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INTER-OFFICE MEMO TEfltlECO CHEMICALS, IHC. to M.W. Williams At Pi sc at away ' date April 15, 1971 from subject h.B. Carr At Burlington copy to P.L. Bogart H.R. Horton VCM Tank Car Testing F.W. Kanzler E. J. Hourihan References: (1) Memo M.E. Wagshul to R. Roe H.B. Carr, 4/1/71 (attached) G.I. Rozand * (2) Your Note, 4/5/71 A.C. Siegel P.R. Scarito M.E. Wagshul J 0 Zullo i/File Prompted by Prominsa's recent disturbing experience (unloading ethyl ene oxide into a VCM storage tank). Quality Control has re viewed incoming control tests. It has been decided that a gas chromatographic analysis will provide the most straight-forward and direct means of positive identification of VCM. A gas chromatograph (from Polyfyde in ventory) will be set up in Flemington Quality Control and by 4/30/71 both Burlington and Flemington will routinely test in coming VCM shipments. Attachment. HBC/jt H.B. Carr \ COLORITE 014246 f 1-184 (SOM) TEHHECOINTER-OFFICE MEMO CHEMICALS, INC. APR 2 1971 To From Subject H. Carr AT Burlington M. Wagshul AT Burlington VC-TANK CAR TESTING date April 1, 1971 copy to p. r0 Scarito E. Hourihan Herb, At our Central Safety Committee meeting, we discussed unloading of a car of ethylene oxide into polyvinyl chloride tank due to inadequate pretesting of the monomer0 To preclude this type of occurance, I suggest we look into using a Dorrell V7eathering test for approving unloading of all VC tank cars at the Burlington and Flemington Plants. This is a 15 minute test which would guarantee the contents of the car and insure against unloading the wrong material. Please let me know if this is a practical means of solving this problem. MW/spd Mo Wagshul V COLORITE 014247