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fpoini.. coofirnipd I Community Development has ut itself mired in a senes of union itlenqes cost overruns, contractor notes and haggling over testing locols While the questions of kor safety and combustibility n quickly pul to rest {in favor of hr pipe) as of late summer 1906 II had not ( ompleted the key es ol water quality tests much produced a finished foixirt Vifh PVC virtually locked out ol the mtiy s larqesl residential ronn In in maikel vinyl piodui ers w iru n*,iMU(|ly iinp.ilient lor t ICI) < nif'!,!*' their produr I fltmuqh \ myl Institute IIh'v dot ideit to 'I they could do what California n<'| i e complete the senes (it i >ndui Ic'd tests hese `,o called leachate tests are lin'd to mi'.iMire what toxic ma tls it any miqrate from prpr* 1 mli* polnble wulei ovr'r a pound mi' In late 1906 the Institute took ' late approved testing pmlot ol .!( Kesson Lnvironmenlal Sorv- -i California IntHiralory certified 'he Stale lor environmental loslmq i analysis The VI not only asked he-,son to run the tests on Cl'VC. - ta worst case form ol PVC in v "I it*; additional hlonne ( on ' bnl on a co|>|K'i system as wi'll avoid any f|or'*.tinn ol ronllirl ol I Mu' Vinyl Institute lolliiwed a mus hands oil policy lutninq i all < onliol of Mu' piop'el to Mt on from pipe purr base and as il'ly In analysis ol the final results 'n July ?A 1906. an industry at ii -v snt mulled the results to IICD hewed Dial no < an inogens lied from flic* Cf'VC prp*nc| sys (in< Indmii lh(' solvent r emenls ' inrnerf if together) and that only < amounts (in the lew parts per billion range) of any other organic contaminants were found. Ihe pres ence of these falter chemicals Irailed oil over lime Conversely the exact same tests on the metal piping sys tem showed lead leachate levels tar in exceedance ol current ERA and Congressional standards Potentially harmful amounts ol copper also leached from Ihe pipe under some water conditions ( A series of abbre viated tests conducted on galvani/od pipe found known toxicants leaching as well And a- ay. ol non load sol dors idenlilied arsenic and nthei highly toxic metals as < nnstrluent impunlies ) In sum the McKesson results proved one major loim ol plaslic pipe* 10 he .il least as sale as melal pipe 11 not inrirr* so Whal will happen nextf Ry law Ihe Stale of California is compelled |o review and c omshIpi Ihe McKesson results, but has Ihe ne |ht lo i i ml mi i< ils i iwn r It. iwe i onI costly and no doubt duplicative test ing progr nn helnre resolving Ihe nutlet Union plumbers, meanwhile, achieve r/r fnctn victory as loorj as the* I lit piik ess stumbles on l| seems like a high price to pay lor a pnwluf I that already meet-, ihe standard', ol the National Sanitation f oundalion arid Ihe 11 S f PA and I ins be vo list'd safely fin over ,K) years in waler distribution systems In Ihe* meantime' the* M' Kesson results are being shared with various leek'ial aqone ips national sc lenhlir organizations and regulatory bodies in other slates As the study gams Hiilion.il frcognJion and ae < ejitaiw e, Calilorma icsicfenls may grow in i MM-.mqly suspicious ol the Key stone comedy lining played in Ihpir twine slate bout Very Important People... Joso Mary Clyhurn, I 'I X * Indus ha*. |omed Itie Vinyl Institute' uiive twiarel replacing Larry nmil. who lias assumed now at PPCT She also will serve