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SUBJECT
January Environmental Meeting
OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION INVOLVED
MEETING PLACE
BFG PARTICIPANTS
D. O'Keefe
J. Moran
A. Matyger
C. McCann
B. Prusinoski J. Kiel
C. Battle
R. Hollis
J. Fletcher J. Smith
D. Erbe
C. Nosal
W. Reed
RESULTS AND COMMITMENTS:
OTHER PARTICIPANTS INO DISTRIBUTION!
DATE
1/6/31
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MEETING DATE
1/13/81 f\
Ha. Environmental Committ^C'^ File
1. Reviewed OSHA attainment and personnel monitoring for December 1980. Only one VC1 personnel monitoring result greater than 1 ppm in Mass Resin Department. Average personnel monitoring result in Mass Resin for 1980 is 0.44 ppm. Mass Building monitoring for December showed a slight increase in the average ambient VC1 concentration. This may be associated with experimental production and non-repetitive maintenance items.
Average VC1 personnel monitoring exposure in Pearl/Paste is 0.76 ppm for 1980. Building monitoring results for Pearl/Paste continue to show improvement.
Personnel monitoring for Acrylonitrile for regulated employees in the Latex Department show an average of 0.54 ppm for 1980.
Compound lead personnel monitoring results show 7 out of 10 samples below the 50 Ag/m standard.
2. Reviewed EPA-NESHAP attainment for December 1980. There were three instances of non-attainment for the month; 2 paste reactors were out of compliance on reactor opening loss and the paste stripping column was out of compliance for one day.
3. Summarized 1981 Environmental goals for the plant.
4. Discussed incinerator operational problems. More training in trouble shooting the unit is planned.
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NGC 14873
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PRINT D
5.A.
VCK ppm
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VINYL CHLORIDE . HASS RESIN POLYMER IZATI ON - BLDG. 512
GOAL
75 76 77 78 79 J F M A . M J J A DECEMBER 1980
SONG
No. Samp 1 e s No .-0.5
0.5 ^ No - - 1.0 . No.
Range 1.0 ppm
Average ppm Mon t h Y7D
1.0 pp.T Month Y7D
'14 12
1
1 .00-1.34 .32 .44
92.9 91.S
12/12 1.34ppm - Unknown-Possibly Methyl Acrylate related - Respirator worn
NGC 14874
PERSONAL MONITORING RESULTS VINYL CHLORIDE
MASS RESIN POLYMERIZATION - BLDG. 512
NO. TR SAMPLES
I 36
NUMBER/AVERAGE NO < 0.5 0.5 < NO .
29.0.10
5/0.78
1 34 28/0.OS 1/0.72
3 . 35
33/.03
0
4 42 36/.16
3.65
RANGE
NO.> 1.0
ppm
AVERAGE dditj 7c
QTR
YTD QTR 'YTD
2/2.86
.00-3.98 .34
.34 94.4 94 . l
5/4.19
.00-8.46 . 70
.52 85 . 3 90.[
2/2.17
.00-3.11 .15
3.5.35
..00-12.85 .56
.40 94.3 91.4 .44 92.9 91.8
NGC 14875
BUILDING MONITORING RESULTS VINYL CHLORIDE
MASS RESIN POLYMERIZATION - BLDG 512
< 1 ppm 1-5 ppm > 5 ppm
PERCENT OF READINGS
00
A\
< 1 ppm
1-^5 ppm 5- c 100 ppm
ppm
average ppm In bu1 id i ng
MONTHLY AVERAGE
YEAR TO DATE
82.54 15.70
1.72 0.04 0.90
89.87 9.08 1.00 0.06 0.73
GOALS 95-00%
h.iiSZ 0.50% 0.01%
Average ppm In building Is calculated using the following assumptions: Any point less than I ppm =Q.Z. ppm, any point between 1 and 5 ppm = 2.0 ppm, any point between 5 and 100 ppm = 17 ppm, and any point greater than 100 ppm = 330 ppm. These assumptions are based on actual levels for a one week period.
