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Interoffice Communication
To : File From . Dave Mahler e : April 16, 1982 Sob8Ct: SUPERFUND REPORTING
At 3:30 P.M., April 15, 1982, I reported a vinyl chloride release into
the air to the Hazardous Response Center. Petty Officer Plowman accepted
the report. I told him that at 11:40 P.M., April 14, 1982, a rupture disc
on a PVC polymerization reactor failed prematurely^ and 366 lbs of vinyl
chloride was released into the air. He asked what was done to stop the
release. I told him that the relief valve above the rupture disc reseated
itself, which stopped the release. There was no damage to life or property.
He asked if any other agencies had been contacted. I told him that no
other agencies had been contacted yet.
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Weather conditions on April 14 at 11:00 P.M. were as follows:
Barometric pressure: 30.08 in. Hg Temperature: 58F Wind: 0 MPH from East Conditions: Clear Skies
Dave Mahler Environmental. Engineer tap
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