Fnvlrcminentnl lirnlUt I'ri.spcdlvej:, Oct. H72. C. Vumsr. Je. As^K-.nieni of wnntcwntor miin|[rmM*l, trentment tcHinnlocr. imd ftf.soclaled cost* (or (ilniloment of PCHi. cunrrtitruifone In ItMhn.iiial tfllutiiu. jnn )ft?o Itooda Stsclow, days before Incineration to allow omlls- tlhaft rcixiri), ` Assistant Adniltiistrator solvcd solids to sctUe. After the settling 1. hremer. K. fitnte of concern* of the Lake for Air And Waste Manapemeut. period, the wastes nre pumped directly Mlrttlgnti Toxic Nnbblnncc* Coimnlttci' rc- Amwix A unrino or* namf.k kor j>crb ny MANUI'ACTPItURS Name: Uanu/acturcr from the tanka to the liquid combustor. Incinerator Dcscrtvtion.--The In cinerator Is a liquid Injection type housed In a horizontal cylinder 20 ft lone and n.5 ft. In diameter. High pres Intcd u PCli. Chlcngti. Intenml KPA )<r|Kirt. A. Aroclor, Polychlorinated |KlyjleyK ibl- phenyl.*)). I'echulral linlldin O-ry/tH i:t Ixmt*: Momianto IndtnUrlal Chcmlesl* Com)ny. Nov. 1071. 0. PCI)*- environmental linirsct, Environ Arodor ................... Monsanto. sure steam is used to atomirc the waste ments) ltrenrch. 1072. AileMOl .......... Avknrel.......... .. OhlnrcKtol .............. IMador ................... DyKamrt ................ Hteinex ............ Ilyvol ....................... American corp. <'l Allis Chalmers. Bangnmo litretrfr Cornell Doblllcr. McOraw Edison. Aerovoa. liquid and inject II into the liquid com bustor. The feed rate measures 2 cal/ min. An additional sun which bums nat ural gas is also positioned inside the plenum. The natural bus serves ns an auxiliary fuel to supplement the heating )0. PCIi's their use end control. OrgmilM- tion tor Keottomle Conpcrutlon snd l>eve)on- inent. Psrl*. 1074. 1 M. Sevrsce klntfee Incineration imtioii )v. KAect of iiictueruttoM on mcinl*. penirnte* nnd poIvcMorlnMed biphenyl*, ki-a a-.M Poice. March 1072. Jhrrlcen............... . WntliiyhouM value of the wnslo If necessary. The 12. PCM Conference. Nstlonal Swedt*h Bn- Electric. operating temperature varies from 2000* vlronment Protection Hoard 1070. m ns-gg, Ho-vtwnut ........ Portnoi.................. BabT-Huhl............ Cloidien ................. I)K.......................... Penrlnr................... Kenneehlar............ Wagner Electric, General Electric. Kuhhnan meelrie. Mayer (Oermeny). Caffaro (Italy). Csffsro illaly). Mitsubishi (japan). to 2200' F. If the temperature Is loo hifjh, water can be sprayed info the chamber to act as a hcwl sink. Hus cylinder is protected from the heat by a lining of re fractory brick. High alumina brick is used in the plenum chamber. A blower . Va/ njnou waste nisnsgement fseilNies In the United Stsle*. Leshendok. T. Rnvtron- ,*rm*cUon Aar,,rr SW-Mg, revised. 14. Seurloek. a. et si. Incineration m liasydous waste management Knvinrninenta! Protection PubUcntlon SW-J4I. Ifl74 I'hOHirlor ........ Prortelee. (Pruned . supplies 35% excess atr forcing the fumes 16. bindany, A. and fWlda. T. Urnlim dl*. I'yralene .......... Prodelrc (Prance). from the plenum and through an oxi potai of hnanrdoua ret lew uf Mtcra- tumtouierm............ Mitsubishi (Japan). dizer. The residence Ume inside the turc and known approaches. Environmental ' Cleoerle ham* twerf for lnpl*tlns liquids In capacitor* and transformers; may conlaln PChu. Api*i:npjx n- DcRCMirnon or* Monsanto * INCINERATION FACILITY SAUotrr, ii.unois Jtarfrprmmrf.--Hie KrummrJrh Plant Is one of Monsanto's laigc chemical oxidizer Is 2-2 seconds. The unit Is operated 24 hours/day re quiring 2 men/shift, initial capital coots were $740,000. The disposal cost has averaged lOc/lb. Air Pollution Control --Ttu fumes exit the oxidizer and enter a wt ter quench column. TIkj main purpose of the quench is to reduce the temperature of the hot Protection PublicMion )07ft 10. Pnrb. D. and Ward. 8. D. Infoimallm) about hasardoun waste management fncll- Protection Publication 7. Tucker, K.. el al. Migration of )*CM' In U Induced by percolating water. Moimmo Co. Bulletin of Environmental Contamina tion and Toxicology. Vol. 13, 1975. AS,M- standard method of test for rnpld ras chromatographic estimation of mnnufacturliig plants. The product Hue fumes. Particulates are removed next In higher boiling homologtirs of chlorinated til- include* sulfuric acid, Uonsrne. chlorine, jrolychlorlnnted biphenyl*. Severn) rub a high energy venturi scrubber. Finally, the emissions are elcaiied In a packed bed (polypropylene packing) at the base O*3303U( l073*ft|>*ClM>r Specification 19. ABTSf. Analyni* of environmental mate ber eomitoundx, end various dwmicnl Intermediates. The pinnl is toentod ftn- of the stack. `Hie 40 ft. stack Is equipped With a demister. rials for polychlorinated biphenyls Siteclfl- cauon D 9304 (1974). 1 mediately south of iSast 8t. Louis. 1H. near the Mississippi River. Since June blM.IOORAf-lir 1. Polyrhlnrlnnted biphenyl* nnd the en 20. IIKW. Regiatry of lokle effect* of rlirni1970 *Mbln"ce 1970 MKlon NI08II June 1071. MonsUnto im* operated a liquid vironment, Interdepartmental Tusk Force on xJn *!!U? Corp Ruviirnimentnl cyeiing of Injection Incinerator to- dtspoac of In- Pent. Dept*. of Agriculture. Interior, 1IKW, Commerce and KPA, Msy 1S7S. fCI)*. 1976 (impubiiLhcd draft reirort). |PP Doc.70-9420 Piled 3-3l-79;9 4S am] rCDftAt RfCISHK, VOl. 41, NO. 44--1HU9SDAV. APtll 1, 9Z4 HONS 057030