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14 Toxic MaterialiNews January 9, 1980 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER. ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS TO REMAIN BIG PROBLEM FOR INDUSTRY, CMA HEAD PREDICTS Having already spent $7-billion on environmental controls, the chemical industry will spend another $7-billion between 1981 and 1985 to comply with pollution cleanup regulations, according to Chemical Manufacturers Association president Robert Roland in a year-end analysis of his industry. The environment is among major problems facing the chemical industry, Roland says, noting that chemical companies have not yet felt the full impact of the earl iest environmental laws and now must confront the effects of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Effects of TSCA "won't be fully evident for years to come," he noted, while compliance *ith RCRA regulations "will also command much of the chemical industry's capital an resources during the coming decade, particularly in upgrading waste disposal methods." Roland Sees Stalled Superfund As a 'Bright Spot1 There are some bright spots with regard to the environment, Roland said, point ing out that the public and Congress are beginning to view government regulation more in light of a risk/benefit balance, and the "intention of some in Congress to rush through a 'superfund' bill that would impose unfair and unsound costs on the industry has been stalled for the time being." Overall, Roland noted that the chemical industry had a good year in 1979 with sales approaching a record $146-bllllon, and increase of 15.4X. That**is 1.5 times better than the increase in GNP after accounting for inflation, he added. *** r/oixiSHEREX REPORTS DIOXIN FOUND IN DETERGENTS, SHAMPOOS ^ The Sherex Chemical Company, Inc. has reportedthat a series of their products, which are processed using an ethoxylation step, contain "significant amounts of 1,4- dioxane. The products are used as detergents, shampoos, textile auxiliaries and other products, the company has reported in a substantial risk notification to the Environmental Protection Agency. Under Section 8 (el, of the Toxic Substances Control Act a company must report to EPA any information the firm has obtained that indicates the product or a component of the product may present a substantial risk to the environment or public health. Sherex's report, 8EH0-032Q. noted they reported the information because a Na- ' tional CanrPY Tngftfrit-e study indicates 1.4-dioxane is a carcinogen and that the probability of the cresen^P of the dioxin is "sufficiently high'to merit notifies- j tio n ." Sherex points out that it expects the risk of exposure to the compound to be limited to workers. The company does not believe that consumers are at a risk be cause the levels of 1,4-dioxane in the final products are "at such low levels as not to pose a substantial risk to uses of the formulated products." "" The Dublin, utiio company reports that1,4-dioxang>is present in: ethoxylated fatty amines, standard processing, at 10 to 450 parts per million; ethoxylated fatty amines, special processing, 3400 to 6800 ppm; quaternaries from ethoxylated fatty amines, 10 to 1000 ppm; ethoxylated mono glycerides; 40 to i300 ppm; ethoxylated al cohol, phosphate ester at 290 ppm; and ethoxylated amide at*830 ppm. Sherex notes 10 ppm is the lowest detectable level for the dioxin. Atlantic Reports Jet Fuel A As Possible Mutagen In a separate Section 8(e) submission, the Atlantic Richfield Co. has Informed EPA that a study of jet fuel A reveals the possibility that the fuel may be a muta gen. Atlantic reported in REH0-0323 that let fuel A was positive for mutagenicity in the mouse lymphoma assay 1n fho p r ^ g ^ce of a metabolic ^ a r M y a M r m cyet^n. ~Ih addition, structural mutations in bone marrow cells of rats in the i n v iv o b one marrow cytogenetic study were observed- the company report said. There was no posi tive response in a third short term test, the Salmonella typhimuriuin mammalian mi crosomal assay. Atlantic pointed out that it reported the results because TSCA requires notifi cation of positive mutagenicity tests. The firm does not consider the findings as an indication of significant human health risk. Atlantic also noted that The "mean ing of mutagenic test results Is subject to serious scientific questions." C25241 0 T j.W2-2 283* D lo c ty l p h th a la te .[b ls -(2 -e th y lh e x y l)p h th a la te ] . C 6H 4-1 .2 -{C O C ,H tr ) , M .W . 390.50 b .p . 