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February 24, 1977
MONSANTO CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES CO. 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63166 Phone: (314) 694-1000
Public Notice Clerk Region V, Permit Branch U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 230 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60604
& Re: ^Tillage of Sauget NPDES Permit .. : ,
II ^^Application No. IL 0021407------ Joint Public Notice No. 71M-0001
Sir:
In response to certain specific requests made by Mr. Romaneck
at the February 14, 1977, public hearing on the reference permit,
Monsanto submits the following comments which are supplemental
to those filed on February 14, 1977.
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1. Village of Sauget Effluent--PCB Data Attached as Exhibit 1 are the effluent, data On PCB losses from the Village of Sauget from November, 1976, through February 14, 1977. With this information the EPA has all currently available data on PCB losses.
2. Analytical Procedures--"65 Pollutants1* Monsanto stated in its February 15, 1977, written statement, page 6, item 9, that"not only has the list of 65 not been totally defined but also sampling and analytical procedures are not currently available." The information included as Exhibit 2, we believe, substantiates this statement. First, this list contains more than 65 chemical names. Of these, validated procedures exist for only 22 chemi cals. A procedure is defined as validated if it appears in:
a unit of Monsanto Company
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a) 1974 EPA Methods Manual, b) "Standard Methods," or c) ASTM Annual Standards.
Two additional comments are pertinent:
1) Of the 21, six (6) chemicals will be monitored as part of Attachment A, Condition 7.A., and six (6) are pesticides not manufactured within the Village. This leaves only nine (9) materi als which could be reported on under Special Condition 10.C.6.
2) The cost of analyzing one sample for the 21 chemicals is projected to be $940. Ratioing this cost to 65 chemicals would result in a cost of approximately $3,000.00 per sample.
Again, we conclude that the capability to execute the requirements of Condition 10.C.6. does not presently exist in total. In addition, the cost to meet partial condition requirements are ex tremely excessive.
We appreciate the opportunity to submit these supplemental com ments and are prepared to discuss all of Monsanto's comments with Agency personnel.
Sincerely,
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Michael A. Pierle Manager, Environmental Protection
MAP:HS
cc: Ms. B. Sidler, Illinois EPA Mr. W. Romaneck, USEPA
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WTP = Sauget Village Waste Treatment Plant
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Total Plant Total Plant
WTP Influent WTP Effluent
Cone. Mg/L Flow - GPM
Cone. Mg/L
Cone. Mg/L
11/3/76 11/7 11/11 11/15 11/18 11/22 11/24 11/26 11/29 12/2 12/6 12/9 12/13 12/16 12/20 12/22 12/23 12/27 12/30 1/3/77
1/6 1/13 1/17 1/20 1/24 1/27 1/31 2/3 2/7 2/10 2/14
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.031 <.010
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EPA List of 65 Toxic Chemicals Survey of Validated Methods and Cost Estimates
CHEMICAL
DETECTION LIMIT
METHOD REFERENCE* COST ($)
(ug/1)
1. Acenaphthene
2. Acrolein
3. Acrylonitrile
4. Aldrin/Dieldrin
S.M. 509A
5. Antimony
EPA Storet 01097
6. Arsenic
EPA Storet 01002
7. Asbestos
8. Benzene
9. Benzidine
10. Beryllium
EPA Storet 01012
11. Cadmium
EPA Storet 01027
12. Carbon Tetrachloride
13. Chlordane (Tech)
S.M. 509A
14. Chlorinated Benzenes
15. Chlorinated Ethanes
1,2 Dichloroethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Hexa Chloroethane
16 Chloroalkyl Ethers
Chloromethyl Ether
Chloroethyl Ether
Mixed Ethers
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17, Chlorinated Naphthalene
18, Chlorinated Phenols
Trichlorophenols
Chlorinated Cresols
19. Chloroform
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20. 2-Chlorophenol
21. Chromium
. EPA Storet 01034
22. Copper
EPA Storet 01042
23. Cyanide
EPA Storet 00720
24. DDT
S.M. 509A
25, Dichlorobenzenes 1,2
1,3 and 1,4-Dichlorobenzenes
26; Dichlorobenzidine
27. Dichloroethylenes
1.1-Dichloroethylene
1.2-Dichloroethylene
28. 2.4-Dichlorophenol
29. Dichloropropane
Dichloropropene
30. 2.4-Dimethylphenol
31. Dinitrotoluene
40 0.01 40 200 60 2 40 5 40 2 40 0.01
40 20 40 10 50 20 40 0
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CHEMICAL
DETECTION LIM
METHOD REFERENCE* COST {$)
(uq/1)
32. Diphenylhydrazine
33. Endosulfan 34. Endrin
S.M. 509A S.M. 509A
35. Ethylbenzene
36. Flouranthene (Sic)
37. Haloethers
Chlorophenylphenyl Ether
Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether
Bis (Dichloroisopropyl) Ether
Bis (Chloroethyl) Methane
Polychlorinated Diphenyl Ether
38. Halomethanes
Methylene Chloride
Methyl Chloride
Methyl Bromide
Bromoform
Dichlorobromomethane
Trichlorofluormethane
39. Heptachlor
40. Hexachlorobutadiene
41. Hexachlorocyclohexane
42. Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
43. Isophorone
44. Lead
EPA Storet 01051
45. Mercury
EPA Storet 71900
46. Naphthalene
47. Nickel
EPA Storet 01067
48. Nitrobenzene
49. Nitrophenols
2,4-Dinitrophenol
Di Nitrocresol
50. Nitrosamines
51. Pentachlorophenol
52. Phenol
53. Phthalate Esters
54. Polychlorinated Biphenyls
ASTM D3304
55. Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Benzanthracenes
Benzopyrenes
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Benzoflouranthene
Chrysenes
Dibenzanthracenes
Indenopyrenes
56. Selenium
EPA Storet 01147
57. Silver
EPA Storet 01077
58. 2,3,7/8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-
dioxin
59. Tetrachloroethylene
60. Thallium
EPA Storet 01059
40 40
40 40 40
60
50 40 40
0.01 0.01
50 0.2
20
0.1
2 10 100
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61. Toluene 62. Toxaphene 63. Trichloroethylene 64. Vinyl Chloride 65. Zinc
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METHOD REFERENCE*
DETECTION LIMI
COST($)
(yq/1)
S.M. 509A
80 1
EPA Storet 01092
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*S.M. = Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater 14th Ed. (1975)
EPA = EPA Manual of Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes,1974
ASTM = 1976 Annual Book of ASTM Standards
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