on Maiket I irvolopmen! Committee `e VII e'qal Cominillee welcomes i' ne'w members Gail Cudnk and g Rutman. ol llic' lit Gocxtnch (nmpanv and Stiorry Cnrr. ol Corlaiiiloed Cogioiulion Slieiry also will sr'rvp as liaison lo the Cornmuni c.ilions Committee* Sandre Kroeqer, Occidental I'tienm al lias ae fined In seivn .is (Domininice alums Committee liaison tii the M.nkel Development Committee' to IV- : yll'X J. Cj 6h. ua an. 5 8- O w M -O M H u m o u 0.0 O H M O. BOO B >V MB <-4 0 Ut *bJ O <M -4 <c a id u b a > THE VINYL INSriHJ Architects, Builders Cite Durability As Key Attribute; Plan increas d Use of Vinyl 550 Specifiers Surveyed Nationwide in New Study What's Hie most imfioUuril umi nrn of builders and architects wficn they specify residential construction prod ucts? According lo a now survey sponsored by Ihe Vinyl Institute durahifily outranks all oilier attributes including appearance, ease of marnlenance. cost ami ease ol in slallalron And. wfien sfiecitiors lurn lo vinyl product selection durahilrly also ranks lugh on tlx; IrJ ol iea;.oir, why they choose PVC over comfielrlive products the 'Judy * .trows The survey represents the first time that Ihe Institute has undertaken a cornprc'liensivo assessment ol the opinions held by building inrlusiry proles*,ronals (aim uMv Mm (imi SlfiiCtion industry accounts for over 60|X'rrenl ol all vinyl end m irkeiaccording to SPI statistics Conducted by Putilic AltiliKles an independent reconich lirm k*.air'd hi New Vbrk Ctly. the study surveyed 550 builders, architects and code officials throughout Ifie country re sponsiblo lor sjhv itying or approving vinyl products in residenli.il con StmeIinn applications Spec ifu ally ttio survey was designed to deter mine how vinyl products are used .M id wl ly Hoy ( ioll min >< < i ilw* duei toi ot the Vinyl In* lilule md ( i -oige bnutei i h tirm in i il Mu cornrnunrr aliens committer man aged the project wilti Ruhtir Allifui les Vinyl Well-Regarded By Pros In general (xollesman and Snider nole the survey indicates that vinyl has a good lejMil.ihoo in Hie rest denhal construction market Not su piiMiiglV awareness ol sim-i Mu u-lor vinyl tr'iids to parallel a< dial mar kc'1 penetration I fen* am < orne ol Mm key findings Mom M>e slodv I Jndergioiind pg >mg siding and plumbing pipe are the he'.I known ir <' lor vinyl umoikj all M.f-<group*. I * w nlli' i ir i ' i no t fu gilenity named are wall < overing* wmmIoW li itiit lotm iimI tiding doois hot amt t old wain* d>s Intiilhon pifH` and elm liw at ( on rluit (Crxle otlic Ml*, haw Ihe Ir.r.t awareness of olher applir ation* architects Mir* most > nuilrters and arc Inter Is i uffently an IIIO*.I likely to *.po( My vinyl rlrain waste vent (I )WVt pipe and Mooring a `.ulislanliat pen i ulage a . n- * * iWk* I1* mhhw * M1 * h -ft Mt`- '! CTL026463 ; . t f-t* '*4*hiii,! 4--pr #*" mi AfcMmctt -ii.iiu.il ol an hiti.-cls also lavors vinyl wall t UVi'(IIH|`, I it -I J. If. Ill M J II Mi A: .IppIlC.illlMlS lor which lit. y currently speedy vinyl .1 Mijiiiln .ml (Million (10 20 (K,-r < col) ol builders and architects .ni Ik ale |>lans lo use more PVC in III.' 11Him* Of note M ic m ii; appli < almii iar<|el d lor the most in l ll ,1 4 I i (I 4 1 . i ll 4 llll ll I 4HI4 luil I went/ (.4 o t.