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ItectrtePoww R#aieh kwtlluta 6 July 1983 Dr. Carl McMillin Monsanto Research Corp. 1515 Nicholas Road Dayton, OH`4S418 Dear Carls ' As per our telephone conversation, I am sending you a copy of EPRIs statement of work for analysis of dioxins and furans .in PCB and PCS contaminated oil. I anticipate that Monsanto would address Tasks 1, 2, 3 and 8 However, if you feel that you can contribute to any of the other tasks, then you may wish to respond there too. Your response should include completion of EPRI Form 112 for each task and another form for all tasks taken together. In addition, you should indicate whether you think Monsanto can accomplish the work as stated using state-of-the-art technology. If you feel some tasks cannot be done, please indicate the rationale for your position. Do provide budget and timetables for those tasks that you feel are achievable. Since EPRI is very anxious to begin this work, I would appredate a rapid response. Feel free to call me if you have any questions (415) 855-2018. Sincerely, Jacques Cuertin Project Manager Environmental Physics and Chemistry JGsms Enclosures ccs Gil Addis V. NEV 036916 WATER PCB-00050204 RP2028 a: J $ f-j EPRI - RFP2028 PCDP PROPOSED WORK STATEMENT 1. STATEMENT OF WORK 11 Background Concorni about of fvctw of polychlorinated biphenyl v (PCU) on human health and tha environment lad to a ban on produetlon and to regulation of uaa and disposal In tha United 8tataa PCB# often blended wibJi tri-end to tra chi orobehae ne a (T/TCB), were used ae dleleotrie fluids in cepe cltare, transformers and other tleetrloal equipment* Regulation of PCU continues to have a very dlreot offset on owner* or op*ratore of thie equipment* Work at the llectri* Power Reeeorch Institute (EPRZ) is aland at aiding eleotrle utilities in complying with thesa regulations 1PRX also le inveetifttinf arose which may affa*t tha futura parooption of the hatards of PCI or alter . the requi rsmonts for compliance. Many of the effects aesoelated with PCB now appear t* bo attributable to either polychlorinated dibansofurana (PCDP) and/or dibeniodioxiiNi (PCDO). PCDP can ba fornad from PCB. PCDP nd PCDD can be foraed - from t/tcu, it le possible then that PCDP and PCDO wore introduced J into elo Ctrl cal apparatus aa tract contaminant* in PCB during mm* facturo or installation or that thay may bo forMd during normal or , abnormal operation* However* there is little hard inforMtion on the occurrence 42 any of PCDP and PCOO in eleotrioal equipMnt and no basil for asseesing their effects* The purposes of the program are to identify the level* of PCDP and PCDD in operating eleotrioal equipment and to attempt to relate these levels to the conditions of service of the equipment* To aeoomplieh thee* purposesi appropriate analytioal taohniquoa ouat bo deoonstrated and raiavant dialeetrio liquid sample* ouat be ealeeted and analyied* Tht roaults ahould have maximum reliability and credi bility. She ov*rail program tbua includes oavcral participants the University of Una with C. Bappa as consultant! tha Uattalle Memorial Institute with Xuhlun Corporation as sub-oontraotor and tho New fork State (NY8) Department of Health* Mhero desirabl*! equipment trials vil^be'staged in order to provide particular PCU oxposure econarioi which may not bo readily available from equipment in servioe* The final report of EPRI prog ram RP1263-1 1 will bo used as a literature base* A. -W----o--r-k-----T---ask* 1 Task \ t j. Preparation of Sample* She purpose of this task le to provide samples of insula ting liquids spiked with C*3 labeled PCDP and PCDD con- ' ' j NEV 036917 #. WATER PCB-00050205 urauau a. fiwrii Carbon-13 containing congenera in measurable quan- titiaa art abaant in normally occurring materials and art olaarly distinguishable from normal isotopic matarials by Mil apectrometry. Spiking samplef with labeled congeners provides a unique internal standard for accurate analysis Synthesis and spiking will be done by ? . ... . One gram sliced aliquots* of the spiked liquids will be supplied to-tht.