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*1**V? 1.1 fj INTEROFFICE COMMUNICATION Westlake, Louisiana March 10, 1970 TO: Mr. K. R. Gerhart - Saddle Brook subject: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH REPORT CONTINENTAL VCM PLANT, FEBRUARY 1970 Following is a list of the environmental health activi ties of the Vinyl Chloride Monomer Plant during February 1970. Status of Active Budgeted Items . 1. Revision to plant effluent system. C-500 vent stack extension. Tie-in oc the new C-500 scrubber and the wood piping is scheduled to be completed during the plant turn around scheduled in early April. Water Waste Disposal System. The new steam strippper was set in place. The concrete cover for the T-252 pit was poured. Piping and electrical contracts were let. Plans are to take the existing T-500 clam shell pit out of service in early March in order to modify this pit and to uprate the clam shell capacity. During this period, when T-500 is out of service, flow shall be diverted to the new T-l and T-2 brick-lined pits. Neutralization shall be provided by the flake caustic vacuumed out of the new caustic driers on the vinyl loading system. 2. Tank car vent recovery system. The compressor for recovering vinyl chloride from the storage tanks should be delivered in early March. At that time, the compressor and piping will be installed. 3. Low Pressure Condensate Recovery System. Mechanical piping design layout is 757. completed. The pump and heat exchanger have been delivered and the drum is expected to be shipped by the end of March. 4. Chlorine Vent System. Mechanical piping design layout has been completed. Piping instal lation is approximately 20% complete. CCR 000060453 Page 2 5. Secondary Waste Treatment Facilities. The preliminary secondary waste treatment process design package was prepared and issued to Central Engineering. Lagoon construction is scheduled to start during mid-summer. Current Developments Laboratory tests were successfully performed with soda ash to remove chlorine gas. This was done to simulate the revision to the C-500 vent gas scrubbing system. A preliminary design has been prepared. A weak caustic solution will be injected to the new T-l brick-lined pit. The caustic will react with carbon dioxide in the vent gas to form soda ash. The soda ash will then react with HC1 and chlorine to form salt and hypochlorites. The hypochlorites in turn will be broken down with urea and sodium sulfite. The process design should be completed by the end of March. An ICR was prepared for the Patent and Licensing Division pertain ing to the use of clam shells in a bio-oxidation pond. Mr. P. R. Samscl, Director of Environmental Conservation, and Mr. H. E. Sudbury visited the plant and discussed current and future pol lution abatement projects. Air and water samples continue to be analyzed. PMW-MC cc: LNV DKP RHG JDM*^ ELL Each w/actachments P. M. Winegar Process Engineer CCR 0000604-54 I Wafer Effluent Analysis Primary Waste Treatment System Low Pressure Condensate Recovery System Secondary Waste Treatment Facility Copper Removal System Air Sampl ing Analysis C-500 Vent Extension Chlorine Vent System C-500 Caustic Addition Soundproofing Environmental Health Activities--VCM Plant January 1 - D- ecember 31, 1970 ^ UMtUkct ImUUm Mraery 3, 1970 Mr. I, I. Garhatt &uMl Iroak aolfiinl IhAlth CoaclMftUl rat PUftt, Ji--n 1970 PaUMiai to lift of ths Mrlrantul Mtk activiclM of the rtayl Ckleride aMMMff flat dwli| Jaa--ry 1970. 9tot-- of Active bad--od Itmm U sorlai-- te Float tfllMM *m-- C-500 root stack ktui. Filial taa bo-- c--pleted fr-- tbo outlet of tbo -- C-S09 sorobber. Ibis coeetreoti-- effort lo warn --piece --9t for tbo tio-ia of tbo -- C-300 oambfacr obieh will bo cco--pitched br<i tbo -- fUct to--tooad. Motor Moot* Mfioil Syatao. Ml-- -- --roared eitfa tbo --litbio 11--r obiob --a >1--od -- tbo -- tr--boo. 8-- to differ--o la tboraol osp--oliio bo-- tbo 11a-- aad --ate* tbo User palled o--y fr-- tbo --11. 1 oolat1-- boo bo-- fa--d to ropolr tblo llaor ood addltfwaol er--b liaiap io beiap iaotoUod --lap --teriel op* plied bp o differ-- --odor, mo a-- oca-- otrlppor taw boo be-- peered ood tbo --ripper ob--Id bo -- doriap rabrorry. ao-fartcklep of T-1M pit fa-- bop--* oad la appro--ely tal e--loto. 2. --jacjiwi rnmn nrm- Tbo teak oar -- rooorory oyot-- b-- bo-- apocott--ol oloco af< Pwo--ot, 1909. Tbo roc--rod vlayl chloride b-- bo-- rood for pwrpiop o-- rollrood took core oad for --lord!