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KNOWN VCM EMISSIONS FROM LATEX MANUFACTURE Amount of VCM
Points '
1 2(!) 3d) 4(1) 5d)
6 7
Lbs. per wet Lb. of Latex Produced
0,6 x 10 ^
0 0 0 0 2 x 10-8 0.6 x 10-8
Cone. -gP-m
Pure VCM 0 0 0 0 10 3
Lbs. /Hr.
6
... --... --
0.0007 0.0002
Time Minutes
5
... ... ___ --
35
35
(1) Procedural changes, vent to incinerator
Sample Points
a. Fence Line b. Monomer Unloading c. Reactor Area d. Filtration Area e. Product Storage f. Laboratory g- Front of Office Building
Ambient Air Data
1974. uom
<1 4 -400 <1-4 <1-1 <1 <1 <1
1976. Dom
< 0. 5 <1-10 <1 < 0. 5 <0. 5 <1 < 0. 5
UCC
061299
Plant Torrance, California Tucker,' Georgia Somerset, New Jersey Somerset, New Jersey
PRODUCTION
Product
*"*k=3S
58% 35%
UCAR-1000<^J 52% 17%
UCAR-1000
__jfcTS UCAR-508-=C^^
53% 28%
Totals
Plant Total Production
MM Pounds Gross
1974
1976
4.0 12. 0
6. 0 1.6
3. 0 1.4
2. 0 3. 5
15. 0
18.5
125.0
135. 0
PRODUCT VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER CONTENT
Milt 3 1 UCAR-1000 UCAR-508
1974. ppm Ave. Value Maximum
600 No Limit 300 No Limit
60 No Limit
1976. ppm
Ave. Value
Maximum
<1. 0 - 5. 0 <1. 0 - 4. 0 <0. 5 - 5. 0
10 10 10
Type Solid Liquid Rinses
WASTE VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER CONTENT
1974. ppm
1976. ppm
1 <1. 0
400 <1. 0
<1 <0. 1
UCC
061300
VINYL CHLORIDE MATERIAL BALANCE
Input. Pounds Vinyl Chloride Monomer
im
100.00
im.
100.00
Output. Pounds
Product, PVC(a) Product, PVC(b) Product, VCM(a & b) Heel Returned in Truck, VCM To Incinerator, VCM Loss, VCM Waste, PVC
Total Accounted
94.00
--
0.30 1.50
--
4. 1 0. 05
99.95
95.0000 2.0000 0. 0005 1.5000 1.4200 0. 0295 0. 0500
100. 0000
(a)In PVC Products ^In Non-PVC Products
TOTAL ACCOUNTED VCM POSSIBLE TO ATMOSPHERE 1974 = 0. 044 lbs. /lb. Product x 15. 0 MMlb. = 660, 000 ibs. 1976 = 0. 0003 lbs. /lb Product x 18. 5 MMlb. = 5, 550 lbs.
UCC
06A301
COSTS (3 LOCATIONS) FOR OSHA COMPLIANCE
Investment Costs Annual Operating Costs
$180, 000 38,550
Reduction of VCM to air: 660, 000 lbs. /yr. - 5, 550 lbs./yr. = 654,450 lbs. /yr.
ESTIMATED COSTS (3 LOCATIONS) FOR EPA COMPLIANCE
Investment Costs Annual Operating Costs
$20, 000 50, 000
Anticipated reduction of VCM to air = NONE.
IJCC
061302