-round robin participants Battslls Memorial Znsti- biito* Mts and the University of Umes (C. kappa)* Similar aliquots will bt rstains4 for uas in this program by tha spiker. This procedure minimises the risk of loss of these oostly and potentially haaardeua matarials* A representative of Blttaile Will partidipatd in the spiking procedure and the asuooiated record keeping* The work in this task is divided into three pertei HaadMl-MattrtJla. ' Six congeners of FCDP* prepared from C1* precursors* will be provided to spike approximately ninety (BO) dieleotrio fluid saapiee of one gram aise at appremi mataly tha 100 ppb level of each congener* The aim!1 oongenera will bei : 1a 1 1 *a*2 1a * 3 1*,4 l.a.5 i.a.S' 2*3*7* B~FC0F 1*2*3*7*frPCDF 2* 3*4* 7* f-FCDF 1 *2*3*4* 7*0*>FCOr 1*2,3*7,l*9-PCOr 1*2,3*6,7,9-FCDr Ooas tha use of any of these pose any separation problem* with present state-of-ths-art techniques? . >. ' Baseline Samples ' / */ V . . .. Samples of five liquids will be spiked with measured amounts (100 ppb) of each of the six PCOf and one FOOD oongenera listed above (1*a*1-1*a*7) The five liquids will bet . 1b*1 ^ Aroolor 1016 1.b.2 Aroolor 1242 1 1,a.4* i,a*5* and 1.a.6 are prepared as a mixture in the ratio of 1 it.3iO*5. 803305 NEV 036918 F, WATER PCB-00050206 RP2Q28 3, Kb.3 1 *b*4 Kb.5 Aroclar 1260 Tri/tatrachlorabanaans mixture (T/TCB) Aged minaral oil containing 500 ppm PCB and 500 ppm T/TCB Ths first four samples will approximate as closely as potuibis unussd liquids formsrly smploysd in ths ninu* facturt of slsotrioal apparatus* Ths oil ussd in sumplo l.b.8 will bs obtainsd from an sgsd transformer and ..will be spiksd with Arsolsr 1254 and T/TCB approx imating tha condition of unUssd askarol o. In-Ss rvi cs Samplas Samples of up to twsnty liquids aupplisd by Battalia frbm slsotrioal apparatus in ssrvios (sad Task 3 for a discussion of tbs sampls aslsotion and Acquisition proosss) will ba spikad in tha lam way as lamMmtk -i' 1 ,b*i-1.b.5, spiking laval will ba datomias4jftlV complation of Tasks U and 3b* Dm spikinf is boot f dons far oil samplas in ona# or at most* two'. >.. batchss* This will maximlso rsproduoibility M'mH abili ty and minimiaa dsmaqds on an outslda axps?t* J (Aliquots of only tan samplas will ba providodrto thf Univaraity af Umoa.) '' ' 2. Task 21 salactlon of Sawolaa iargfMa-JgMlMmi Salactlon of Ctnarlo Candida tea Tha ranga af appllaationa af aquipmant fillad with askarsl or minaral oil oontainlng PCB will ba survayad ? ' and thair typical and axtrama conditions of same* will ba dalinaatad* Prom this# approximately twenty (20) gonerio oquipment oandldata* for sampling and analysis of liquid will ba identified* Bmphaaia in tha Identifiestlan pracaia will ba on aquipmant operating under axtrama conditions* However# a broad enough ranga of samplas should ba planned to da tormina conditions under whloh no PCOf'will ba found* A ehart of pertinent history to bo obtained m aaoh sample ' will ba dovolopad together with a Hating of deslrahlm addad optional information to ba rapertad m avail* able* Tha aample salaotlon prooaaa and tha format ( tha history ohart will ba oonfirmad by tha ll*X project manager* A milaitona report on this work will bo written. by . . 