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BACKGROUND
M AT IS C-8? AMMONIUM PERFLOROOCTNOATE FC-143 FC-118 (20% SOLUTION) CAS NO. 3825-26-1
CF3 (CF2)e C ^ O - NH.
WHAT IS IT USED FOR? DISPERSING AGENT - POLYMERIZATION (USED SINCE LATE 1950'S OR
EARLY 1960'S)
WHERE IS IT USED? 'TEFLON' POLYMERS - ALL POLYMERIZATION BATCHES 'TEFLON' COPOLYMERS - FEP POLYMERIZATION
HaW_IS_IT RELEASED TO ENVIRONMENT? AIR - FINE POWDER AND FEP DRYERS WATER - DISPERSION & FEP SUPERNATE STREAMS
- FLOAT TANKS - FEP COAGULATORS - POLYMERIZATION UNIT STREAMS LAND - SUPERNATE PONDS (NOW CLOSED) - SOLIDS (SOME WET) SENT TO LANDFILLS
/SLG 6/26/91
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WHAT IS C-B?
BACKGROUND
0 AMMONIUM PERFLUOROOCTANOATE - CF3 (CF2 >6 0 FC-143 0 FC-118 (20% SOLUTION) 0 CAS NO. 3825-26-1
WHAT IS IT USED FOR? 0 DISPERSING AGENT - POLYMERIZATION (USED SINCE LATE 1950'S
OR EARLY 1960'5
WHERE IS IT USED? 0 TEFLON POLYMERS - ALL POLYMERIZATION BATCHES 0 TEFLON COPOLYMERS - FEP POLYMERIZATION 0 VITON, KALREZ FLUOROELASTOMERS
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TOXICOLOGY
LIMITS
TLV AEL CEGa CEGw
ug/m3 100
10 0.3
-
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ggb 5.6 0.56 0.0015 1.0
CALCULATED DOSE - AEL - CEG
100 ug/day 6 ug/day
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C-8 DETECTED
WASHINGTON WORKS SITE
SUPERNATE POND AREA - CONTAMINATED SOIL - GROUNDWATER (-20 FT.)
WEST END OF SITE - WELLS 27 & 4 -GROUNDWATER (-75 FT.)
NO. 5 OUTFALL - DISCHARGE TO OHIO RIVER
WASHINGTON WORKS EMPLOYEES 1991 (VOLUNTARY TESTING)
DRINKING WATER (LPSD)
1984 - 1989 1991
LETART LANDFILL
SURFACE WATER - LEACHATE PONDOVERFLOW
GROUNDWATER - WELL SAMPLES
DRY RUN LANDFILL SUPERNATE SLUDGE t SURFACE WATER - UPPER POND - SEDIMENTATION BASIN - DISCHARGE STREAM ATPROPERTY LINE
t GROUNDWATER - MONITOR WELLS
*Revised analytical method
PPM
100 100 P& 2-4
40
PPM UP TO 5
PPB 0.7 - 2.2
3.8*
PPM --2-3
0.05 - 0.7
PPM 75-100
2-3 2-3 0.04 - .2 PPB 2-5
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COMMUNICATIONS WITH REGULATORY AGENCIFS
DATE 6/9/81
6/5/85
9/2/86
7/30/87 9/15/87 12/17/87
6/30/89 9/21/89
2/9/90 8/23/90
12/14/90
AGENCY
WV-DNR WATER RESOURCES EPA, REGION III
PERMIT
NPDES WV00O1279 NO. 005
DISCLOSURE
FC-143 0.1 HG/L BIRTH DEFECTS
EPA REGION III WV-DNR
RCRA WVD045875291
FC-143
ANAEROBIC PONDS PPB-AQUIFER
WV-DNR (5 COPIES) SENT TO EPA, REGION III
NPDES MV0001279 NO. 002 NO. 005
SURFACTANTS
WV-DNR, DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
LPSD WV-PSC
WV-DNR (5 COPIES) SENT TO EPA, REGION III
EPA, REGION III WV-DNR WV-APCC
WV-DNR WASTE HGMT
NPDES WV0|iO1279 CLOSE PONDS WV NO. IWL-6287-82 RECEIVE SLUDGE
NONE
NPDES WV0076066-PERHIT APPLICATION
FC-143 85 PPM 7,100 TONS
FC-143 1-2 PPB IN AQUIFER
FC-143 1-3 PPM IN STREAM/WELLS
RCRA WVD045875291 (CORRECTIVE ACTION)
LUBECK PUBLIC SUPPLY WELLS PPB - C8
NPDES-PERHITS
WV0076244 WV0076066 WV NO. 3495
FC-143 85 PPM IN SLUDGE
EPA, REGION III WV-DNR WV-APCC
RCRA WVD045875291 (CORRECTIVE ACTION)
ANAEROBIC PONDS DISCUSSION C-8 PPM DETAILED REVIEW
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SIEPS TO REDUCE EXPOSURES
wnm m s CONVERTED TO LIQUID C-8 (20% IN HATER) EMPHASIS PROGRAM ON SKIN EXPOSURE
mug INSTALLED AIR SCRUBBER ON F.P. DRYERS CLOSED SUPERNATE PONDS - 1988 PURCHASED LPSD HELLS
- TURNOVER EXPECTED - 10/91 RCRA 'CORRECTIVE ACTION' PERMIT
- VERIFICATION INVESTIGATION WORK PLAN -- SUBMITTED 2/90 -- SUPERNATE PONDS ARE Stiff)
" proc^ sEhaterING lpss wells into p u m
- U OF D STUDY (ELECTRO-CHEMICAL 'IN-SITU' TREATMENT)
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CONCLUSIONS
t TOXICOLOGY HAS BEEN DISCLOSED
.
PRESENCE OF C-8 IN THE AQUIFER HAS BEEN REPORTED TO REGULATORY AGENCIES AND THE LPSD
DISCHARGE FROM SITE AND LANDFILLS IS REGULATED BY NPDES PERMITS
NO 8(e) NOTIFICAfION IS WARRANTED AT THIS TIME
NO HEALTH HAZARD EXISTS BASED ON INFORMATION WE HAVE TODAY
MOVING THE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE LUBECK SYSTEM SHOULD REDUCE EXPOSURE
EVALUATE OUR POSITION WHEN 3M - NOEL STUDY RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE THIS FALL
NO ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATIONS ARE NEEDED
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