*nl ol builders and I / pen (ail ol af(.hiler Is say they plan lo use vmyi more oltcn in this ap plication m the coming year Vinyl i on .Inn lion prtxitK Is are widely regarded as approved try i< nail ji ill' In k j ( oi li Ovi a 90 {> n tail ol all three ijroups lor in i in> i '.laic Ihal l)WV is ap I>((tvi d (< ( 4H|oi|ion ol approval lor seven oilier i omtnon applications in. i itioi 4. d r int . oi ii I tO | *i i< eul . Il 1 114 jl.. I In iddil'oo I'> <ls di ii ah'lily all Him e gnmps ( ik d vinyl s ab>lily lo meet .I., il.oii' easy (i i. hi ill *r I. inr e j mi ly ol .ha|>es and si/i's and ji >od ippi-.u ini i as v ry impoi I II ll h I < >M . loi appiovilK j or USD II j PVl. Uuiivi e.ely a punim I s (>er . i 141 d ii . il iilil y Ii. pi < i vir Ii * II ii ,i: pi' >1H dn , ai ai i, the reason wliy pi i ilu r i/ IIii'y do ix>t r.hoo'H* < crl.tm vinyl products Study Provides Base tor Action I low wilt Ihis information be uselul lo it ie VI; Ai i ordii ii j lo Oollesnuin ll i r vi's l wi * j ii H|josi;s f irsl. live survey gives us the type ol statistical information wove never hid hi lino lie says 'Wtirto wo'vo always known pretty much by inluihon whai (Mir slronytiis are m this market we vo never had the data to track up our instincts This informa* hon slMMikl tx: ol gie.il liolp to our mcmljurs <md it km customers in I >o iiioning the value ot vmyl hulk ting Ix<hIucis wiitr conslruction industry specifiers Second tie adds. "IIhj survey lias pinpointed those areas wtvere we ui eil to expand r riminiiiiM.nlinns elloris I or instance, some ol Ihe most exciting now uses lor vinyl hnvo very hitler lop ol mind recognition will) builders and architects This inlormalion will lx p.nln i tl. if ly iH.'lplui In us by providing local points lor the i III Hi1,*o*l*Ihe niaikot di vdi | mu il it and communications committees " `ii in let note*. Dial a r omiriunii a lions progiam designed lo promote ihi- ri'siills nl Mm; survey already is underway via Hie Institute s public u-lalions lum (...IU '.m hi also .lali., Ihissludy is an excellent example ol ihe type ol ' 4 -I VI4 4 It M ll I .Moll 'I .11 I | ilOVII lo il-. iiM.-mlx.-rs II s a concrete step toward <mii obj4H live nl I mm oming more pro a(.live on behall ol Ihe industry to help develop and expar id mnrkols lor vmyl plotkit.l , Anyone who would like more de tails .iImmiI the results ol Mm; study shook] contact live VI ollicos Coding, Deposits, Topics of New SPI Papers I wo in -w (hi' .In a > 11 i pi r, I roir i '.PI . PI i i>r IlrJiii Inslilule ll'lil) may Ih i <1 ii ili r. I lo Vmyl In.lil nil - mi -in I,, i uni . u . 11 .Mu r M king inloiinu Ion (>n .* sm '. n lali d to solid waste m i. ir i ii j. 11 h r .1 f hi two pn|K`lS < JiSCir.S iiiandaloi, di posits and mandatory i (K)iiu) ol pUc he hollies Although itoih papers locus on Pt I Ipoi/clhyiene Ic-raphlhdlate) oda trollies much ol the material is hroader m s< ope and applies to ill ii r p, ii y ii jii it j maleiials as well Mi (jai.in ii i inami.i^^^e(>osils lor I 'til pomls^^^Bil Such y stems lypn ally I'K^^^^consunicr i osIs and r",lnr I t on-.uim-f lirand ( hoK.es will mMil substantially reduc ing road- ii Ii- liilc-f M.imlaloiy codrmj Plil says is not a feasible solution lo solid waste and lilii-r piot>li-m-, and w(Mjld Ik.1 cixjnlerprotJoclive lo recycling Recycling programs lor easily identified con tainers su h as PET soda hollies, combined wilt) waste to energy inoneraiion lor other plashes, present boiler solutions Ihe pa|>er stales doth papers .ire available horn the PiaslK