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'4Spt*' r-V Page 14 ToxicMateralNews January 9, 1980 ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS TO REMAIN BIG PROBLEM FOR INDUSTRY, CMA HEAD PREDICTS Having already spent $7-billion on environmental controls, the chemical industry will spend another $7-billion between 1981 and 1985 to comply with pollution cleanup regulations, according to Chemical Manufacturers Association president Robert Roland in a year-end analysis of his industry. The environment is among major problems facing the chemical industry, Roland says, noting that chemical companies have not yet felt the full impact of the earl iest environmental laws and now must confront the effects of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Effects of TSCA "won't be fully evident for years to come," he noted, while compliance ith RCRA regulations "will also command much of the chemical industry's capital an resources during the coming decade, particularly in upgrading waste disposal methods." Roland Sees Stalled Superfund As a 'Bright Spot' There are some bright spots with regard to the environment, Roland said, point ing out that the public and Congress are beginning to view government regulation more in light of a risk/benefit balance, and the "intention of some in Congress to rush through a 'superfund' bill that would impose unfair and unsound costs on the industry has been stalled for the time being." Overall, Roland noted that the chemical industry had a good year in 1979 with sales approaching a record $146-billlon, and increase of 15.4%. That-'ls 1.5 times better than the increase in GNP after accounting for inflation, he added. tn . c CD 3 O / SHEREX REPORTS DIOXIN FOUND IN DETERGENTS, SHAMPOOS > The Sherex Chemical Company, Inc. has reported that a series of their products, which are processed using an ethoxylation step, contain "significant amounts of 1,4dioxane. The products are used as detergents, shampoos, textile auxiliaries and other products, the company has reported in a substantial risk notification to the Environmental Protection Agency. Under Section 8(eV of the Toxic Substances Control Act a company must report to EPA any information the firm has obtained that indicates the product or a component < m o 73 O m po of the product may present a substantial risk to the environment or public health. Sherex's report. 8EH0-Q320. noted they reported the information because a Na- 1i tional Cancer T n s M r n re study indicates 1.4-dioxane is a carcinogen and that the probability of the presence of the dioxin is "sufficiently, high to. merit notifica- ( tio n Shercx points 'out that it expects the risk of exposure to the compound to be limited to workers. The company does not believe that consumers are at a risk be cause the levels of 1,4-dioxane in the final products are "at such low levels as not to pose a substantial risk to uses of the formulated products." " The Dublin, Ohio company reports that^l74~dioxane^is present in: ethoxylated fatty amines, standard processing, at 10 to 450 parts per million; ethoxylated fatty amines, special processing, 3400 to 6800 ppm; quaternaries from ethoxylated fatty amines, 10 to 1000 ppm; ethoxylated monoglycerides,* 40 to 1300 ppm; ethoxylated al cohol, phosphate ester at 290 ppm; and ethoxylated amide at 830 ppm. Sherex notes 10 ppm is the lowest