Document MD2gw8Y3BE1205MerowL9rNV

ABD00004284 Aberdeen Examiner, Aberdeen, Mississippi, Wednesday, November 2**1993 Emissions decrease lastly at Vista Chemical Company Vista Chemical Company's emissions Aberdeen operations' emissions To decrease the plant's VCM reported under the Superfund emissions, the plant uses a system Amendments and Reauthorization .^that removes or "strips" the VCM Act of 1986 (SARA) decreased'44* ' 'from the'pblyVinyl chloride in the percent from 1987 until 1992 reactor before the reactor can be And while plant production & opened1'to transfer the PVC slurry increased 13 million pounds from to the dryer area. 1991 to 1992, total emissions held It takes months to calculate the steady during the same penod numbers that must be reported Under SARA, chemical compa under SARA*- Results for a given nies tell federal and local govern calendar: ye^r, ar*$pt, ported to ments about any of a list of-SQO ttys non chemicals they emit to the air, land Agency until jgl^isgp^^lowing or water Vista's Aberdeen plant year, so 1992 the most uses eight of the listed chemicals current "Since 1987, we have targeted "We'll continue to work to lead and vinyl chloride monomer reduce the impact we have on the (VCM) for emissions reductions environment," Seymour said "Tak because they compnse the majority ing care of the environment is one of our hazardous emissions," said of our top priorities " Bob Seymour, plant manager Vista's Aberdeen plant began In 1991, the plant installed a operation in 1963. Its main prod $60,000 lead handling system ucts, recyclable polyvinyl chloride +Instead of arriving in 50-pound, (PVC) resins and flexible com jingle use bags, some of the lead pounds are used to make a witfe ^now arrives at the plant in 2,000- variety of consumer and industrial 'pound supcrsacks that are returned products including wire and cable 'to the supplier to be refilled coatings, vinyl house siding, pt|e ' Residues m the 50-pound bags rep and pipe fittings and window and resented a large source of lead door frames