NGC
14876
PERSONAL MONITORING RESULTS VINYL CHLORIDE
SUSPENSION/DISPERSION POLYMERIZATION - BLDG. 513
No. Samples
No&0.5
0.5 ^ No. ^ 1.0
DECEMBER 1880
No.^l.O
Range ppm
Average ppm
Month
YTD
21 10
3
8 .00-10.75 1.29 .76
12/1 2.00 ppm Blanked poly - respirator worn 12/1 1.09 ppm Blanked poly - respirator worn 12/1 2.03 ppm No reason given - respirator worn 12/4 10.75 ppm Poly cleaning - respirator worn 12/4 1,95 ppm Standby for poly entry - respirator worn 12/12 1.55 ppm Wash out blowdown tank - respirator worn 12/16 2.34 ppm Pull strainer - respirator worn 12/22 2.21 ppm Pull strainer - respirator worn
X 1. 0 ppm
Month
YTD
61.9 83.4
NGC 14877
PERSONAL MONITORING RESULTS
VINYL CHLORIDE SUSPENSION/DISPERSION - POLYMERIZATION - BLDG. 513
;*tr i 2 3 4
NO. SAMPLES
54
o
Vf1
o
S3
NUMBER/AVERAGE 0.5^ NO. ^1.0
47/0.Ofi
7/0.66
56 42/0.09
6/0.77
64 55/.04 68 45/.10
1/.52 8/.65
1980 (QUARTERLY)
RANGE Ava. Dorn
NO . 1. 0
porn QTR YTD
/o 1 .. 0 Dom OTR YTD
11/2.90 .00-7.97 .62 .62 83.1 83.1
8/4.45 .00-11.12.79 .70 85.7 84.3
8/3.95 15/4.09
.00-7.61 .54 . 03-14.84'1 05
.64 87.5 85.4 .76 77.9 83.4
NGC 14878
BUILDING MONITORING RESULTS
VINYL CHLORIDE
SUSPENSION/DISPERSION POLYMERIZATION - BLDG 5*3
-i
100,-------------,--------------- ,------- ,------- ---------------- ,------- ,---- U-------,-------,----- -1----
PERCENT OF READINGS
i
76 77 78 .79 J F M AM J J A S 0 N D
DECEMBER 1980
MONTHLY AVERAGE
YEAR TO DATE
GOALS
< 1 ppm
83.66
84.22
90.00%
1-^5 ppm
12.94
12.05
8.00%
5-<100 ppm
3.11
3.43
1.90%
> 100 ppm
0.31
0.31
0.10%
average ppm In building
1.89
2.02
. * -
NGC 14879
PERSONAL MONITORING RESULTS VINYL CHLORIDE
MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES
2.
1.
1.
1.
1. VCM
|1ppm ^ 0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
1978 1979 J F M A . .M J J A
S 0 N. D.
DECEMBER
1980 '
NO. Samples No. i 0.9 0,5 < No . 1.0
No . y 1.0
Range ppm
Average ppm hfionth YTD
ppm Month YTD
990
0 .00-.47 .07 .16. 100.0 96.0
NGC 14880
PERSONAL MONITORING RESULTS VINYL CHLORIDE
MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES
L.U 1.8 1.6
1.4
1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6
* '"
,
0.4
0.2 0.0
1.973
1979
v \
i------------- 4 s
l.$T 2ND
s' 1 ^th
1980 (QUARTERLY)
QTR 1
NO. SAMPLES
35
NO <0.5 31/0.05
NUMBER/AVERAGE
RANGE AVG. Dpm 7C -- 1.0 pom
0.5c NO . <1,0 NO . 1.0 ppm QTR
YTD QTR YTE
0
4/2,04
,00-2.60 ,28
.28 88,6 88,
2 37 36/0.05
1/0.52
0
.00-0.52 .06
. 17 100.0 94.
3 42 41/.03 ( 35 33/.08
0 1/.52
1/1.72 .00-1.72 .07 .13 97.6 95.6
1/5.03
.00-5.03 .23
.16 97.1 '96.0
NGC 14881
NON REGULATED AREA
VINYL CHLORIDE MONITORING - 4TH QUARTER
1980
PERSONNEL MONITORING
NO. OF SAMPLES RANGE AVERAGE ppm AVERAGE YTD
Dryer Computer New Professionals Catalyst Tank Farm Lab Safety Distribution Center
15
.00-.24
.07
16
.00-.21
.04
10
.00-.29
.08
2
.01-.16
.09
1 .01
.01
0--
0--
4
.01-.17
.08
.05 .03 .08 .14 , .08 .06 .01 .08
AREA MONITORING
Distribution Fenceline Landfill Compound Warehouse Latex Maintenance Boiler Lab Personnel Administration Waste Treatment
18
.00-.26
.06
8 .0030-.0805 .0368
8 .0000-.0860 .0016
2
.04-.05
.05
2
.01-.02
.02
2 .01
.01
2
.01-.02
.02
1 .00
.00
1 .02
.02
0-
-
0_
1 .05
.05
.65 .0229 .0073 .07 .07 .01 .05 .01 .08 .00 .01 .03
NGC 14882
EPA - NESHAP VC1 ATTAINMENT
REACTOR OPENING PEARL NO. REACTORS OPENED NO. NON-ATTAINMENTS % ATTAINMENT
PASTE no: reactors opened NO. NON-ATTAINMENTS ATTAINMENT
MASS NO. REACTORS OPENED NO. NON-ATTAINMENTS % ATTAINMENT
RESIN STRIPPING PEARL - % ATTAINMENT PASTE - % ATTAINMENT MASS - % ATTAINMENT
VENT GAS ABSORBER % ATTAINMENT
HOURS OUT OF COMPLIANCE
WASTEWATER STRIPPER % ATTAINMENT
UNUSUAL RELEASES NO. EPA REPORTABLE
DECEMBER 1980 SEMI-ANNUAL 2/1/80 REPORT TO DATE 7/31/80
56 0 1007.