fictile Institute 335 Lexington Avenue New York NY 10017, (212) 303 0000 dewpoint California's Elusive Environmental Impact Report on Plastic Pipe George H Snider, Jr rs director of ex/emu/ ullaits /or Uf Com Inch's Cjuon Vinyl Division In addition lo choiring the Vmyl Institute's Communtc.ihons Coni miltve. Siui.hr luis saved Um the pus/ Iwu years as cihiimun o/ 37 V s Ad / Ax. Resin Producers Committee, which is funding the Cohlomui tIR Here, he presen/s /ir1. wi Wi on IIh - huu/ ik:hiyal a/ tfuuv.il o/ p/as/n fn/H m lh.it - Hr - In ( Sililuuiia .i(H(hIu(.I salulycuii Iroveisy ()lays on wrlli the pace of a i.h.mipiiMr hip ( ho:.1, mah h ami Urn prellalls ol a Keystone Cops comedy The i onlroveisy < om em-. Ihn saluly ol pla ,hi plumhing pipe, and Ihe rickety plot locuses on com pichon ol a lung si.tile d l nviron menial Impact Hejx>rl (E:IH) Union plumlx-e.. pla .he (xodor ois ami Hk> Stales Department ol Housing and Community Dnvelnpmnnl (I IGF)) shale lop hilling, wilti Ihe Calilorma legislature m a -aip|h>r lint) role A 4 . t| >I(V4 am Il4 II 14 IJI 4 llll) llludl j ul builders and Ivomcowncrs awails the (Mill IHII41 Mill 4' IIXJMI H ll ,'l I Il`,u ol residential plastic plumbing pipe has Imioii him Kiiil in Die slain since 1070 when union plombers won a legis lative directive (and. in 1082, a court sibly lower revenues (hk (Ob and, ordei) hulling m w approvals ol plus oven worse to tlx: | h*U-iili.it iiivumou he pipe In lale 1980. m rosfxxise to of houseliold plumbing insl.tll.ihon by logislulivn pMJS'.uio, Iho Slain an (l<> it youi-.i-lli-i nounced il would conduct (wilh ()las Ibe Lahlumi.i I`ipo hades Council Ik; industry him ling) an TIM on Ihe saluly ul tins jxj(XjIui though sud ,iikI m`v'*i.it ol il*. uiin m lot .iK `.ay lb.il s liogwasb that wltul leally denly prohibited product coiK;orns plumliers is plaslu. s salely But why Ihe controversy7 lo Ihem and lo Ihe public Specih Plastic pipe such as PVC won't rust cally. they *ller)e the solvent ceinon! or corrode rosr Is Iho buildup ol ll*.4`I I III J4HII I 4-Itain type . ot pip4- sediment on mlcnor ((>e walls, re |K>sc*s a healtlt h.i/ard to installers gimes no welding (n |om l<K|<*ihnr is M')ie(ivi-i they t laim pl.r.ln piji' lighlwc-Kjhl, costs less Ilian metal leaches polenhully harmlol chenm.als piping systems and car) be installed mlo Ihe drinkiruj waler il conveys and in roughly <10 (>ercenl ol the lime re also gives oil Inxic Iuiik.'s when il quired lor Iradihonal copper More burns TIo CIR now in ils sixth year, over. there's no solder lo leach lead was designed lo resolve those issues or other metal toxicants mlo drinking in eighteen months water - a current concern ol both the Using tfie EiR pfocess in this case U S Environmental Protection is unusual in ilsell. since EIRs typi Agency and the U S Congress cally arc reserved for industrial plant Skeptics say that plumbers tear siting evaluations and Ihe like As Ihe some ol these very attributes Any lead agency lor Ihe Stale in this m- material that costs less, lasts longii c^^^sllance. Ihe Department of Housing and is faster lo install (XDints (o pos' continued j)d4je 5 CTL026464 English "Film Wars" Prompt Government Apology In Tmjland Hu: vinyl imltr.lry r, lacing alhick Irom a suipnsiny .ul versary anolher member ot ihe plasIm , ii ukr.U y Ilium ugioup ol poly ok'lm manulacluieis aiu umikj lal .u hi'.till i and -.ali'ly is-.m". lo pmmiiln IIii.