1 b. Acguiui tloi(' of Samples Battalia with the help of the EPRX prejeet manager# if naadad# will arrange to acquire liquid samples roprotentative of tha oandldata types identifiad above in hev 036919 WATER PCB-00050207 803306 RM028 5 nti would not be distributed beyond EPRI and its reviewers and the participants in this task o, Wound Robin Analysis . .. '' 7 Battellt* and NX8 will analyst mininum of twenty (20) samples (University of Una a 10 samples) from Task 1o for the six 2,3*7,0,X-PCDP congeners listed in Task la and for 2,3,7#8,-WOOD and* by standard methods, for PCBs. Other compounds will be determined when agreed upon be tween eaoh contractor and.EPRI, Any additional ooata for additional analysis will ba agreed on beforo hand Oetootion limits sought will ba sped fled based on results in Tasks 3a and 3b* 4. Task 4i gqul pmant Trial a ' Hit purpoaa of this task la to Investigate the condition* under which PCOOs and PCDPa might be formed In utility eperations* Bsttslls will hsve primary responsibility for supervising this task Their subcontractor (Xuhiman) will run at least tan trials using 10 kVa slnglt-phese trait* * formars operating undar a varltty of oondltiona Con tanins tad mineral oil or askarels Iron the teat equipment will' be sampled and analysed by the OC/HJ technique validated 4itfv Task 3 to evaluate faotora which can lead to PCDP and PCDO '' formation' Experl ntntal variables will lnelude suoh faotora aa arolng, oorona# high tempsrature aging* and variations in askaral and oontaminatad oil aomposition* 7 will provide consultation on this task 5, Task 5i Pyrolysis of Aroolora 1016, 1242, 1294, and T/TCB 'Hires Aroolora will ba pyrolystd by NY8 using literaturebaaed procedures to explore their relative tendencies to form PCOrs and related msterisls* It has been suggested that 1016 end 1242 may form muoh lower amounts of biologically active isomers than the Aroolors which hsve already been studied* This hypothesis will bo touted using analytical procedures developed in ' Task 3* ?_, will provide eon saltation'on this task* . Taak 6 Combustion of Aroclora 1016, 1242, 1254, and T/TCB V" ' Thrae Aroolors will ba burned In CLfiR'a (NY8) nodal incinerator to explore their relative propensity to form toxic PCDFs These experiments mey shed light on tho haaard posed in the combustion of Aroolora 1016 and 1242, ?__ will provide '^consultation on this task* 803308 NEV 036921 WATER PCB-00050208 Rpjoae 6. 7, Task 7 Dav8i#PKwnt and Valldatlen of a Rapid MS/MS Baaed Scraanlng Technique NYfl will develop a chemically baaed screening technique to ^ provide a rapid* economical complacent ta traditional ' rigorous analytical prooedures. The availability of the samplea and axtraota disousaad in Taaka 3.a* 3.o, S and 6 provide an unusual opportunity te validate a M8/MS-based screening procedure rapidly and eoonomioally* It may be desirable to involve an independent consultant agreeable to both NY8 and SPRX for technical guldanoe* U, Task Hi Reports a. Preparation of Monthly Reports Informal monthly letter reports summarising tsehnioal progress will be prepared during the oourse of this projeot. '\ to. .HHlfftm EtKttt Mil ton# report* will be prepared 'on eoapletlM el bi. Task 2a 7 bile Task 2b (Sattelle) bill.. Task 3b (Ml) c* Preparation of Final Reporf Pinal reports including all work reported In previously mentioned milestone reports will ba prepared in publishable farm by asoh of the con tractors. d. Ouarorv Report &*" .W'' S' ^ ' "PCDF end PCOO in Blaotrioal Equipment" - Bash oon- tractor will parti ol pa to in preparation af a report aummariclng the PCOf and PCOO content found in tha equipment sampled, llte report would inalude any conclusions possible about the sources of any PCDF and PCOO found. It would also Include any extrapolations possible about the PCDF and PCOO oontont of elaotrioal equipment ip general. ' This report as well as the mileetonm report on Tesk 3 . may ba best coordinated by an indepen dent consultant who is not a participant in the analysis of temples. Each contractor will contribute 803309 N6V 036922 WATER PCB-00050209 Rpaoa * * s hi* *xp*rti* in th* oh**ll analysis of ditltefcric fluid*, in th* ch*i*try of PCB, PCOF and PCDD and in th* behavior of *l*otrloal *quipRnt i 0 803310 NEV 036923 WATER PCB-00050210