detectable level for the dioxin. Atlantic Reports Jet Fuel A As 'Possible Mutagen In a separate Section 8(e) submission, the Atlantic Richfield Co. has informed EPA that a study of jet fuel A reveals the possibility that the fuel may be a muta gen. Atlantic reported -tn flEHO-0323 that let fuel A was positive for mutagenicity in the mouse lymphoma assay -tn fhg pracgnce of a metabo H e JirtjvaHnn system. ~Ih addition, structural mutations in bone marrow cells of rats in the in vivo bone marrow cytogenetic study were observed, the company report said. There was no posi tive response in a third short term test, the Salmonalla typhimurium mammalian mi crosomal assay. ~ Atlantic pointed out that it reported the results because TSCA requires notifi cation of positive mutagenicity tests. The firm does not consider the findings as an Indication of significant human health risk. Atlantic also noted that the "mean ing of mutagenic test results is subject to serious scientific questions." O O R O 44 3L 283 is.m-2 Ifr i. f- Dloctyi phthalate (bi-(2-thylhaxyl) phthalate)... C8H4-1.2-(C O ,C ,H 1,)i M.W. 390.58 b.p. 384 100*. :.>: 500* ng 1.4853 IR 7840 Disp. C Dloctyi aultosuccinata, sodium sait, 96% ........--~------ IK g. .9.80 [bis-[2-athylhaxyl] sulfosuccinat] CH3(CH2)jCH (C iH5)C H j0 CCH2CH(S03Na)C0 CH - C H tC ^ K C H jh C H , M.W. 444.55 IR 403E . r : .. .* .v j.v Disp. C ...* . - - 6,8-Oloxablcyclo{3A1]octMi-7-ona, see H5911-7, 6-Hydroxytetrahydfopyran-2-crboxylic acid lactona p-Dloxana, spectrophotometric grade, GOLD 516g. 8.25 LABEL (moats A.C.S. spcifications) - -- M W. 88.11 bi>. 100-102 nK, 1.4215 f.p. 65 *F Disp. C (C A R C IN O G E tf'\: ; . ^ (518 g. 500 ml.) (iK g . 1 I.) (3.1 Kg. 3 I.) I Kg. - ^. 10.75 ; 3.1Kg. ' 29.50 Maximum Ultrrlolat Absabanca _Bands oTMaximum Infrarad Transmittanca (10 mm.Path va. DiatlliaO W a t a r H ^ y `l0,1 """` F 1*. 0*100% T) . W. .. A a.o - 3 ^ 2 i J t + w t ! -- : 2 i w - . - ' M - - . s ? * " .- 270 t^ . 0.10 - ; ***"* .S- 0.24 - Nv>;;` ~.:v: 0.50 - \ v" ' -`Mi ^ Water . . . . . .................. 0.03% max. . Evspn. Residua ; .. ?... ; ....... 0.0006% max. Fluorescence..... -0.3 ppb max. as quinine base Dioxane, 98%~ M.W. 88.11 b.p. 101 nfS 1.4206 d 1.034 ^ .J 4 J F lR * r 1.333 IR 113A Oisp. C (CARCINOGEN \ t i 15,543-8 p--btRfikAM dipHsphate. M.W. 284.09 m.p. 80-84 Fieser 1,334 IR 415E Disp. C -. , 1,4-Dioxasp!ro[4.4]non-6-ene, see 14,785-0, 2-Cyclopenten-1-one ethylene ketal 15,371-0 p-Dioxene, 99% (2,3-dihydro-p-dioxin)TM .TM M.W. 88.09 n i 1.4355 f.p. 35#F IR 113B Disp, c . . 2.3- Dloxo-S-lndolinetulfonic add, sodium salt, see .n 14,933-0, 5-lstinsulfonic acid, sodium sait 1.3- Dl6xo-2-lsolndolineacatte add, see P4050-6, N-Phthaloylglycine 1.3-DloxoUn-2-one, see E2625-8, Ethylene carbonate 2,6-DIoxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-pyrim ldinecarboxyllc acid, see Orotic acid - 020,320-3 Dlpentaerythritot, 97%. (HOCH2)3CCH2OCH2C(CH2OH)3 M.W. 254.28 m.p. 215-218 IR 106B Disp. C 25* 100* 10* 500* 4.69 11.38 4.25 12.00 10.00 4.20 o 020,1*6-3 .^ 0 1$.371*0 IR SEE PAGE 201A FOR IR EXPLANATION C25242 .  Substance Certain water insoluble Cr VI compounds....... t Chiysene......................... Cobalt metal, dust & fume (as C o ).............. C Cyanogen chloride.......... t Cyclohexanone................ t Cyclopentane............. D a la p o n ........................ ... 