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'/ D r. C. Fa ton In th is s e c tio n I would lik e to p re s e n t the v o lu n ta ry changes th a t Monsanto h as made i n FCB s a l e s w ith p a r t i c u l a r em phasis on th e FCB p ro d u c t changes made in d i e l e c t r i c s . I a ls o wish to show th e s ig n i f ic a n c e o f th e d a ta p r e s e n te d by D rs. Tucker and Munch. M onsan to 's s a l e s a c tio n s can be d iv id e d in to two c a te g o r ie s (S lid e 1 : M o n san to 's PCS A c tio n s ) . The f i r s t c a te g o ry i s f u r th e r d e s c rib e d in : S lid e 2 : M o n san to 's PC3 s a le s i n U. S'. A. and Slide 3: E ffect of phase-out policy I r e s p e c t f u l l y subm it we have a c h ie v e d a s i g n i f i c a n t r e d u c tio n in FCB o u tp u t by o u r a c t i o n s . T urning to th e second p h ase o f o u r a c t i o n s , v i z , th e p ro d u c t changes in FCBs f o r d i e l e c t r i c u se I w i l l f i r s t ta k e a moment to e x p la in th e v a r i a t i o n In b io d e g r a d a b ility o f PC3s. S lid e U: Degree o f B io d e g ra d a tio n o f FCBs. The p ro d u c t changes made d i e l e c t r i c s a r e shown on S lid e 5: FCB P ro d u ct Changes in D i e l e c t r i c s . Dealing f i r s t w ith c a p a c ito rs: S lid e 6 : FCBs used i n C a p a c ito rs N o te: (a) Fenta-chloroblphenyl percentages include hexaand h ig h e r hom ologs. Do n o t add b o th p e rc e n ta g e s to g e th e r. (b) T his s l i d e chows a s u b s t a n tia l d e c re a se in p ro d u ctio n o f hom^logs o f p en ta-ch lo ro and h ig h er over the y ears.' ADM 000274 t Reasons were: (a) 9 -fo ld re d u c tio n In p en ta -c h lo ro and h ig h e r homologs. (b) 1 0 -fo ld re d u c tio n In h exa-chloro and h ig h e r homologs. (c ) A ro c lo r 1 0 l6 was th e PC3 p ro d u c t t h a t c o u ld be I n t r o duced In to the c a p a c ito r In d u stry w hile s t i l l meeting U n d erw riter's L aboratory requirem ent on flam m ability. fd) A roclor 1016 was s e le c te d because I t s e l e c t r i c a l p ro p e rtie s and in -p la n t p ro cessin g perform ance most c lo s e ly met the c a p a c ito r in d u s try 's req u irem en ts. .... N o te: Our choice o f A ro clo r 1016 has sin c e been b o rn e-o u t by in d u s tr y e x p e rie n c e w hich to d a te h a s shown no problem s. S lid e 8 : C a p a c ito r F lu id s : What i s E ffe c t, o f A ro c lo r 1016? We have t r i e d to .show am ounts o f p e n ta - c h lo r o and h ig h e r and h ex a-ch lo ro and h ig h e r homologs which would have been produced (Not e n te rin g the environm ent) fo r each o f th re e p o s s ib le c a p a c ito r flu id s in 1972. A roclor 1016 (used a t 97# le v e l in U.S.A. in 1972) i s o b v io u s ly , th e PC3 in v o lv in g l e a s t p e n ta and higher chloro biphenyl production. Of obvious i n t e r e s t i s th e p o s s ib le amount o f FCBs e n te r in g th e environment from c a p a c ito r f a ilu r e s . Slide 9; Using th e w o rst c a se ( 0 .2 p e r y e a r f a i l u r e ) we s e e th a t no more than 40 pounds o f h e x a -c h lo ro and h ig h e r homologs o f FC3 are lik e ly to e n te r the environm ent i f A ro c lo r-1016 i s used a t a r a t e o f 2C7l l b . / y e a r . T urning now to T ra n s fo rm e rs . ; j ijl it. ! jlj I!i *n1 ;i i; .