334* 100g. :8.20 500g. 2 7.25 n g 1.4853 IR 7 8 4 0 D isp . C D lo c ty l a u llc a u c c tn a te , s o d iu m s a it 96% ..... -- -- -- [ b /s -[2 - ffty //ie x y /] sulfasuctinata] C H a C H jsC H iC a H a lC H a O C C H a C H tS O jN a lC O a C H j- 1Kg. 9.80 C H tC a H jtC H a a C H a M .W . 444.55 IR 4 0 3 E ,. r ,, . . .. , D isp . 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" l v . . . * r . .., ' 7 . - * T- ' 1 . r^S5?-v;, y _ f, `*V ' '* .. 1- ' . -J . -*' J ' '. >%;:: >., ,;. r*; -,' ._ ' . , . y . / i * 1' i ' T ^> ` r : ^ i: vr '.: \ ' ' . .- -Ji2?r 'CVi'.:*; ". . -v >r J , . i ' u - .j ' -r----: r z . ` j.*' *: .. .. -. r.:i 7 .. * ' - i x c' :i;': 'c "`" r-v o r * i` rti C ' i W O t : . i a ^ q, a ?* ;* ;ir- s * ,c v : n w <. -<h'^ '*jv ** .yj#n*: ; 't.vsf ?>n: ,,v.-.vt'i'- v; ; hT.`-S'w -.vMmqri ;;C" ' v h*r '.-v l 3 : 025243 C25244 Substance ^ . ^ j 1 1 { j | I *1 i Certain water Insoluble Cr VI compounds........ t Chrysene.......................... Cobalt metal, dust & fume (as C o ).............. C CyanoQen chloride.......... t Cyclohexanone....... ;....... t Cyclopentane................... Dalapon........................ . 1 .2-Dibromoethane --. S kin .............................. 1 , 2-Dlchloroelhane....... Diehloram onolluoro- methane................ . 1. t-D lchtoro-1- nitroethane................... O ichloropropene............. D iethanolam ine................ t Dielhylamine.................... t Diethyl ketone................. t Dfnlycldyl ether (DG E)..., t Dloxano, tcch. orado -- S kin .............................. t Dipropyl ketone................. Divinyl benzene................. Epichlorhydrin -- S k in ... 12-Ethoxyethanol -- Skin. 12-Elhoxyethyl acetate (Cellosolve acetate) -- S kin.................................. t Ethyl acrylate -- S k in ..,. Ethylene dibrom ide, see 1 ,2-D ibrom oethane... Ethylene dichloride, see 1 . 2-Oichloroethane.. . tC Ethylene glycol, va p o r.... t Ethylene glycol rflnltrate.. t Ethylene o x id e ................ t F urfural-- S k in ........... t Gtycido! ( 2 ,3-Epoxy1-propanol).................... Hexachtorobutadlene....... t Hexane (n-hexane)............ (other Iso m e rs)............ t Hexone (Methyl isobutyl ketone) -- Skin,............ Capital letters refer lo Appendices. iy79 Adicn. ' 1 01 *1TWA STEL ppm m tfm 3" ppm rog/m -- 0.05, A1a A2 A2 -- 0.05 0.3 0.6 25 100 600 1,720 1 --i A1b A lb 10 40 10 40 2 10 15 3 15 10 30 200 705 0.1 0.5 25 90 50 235 10 50 2 10 50 185 -- -- -- -- 100 900 -- -- 15 -- 10 10 -- 25 -- -- 100 -- -- 5 100 -- -- 0.1 -- 400 2,580 -- -- 60 -- 60 50 -- 75 -- -- 360 -- -- 20 370 50 270 5 .20 A1b - A lb 10 50 0.02 10 2 . 40 125 0 .2 . 20 6 25 75 A2 A2 25 90 500 1,600 50 205 100 25 ** 15 -- 0.04 -- 100 -- 100 -- 75 540 100 60 -- 0 .4 -- 300 -- 350 -- 300 36 * MMMMfek Substance TWA p p m " mg/a*' C Hydrogen cyanide -- S kin.............................. 2-Hydroxypropyl acrylate -- S kin ....... ................ t Isopropoxyethanol.......... n-lsopropyJaniiino-- S kin................. ............ ' t M esityl o xide.................. 1 t Methacrylic acid.............. 1 t Methyl ri-am yl ketone (2-Heptanone)............. t M ethyl bromide -- S kin . t Methyl n-bulyl ketone.... t Methyl chloride................ Methylene chloride (dichtorom ethane)...... 4 , 4-Methylene d ia n ilin e . t Methyl iodide -- S kin .... t Methyl isopropyl ketone. t Methyl silicate................. t o-M ethyl styrene............. t Nitrogen dioxide............. t Nitroglycerin.................... 1 1 -N ftro p ro p a n e ................ C 2-NitropropanB................ t Phenyl e th e r-- Diphenyl m ixture (va p o r).......... Phosphorous pentachtoride.............. t Plata urn m etal................ 10-P ropioU ctone.......... Propionic a cid ................. t Propylene glycol dlnitrate t Propylene oxide.............. Silver, m etal.................... t Silver, soluble compounds (as A g )... Sodium b isu lfite ........... Sodium m etablsulfits...... t Styrene, monomer (phenytettiylene)......... S u lftr d io xid e ............ C Torphenyb................. . Tetrasodlum pyrophosphate............ 10 0 .5 25 2 15 20 50 5 5 50 100 .1 2 , A2 200 1 50 3 0.02 15 25, A2 0 .5 0.1 -- 0 .5 , A2 10 0.02 20 -- ^-- -- -- 50 2 0 .5 -- 10 3 105 10 60 70 235' 20 20 105 360 0 .8 10, A2 705 6 240 6 0 .2 55 90. A2 4 1 1 1.5. A2 30 0 .2 50 0.1 0.01 5 5 215 5 .5 5 C+1a9pi7t9alAledttdeintiornef.e.rtoAppendices. ITEL p p m " H /m 3** 75 320 5 25 . -- 20 100 -- 100 465 15 60 ---- 100 . 205 500 0 .5 5 -- 5 100 5 0.04 25 --. 1,700 4 30 -- 30 485 10 0 .4 80 -- 28 -- 1 15 0.04 -- -- -- 3 45 0 .4 -- ---- ---- 100 : 425 5 . . 15 -- , t-- ---- 37