1, 2-Dibromoethane -- Skin....... ...................... 1, 2-Dichloroethane....... Diehl oromonofluoromethane....................... 1 1 , 1-Dichloro-1nitroethane.................. Dichloropropene............. Diethanolamine................ t Diethylamine.................... t Diethyl ketone................. t Dlglycldyl ether (DGE).... t Dloxano, toch. grade -- Skin.............................. t Dipropyl ketone.............. Divinyl benzene.............. Epichlorhydrin -- Skin... 12-Ethoxyethanol -- Skin. 12-Ethoxyethyl acetate (Cellosolve acetate) -- Skin............................. t Ethyl acrylate -- S kin.... Ethylene dibromide, see 1, 2-Dibromoethane... Ethylene dichloride, see 1, 2-Dichloroethane... tC Ethylene glycol, vapor.... t Ethylene glycol dinitrate.. t Ethylene oxide................. t Furfural -- Skin............. t Glycidol (2, 3-Epoxy1-propanol)................. Bexachtorobutadiene...... t Hexane (n-hexane).......... (other Isomers).......... t Hexone (Methyl isobutyl ketone) -- S kin.......... CapitallettersrefertoAppendices. ML79Addi,on. TWA ppmq) m g/m 3 -- 0.05, A1a A2 A2 0.05 0.3 0.6 25 100 600 1,720 1-- A1b A1b 10 40 10 40 2 10 15 3 15 10 30 200 705 0.1 0.5 25 90 50 235 10 50 2 10 50 165 50 5 A1b 10 50 0.02 10 2 25 A2 25 500 50 270 20 A lb 40 125 0.2 , 20 8 75 A2 90 1,600 205 STR ppmfl) m g/m 3 --. -- - -- 100 900 -- -- .-- 0.1 -- 400 2,580 -- 15 60 _ 10 10 -- 25 -- -- 100 -- -- 5 100 60 50 -- 75 -- -- 360 -- -- 20 370 100 540 25 100 15 -- 0.04 -- --- 100 -- 100 -- 75 60 -- 0.4 -- -- 300 -- 350 .-- 300 36 I a( r in e ; j r 025244 I m MMiitfiiMii j Substance TWA STEL pp m " mg/m1*1 ppm " m g/m 1*' C Hydrogen cyanide-- S k in ................ ......... 10 2-Hydroxypropyl acrylate -- S k in ................... . 0.5 t Isopropoxyethanol......... 25 n-lsopropylaniSne -- Skin............................ . 2 t Mesityl oxide.................. 15 t Methacryiic acid.............. 20 t Methyl n-amyl ketone (2-Heptanone)............. 50 t Methyl bromide -- S kin. 5 t Methyl n-butyl ketone.... 5 t Methyl chloride................ 50 Methylene chloride (dichloromethane)...... 100 4 , 4-Methylene dianiline. 0.1 t Methyl iodide -- Skin__ 2, A2 t Methyl isopropyl ketone . 200 t Methyl silicate................. 1 t -Methyl styrene............. 50 t Nitrogen dioxide.......... 3 t Nitroglycerin.................... 0.02 11-Nitropropane................ 15 C 2-Nitropropane.............. 25, A2 t Phenyl ether --?Diphenyl mixture (vapor).......... 0.5 Phosphorous pentachtoride....... 0.1 t Platinum metal................ 10-Propiolactone.............. 0.5, A2 Propionic acid................. 10 t Propylene glycol dinitrate 0.02 t Propylene oxide............... 20 Silver, m etal.............. . -- t Silver, soluble compounds (as A g ) ... Sodium bisulfite............... Sodium metabisutfite...... -- -- t Styrene, monomer (phenylethylene)......... 50 Sulfur dioxide............ 2 CTerphenyls....................... 0.5 Tetrasodium pyrophosphate............ -- 10 3 105 10 60 70 235 20 20 105 360 0.8 10. A2 705 6 240 6 0.2 55 90. A2 4 1 1 1.5, A2 30 0.2 50 0.1 0.01 5 5 215 5 5 5 75 320 5 20 25 100 ---- 100 465 15 60 ---- 100 205 500 0.5 5 -- 5 too 5 0.04 25 --. 1,700 4 30 -- 30 485 10 0.4 90 -- 2 -- 1 15 0.04 -- -- -- -- 8 _ .-- 3 45 0.4 -- -- .. r-- ' 100 425 5 15 -- , j-- --. -- Capital letters refer to Appendices. *1979 Addition.