199 * 0
100%
215 0
100%
135 2
98.57o
229 0
100%
778 4
99.5%
1048 0 -
100% :
828 0
100%
1302 o
100%
100% _yo. _z/o ,_ -LUU/o
1007c 0
1007c 98.7% 100%
99.9% X
100% 100% 100%
99.4% 25
1007c 0
1007c 0
100% 3
CWB/re
NGC 14883
PERSONNEL MONITORING RESULTS
acrylonitrile
LATEX - BLDG. 502
AN
ppm
NO.
SAMPLES N01.0
-REG
0 NON-REG
l.O^NO^-2.0
N0>2.0
Range ppm
Average Month
ppm YTD
sTri? % *t.0 ppm
NGC 14884
PERSONAL MONITORING RESULTS
ACRYLONITRILE LATEX BLDG. - 502
1980 (QUARTERLY)
NO. QTR SAMPLES
NUMB E R/AVERACE NO <1 .0 1 .0 ^N0.^2.0
NO 7 2.0
RANGE ppm
AVE RAGE ppm QTR YTD
*< i . 0 ppm
QTR
YTD
1 4 4/0.11
0
0 .00-.44 .1 1 .11 100.0 100.0
2 7 6/0.15
3 3 3/.06
44
2/. 13
CO
s
1/1.22 0
0 0 1/5.47
.00-1.22 .30 .02-.13 .06 -09-5.47 1 .75
.26 .19 .54
35.7 100.0
50.0
90.3 92.9 83.3
1
4
4/00
7 12 12/0.01 3 10 1q/3 4 6 5/07
0 0 0 0
0o o0
1
1
o
VO v-j
0 .00-.00 .00 .00 100.0 100.0 0 .00-.T 2 .01 .01 100.0 100.0 0 .03 .02 100.0 100.0 0 .07 .03 100.0 100.0
NGC 14885
PERSONNEL MONITORING RESULTS LEAD
COMPOUNDING BLDG. 5*)1
1979
No. of Samples
I960
<5 m-5
50-200
>200
* Weighman 0 Mixer
5 5
32 41
12/12 12/12 12/22
Mixer 150.36 /[g/m^
3 Weighman 134.75 /ig/m
3 Weighman 167.83 /(g/m
0 0
% < 50 M YTD
% < 200 M YTD
60 72.1 100 97.7 80 50.5 100 98.8
HOC 14886
PERSONAL MONITORING RESULTS LEAD
COMPOUNDING - BLDG. 541
7. 200 >g/m
QTR
TICKMAN
*
MIXER 0
1
2 3 4
1 2 3 4
NO. OF SAMPLES
1979
AAZ <50~ 3
NUMBER/AVERAGE
50-200
AR 200 3
1980 % - 50
q'd YTD
7a < 200 Q YTD
27
15/21
11/121
1/337
55.6 55.6
96.3 96.3
15
11/13
4/108 0 73.3 61.9 100.0 97.6
17 13/13 4/125 0 76..5 66.1 100.0 98. 3
27
23/16
3/118
1/229
85.1 72.1 96.3 97.7
27
18/17
18/110
1/300 29.6 29.6
96.3 96.3
15
9/34
6/82
0 60,0 40.5 100.0 97,6'
13
8/26
5/87
0 57.1 45.5 100.0 98. 5
27
23/20
4/86
0 85.1 58.5 100.0 98.8
me 14887
PERSONNEL MONITORING RESULTS ANTIMONY
COMPOUNDING - BLDG.
* WEIGHMAN 0 MIXER
NO. SAMPLES 5 5
500 m. g/m^ 5 5
7 500 0 0
Months 100
100
YTD 93.8
98.6
NOC 14888
ANTIMONY COMPOUNDING - BLDG. 541
"EIGHMAN *
MIXER
o
QTR
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1979
NO. SAMPLES
21 15 17 27
17 15 13 27
QUARTERLY
1980
NUMBER/AVERAGE
-- 500
=500 yjc/rn^
aL -- 500
QTPT'
VT7--
20/84 15/50 17/63
27/61
17/70 15/107 12/42 27/35
1/654 0 0
0
0 0 1/501 0
95.2 100.0 100.0
100,0
100.0 100.0
92.3
100.0
o
Q
--1 1
95 .; 97.: 95 . 98 . 100 . (
97 . 3 98.f
NGC 14889
PERSONNEL MONITORING RESULTS
NOISE 9" MILL OPERATOR - COMPOUND
NO. SAMPLES
1980 Jff 90 dBA
8 7 90 dBA
% S. dBA
MONTH
YEAR
NGC 14890
PERSONAL MONITORING RESULTS
NOISE 9" MILL OPERATOR - COMPOUND
OTR
1 2 3. 4
NO. SAMPLES
56 5
*ro 7
| <r
1
1980 (QUARTERLY)
#_^90 dBA
90 dBA
X < dBA
QTR
YEAR
54 2 96.4
4 1 80.0 95.1 0 0 -7 0 100.0 95.6
NGC 14891