-- viayl fr-- tbo took care. A c--pro--r aleak vim so--opoaflap piplop io belap added to tbo taab cor -- rooooory oyer-- to recover viayl cblorido fr-- --y o-- of tbo els <0} smropio pad botob taoko* prior to cloorlap tbo toofco for --try. tbo pipiap --dlflcotl-- io Ml eooploto oad tbo --proooor io wpoctad to bo delivered la --ury. o00060^D cc* PA| 2 3. Uw frtHgrt Coudooaots Hewn Syim HittfUl ht* hasp eHrt4 *ad Mektaictl plying should bogim by oid-Fobreory. Uyovt effort 4. Chlorloo Tit SYtt<s Tbo w ud blood awai to** boro boos tte. Tb* plying layoot difs effort is 50% ccnplot* vitb ictMl yiylog lostallatloo to bogto by Msrcb* 5. WMW w*t Ttwaww FxtUttM. Tha yr0*000 dosig* yowbsgo is holog yroyorod ta4 is aocyoetod to bo rol*os#4 to Cootrol Bbgtoaoriag bailor* Morel. * ISSSOS2lai Mr. J. I. Holeos* bss boom aooigood tbs rosyesistbUfty of soglsoorti* tbo uolso lovol rodoctloo vitUo tbo eoofiooo of tbs ylostt* Tbs oasi Uvol sosvoy for tbs VOI Flout lodiootoo that tbo ay not oyots ood tbo oooliai wotor ucrbioo* oro tbs grootost soars as of aaisc. Corroot PoToloOQQQtS Ayyrcatbsotoly 35 gslloos yor loots of f&c-sotorotod wotor boo* boou dolotod fm tbs yloot offluat os tbo rosolt of IMi| tbo 06 to s Lorto oterogo took, T<d33, yrior to outry to tbo U|bt oodo ooIohu This rodoetiao is voter esyocity till rodooo tbo load o tbo mm otrlyyisg systos bolog lootaliod by 22 yorooot. Tbo rloyl eblorido root roeway syots* ot tbo dosfc uoo yloood io oorvico dor!** Joooary ood oyorotod soscoosfolly* Tbo Ibroosara iiodioo Caoyosy yroyaosl for o sasosisry trootiag facility woo rorioood. Tbair yroyosod oystou woo diorordod for tbo follwtsg rossoos* 1. ftmsooto Iiodioo ooobosfod wotor yollotiau yroblos for sir yollvttoo. 2* Tbo root of tbair syoto* io oyyrootoatoly 25% blghor. 3* Tbair systw boo moo tahoroot oyorstiog yroblous. CCR 000060457 Water Effluent Analysis Primary Waste Treatment System Low Pressure Condensate Recovery System Secondary Waste Treatment Facility Copper Removal System Air Sampling Analysis C-500 Vent Extension Chlorine Vent System C-500 Caustic Addition Soundproofing Environmental Health Activities-- VCM Plant January 1 - December 31, 1970 1 First Quarter _______ i___________ 1 1 Second Quarter f*o. S4 - "I Third Quarter .- . /- - d1 ' S'wSC. tl I rNEtfit: " 1 -JV.CH. Z.H1 rn u.*7*i*W 1 i 1 1 ?~okc>vk TVstAL. ! * :----------i 1---------------------- --*k&zr.--fKia.--- i1 n' 4. 1 '1 t usafiLii 1 * 1 \ a i -.r +. - 4 " - ; _ . cz vot.ZH. r axvr 1 c PO&fr' f i^sfALT.-- : r- ' * Fourth Quarter \ Oh + in 3L o > oo o Qw * + ac :u 4 O - `. . . --' ' 1 '*7- ^.-t \ . r .* v ; r - . ; ' '' ' . '- . * * : . *\ . V - ' >, '* - ^ . *' 'PPS'i -."r ^V - V . . ' *!:' - 'v * k- ' - - ' . .' ' i Mr. aU u. 6rUck Mtr AMlytIf Kovdkr 1909 Tkraugk January 1970 ,3 1970 3k1om4 tn (lu riMiei of ehoitPil astlyiU for tk* VCM Plane. fra KovtObtf 1909 throng January 1970. Tka avorogo plant affluant flaw rata aaa 330 gpn, and tka avaroga tuaparatura aaa 93 Oagraaa f. tka ovaraga IOC coacaatratiou * 1007 carraapaadi to 12,094 lOa/Oay at atkylana dicklorido in tbo plant alflMOt. HW-MC duel a--ra cc: unr J0H 2tf/ OOP iDO ^ack v/titiekwK P. k. wiiugar CCR 0000604-60 PLANT EFFLUENT ANALYSIS 10-28-69 through 1-26-75" Dote EDC Total Solids Suspended Solids TPS Cr as Cr04 Total Total In Phosphate organic Cl Total Fe Cu . Al Color Filtered COD PH 10-28-69 1291 11-26-69 1337 12-2-69 ' 1373 12-9-69 3296 12-23-69 1188 12-30-69 2184 1-6-70 - 1-13-70 1982 10960 12448 15030 9472 15320 2310 10653 18000 860 1012 170 44 1168 446 1947 2280 10100 11436 14860 9448 14152 1864 8706 15720 1.0 3.1 Tr. 21.0 14.0 12.0 3.1 8.0 6 3 5 3 3 1 1 1 5980 7340 8300 4500 6980 3700 528 7980 6.0 1.35 1.0 15 (A0$/ 2.9 10.4 2.6 .09 15. 364TT 2.8 12.8 - - 15 3.0 5.0 - - 15 (30003 6.4 16.0 - - 45 7.5 0.45 - - 50 11.3 0.7 1.2 .05 35 8.1 1.6 -- 45 6.0 Temp.F Flow, GPM 102 - 91 86 IPS 105.7 80 435 - 512. 840 290 3.10 330 630 Average 1807 11774 990 10786 7.8 2.9 5663 6.6 1.7 0.38 - 3635" 6.0 95 558 EDC LOSS = 12,094 !b/day. o o72 O o o o O' o -T- O'