`tI I > T. AOM 0C0275 : i - 3- S lid e 11s N ote; H ig h er c h l o r in a te d PCBs a r e needed i n tra n s fo rm e rs th a n in cap ac ito rs because the c o rre c t Hydrogen/Chlorine r a tio i s v i t a l in p rev en tin g fo rm atio n of flammable., ex p lo siv e arc-form gases. S lide 12: Slide 13: In summary, S lid e lfr: We w i l l c o n tin u e our v o lu n ta ry p o lic y o f no more s a le s w orld-w ide except to d i e l e c t r i c u s e rs . T his means a 45# re d u c tio n i n t o t a l PC3 s a le s i n th e U .S.A . We w i l l r e s t r i c t o v er 97? c a p a c ito r f l u i d s a l e s to A ro c lo r 1016 o n ly . T his means p e n ta -c h lo ro and h ig h e r p ro d u ctio n w ill be no more th an 1 .1 # o r 220 M l b s . in 1972. Hexachloro biphenyl and higher w ill be even lower 0.1# or 2 0 ,0 0 0 l b s . i n 1972. We w i l l e lim in a te A ro c lo r 1260 from transform er flu id s and continue in c in e ra tio n f a c i l i t i e s f o r s c ra p PCBs. We w ill encourage th e d i e l e c t r i c in d u s tr y th ro u g h ANSI C-107, which r e p r e s e n ts both cap acito r and transform er m anufacturers and u sers, to e n fo rc e s t r i c t en v iro n m en tal c o n tro l over PCBs. T his i s a com m ittee on which s e v e ra l o f th e ag e n cie s re p re se n te d here today a re members. ADM C0C276 OM 000277 MONSANTO PCB ACTIONS PHASE-OUT OF PCB SALES WORLDWIDE IN ALL APPLICATIONS EXCEPT DIELECTRICS CONVERSION OF DIELECTRIC FLUIDS TO MORE BIODEGRADABLE PCB'S ' r r ^ 'n -T ic G u a r e iM C- ACM 000273 MONSANTO PCB SALES IN U.S.A (million pounds) DIELECTRICS ALL OTHERS TOTAL ' 1969 1970 1972 Ce s t ) 3 7 .0 4 0 .5 32.0 30.0 3 3 .5 -- 67.0 74.0 3 2 .0 . T  i' ^."i* I EFFECT OF PHASE-OUT POLICY PCD SALES REDUCED IN U.S.A. BY 30 TO 33 MILLION POUNDS. OR A5% ; H } 'I 7 t< a ^ a n a u B S X 2 3 s ; ADM 000279 * Liu 4 . ! I PCB PRODUCT CHANGES IN DIELECTRICS CAPACITORS 97% CONVERSION TO AROCLOR 1016 TRANSFORMERS ELIMINATION OF AROCLOR 1260 t r r .J a n j f r . : :su ADM 000201 DEGREE OF BIODEGRADATION OF PCB'S BASED ON DATA PRESENTED TRANSITION IN BIODEGRADATION OCCURS AROUND PENTA-/HEXA-CHLOROB1PHENYL DISAPPEARANCE OF ALL HOMOLOGS BELOW HEXA-CHLOROBIPHENYL OBSERVED PENTA- AND HIGHER PCB DETERMINED BY SPECIFIC GLC/MS TEST METHOD t\ p it t jiiiti < PCB'S USED IN CB AROCLOR 1254 AROCLOR 1242 AROCLOR 1016 MAJOR USE PERIOD 1930-1952 1952-SEPT. 1971 OCT. 1971 :arsi: ` tt ' f r ADM 000282 CAPACITORS % PCB (IPENTACHLORO- AND HIGHER % PCB (HEXACHLORO- AND HIGHER 77.0 29.0 9.0 1.0 1.1 0.1 uU . ADM 0C0283 c CAPACITOR FLUIDS WHY CONVERT TO AROCLOR 1016 ? 9-FOLD REDUCTION IN PCB'S OF'PENTACHLORO- AND HIGHER 10-FOLD REDUCTION IN PCB'S OF HEXACHLORO- AND HIGHER MINIMUM INDUSTRY TESTING REQUIRED CAPACITOR FLUIDS WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF AROCLOR 1016 ? U.S. CAPACITOR FLUID SALES (1972):~20 M LBS. IF AROCLOR WAS X PENTACHLORGand Higher pcbs WOULD BE* % HEXA CIILOROAND HIGHER PCBs WOULD BE* 1259 15,400<000 pounds 5,800,000 pounds 1242 1,800,000 200,000 1016 220,000 20,000 THIS DOES NOT MEAN AMOUNTS OF PCB ENTERING THE ENVIRONMENT ACM C0CZ8<r AON 0CC2B5 V WHAT IS CAPACITOR FAILURE RATE ? \3 IF CAPACITOR FAILURE RATE IS 0.2% PER YEAR (WORST CASE) I PCB ESCAPE TO THE ENVIRONMENT* IS -- ALL PCB HOMOLOGS PENTA CIILORO- AND HIGHER HEXA CHLORO- AND HIGHER AROCLOR 1242 '10,000 pounds 3,600 400 AROCLOR 1016 40,000 pounds 440 40 ASSUMES U.S. FLUID SALES OF 20 M LB./YEAR >o 992000 PCB CHAK3EB TA Ti3ANSFQRMER FLUID APPLICATION O AROCLOR 1260 BEING PHASED-OUT NOW O INCINERATION OF SCRAP PCB'S - 1971 NOTE: ASKAREL (PCB) TRANSFORMERS ARE HERMETICALLY SEALED UNITS 2O 000287 WHAT IS FAILURE RATE IN LIQUID TRANSFORMERS ? INDUSTRY SOURCES CITE: UNDER 0.2% PER YEAR* ALL LIQUID TYPES - MINERAL OIL AND PCD. ADM 000288 IF ASKARELO (PCB) AIL AT o.2% /y;-:/ Ii3 A1" r fcCsl D n o ALL PCB HOMOLOGS 2A.000 lbs. (ESTIMATED PCB TRANSFORMER FLUID SALES IN U.S, 12 H LBS./YEAR) *'.11111 INCINERATION FACILITIES AVAILABLE. NOT AI.L THESE AMOUNTS '..'ILL ENTER ENVIRONMENT. ADM 000289 oi MONSANTO'S 'PRESENT PROGRAM TO PREVENT 1ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION BY PCB'S O NO MORE SALES WORLD-WIDE EXCEPT DIELECTRIC USERS ARREOSCTLROICRT1O01V6ERO9N7L%Y CAPACITOR FLUID SALES TO O 'ELIMINATE iFLUIDS AROCLOR 1266 FROM TRANSFORMER O CONTINUE INCINERATION FACILITIES FOR SCRAP PCB'S O ENCOURAGE DIELECTRIC INDUSTRY THROUGH ANSI C-107 TO ENFORCE STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OVER PCB'S To>% i feZOOO o ..a*.' m LU1L* J>nm. sab