-ii | >i oi li it .1 ^ al the 4 xpon ,o ol vinyl cling film" (flexible loud wrap) Oig.uii/i'ii as tire Luiojmmu I'olyolitin Cling Film Associalion (LPCf A), llm pinup 11.is i.used com ems ,ilinul additives migralmg liom vinyl tilm mlo (he fal or oil 4 onUmi ol wrapj>ed Ii tod I iy li iloii-i i4 4ll 14) i jm top al-,o has assoc i.tled vmyl with 'noxious 11 mu)- am 111a on i-> 4 ji ii ioi, ili -i 11 Ii ii ii ii j Ihe mcmeiulion process I . it In-I I hr. yo.n a ii'(jir >n.il r ji >v< `in muni body lix atc-d in liiiminylium 1 mjland i.iisi-il similar issues about vmyl kxxi wmp Ihe giuup Intel was forced lo retract its statements and iv,ue a loim.il ,i|H>loijy when the dnlish Plastics f ederation rclulcd the (imuji s le-.o. 114 11 In M imi js with ii n h* peniJunl (Jala Irom belli sides ol the Atlantic UjiiiiiienliiKj on (lie (lispiile Vinyl inslilute lei hnieal r onimiilee < luir i n.til Michael l ) Mala Hole . II i.il 11 iisafely ol vinyl him in lood conlac I applii atioir, ha-. I)4'en i onlnme.i n-iillimu-d m extensive le Jmg . i ned oul i)y IhiIIi govemmenl nn.i dn-.lry Ini many y4-.11-. Addili4)nally lit'->lales wmK lenity IM-ing 1 411 idiii ti <1 m I >oll 1 II1 Umled blJtes ami Luiojie and spt'Cilu ally llu' leseaich at Hie N. Ymk 'Jlale l m.-igy Heseau.h ami Develo()inenl Atjency alrc-atly r 11 ulii aliiuj Ilia! ineiueialoi tipt-mii ( ondiliou-, lalher Ilian Ihe pie',411 or al)'>4'nc(' ol PVC m iiiiiiik 1p.1l wa .le aie Hit- iiiii-.I 1111|>4a(.tiil 1.1. 1 m minimi/ing dioxin Ioi malum Add , I toy l a ilk -.ii 1.111 VI 4-xe< > diteilof Ov(`r Ihe ytai-, mo-.I pi In plot Ii it l in, 1111 il at till el -. 11. ivi learned that using duly tin k , m keling lo pionioli< a pioilm I al Ih expense ol a 1 ompelilivi: om 1 n backlire Most c onsumers wi'vi lound lend lo lump all pla Jh . n vt,-iy txo.Kl (<ito<|ones *o that n. live It 111 it j . -.aid aboul oik- utali n eventually rut) oil onlo another II re.illy lar iiiuk 1 011 Inn livt l< | hoi noli llu- sliei it jibs ol yi mi 0/ piiKlurl ralhei Ilian allai k ihe 1. 01 alleged wt-aki ic--.-,4 s ol youi comjiolilors " in brief |Xifti(M)dn( h has annoniH eif plans lo mciease vmyl coni(>uund 1 apaeity <)l its Long beach, Calilorma. plant by `>U pen 4-nl Ihe expan-.ioii and moderniAihon is sr'heduleil lor 4 om I ili In 111 by Hie end ol tdli/ ol SPI Hit- He .itii-nl I Iimm l ovi m Ir islilule II11 - V11 tyl Ul 1I0111 le S, il> l, A- si k lain >i 1 mi I I il ( ti h 11 tin 11 4 .. Vinyl Division man.igeiin nl Ollier, inlere-.led in liavu ig In < man addiess llieu group aboul \ mduslry ai hvihes and r.sue-> .hi ( onl.11 I lum .J llu- In- lilnle olln < (dOI) *K) Ir Ot luhei 1-. pieseiil.ihon inonlh lor VI executive* duec.lor Hoy Ct>llesmun who is meoimg will) vmyl mdusliy Mk-inbers Ihioucjhoul (he ( ounlry lo u(>ddle Ihem on Inslilule aclivilies He dlso is piescntmg Ihe rt'sulls ol thr' Inslilule s roc enl suivey ol the re-.idenlial consliuchou mduslry Audiences include SPI s Vmyl Formuldlors Division, Ihe Vmyl Plas tics Division ol Ihe Chicago sec lion * Visla Oliemii al ha-, aiinoum eo Itirmalion ol a new divi-.ion deiti. to speually vmyl compound pam lion dnd coslom color male Iihkj new division Piemu'ie Po.ymei , gan produchon m July al renovai< lacililies m Jeltcrsonlown Ki.-nlm lhal (iievtou-.ly weie owned by H< old Chemical larget maikels lot new divisiOd^B^ule automotive and cableyam ami spt <