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AR A 0 . 6 - I H 6 3 .47 tev. 12-79 cM fi) E. I. du Pont de N emours & Company P. O. Box 1217 Pa r k er sb u r g , W. Va. 26101 pla stic products and resin s departm ent CC: J. W. Raines - Wilm. C. H. Foshee W. A. Bower/R. J. Burger C. R. Campbell J. L. Granquist Y. L. Power P. Thistleton October 1, 1979 PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL TO: R. M. SHEPHERD ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS WILMINGTON FROM: J. F. DOUGHTY ORGANIC FLUORIDES IN BLOOD ANALYSES A table is attached showing the results we have obtained to date. We plan to update the table when the remainder of the blood results are available. Please destroy the previous letter dated September 20, 1979. All of the organic fluoride results shown were incorrect because the inorganic fluoride was not sub tracted from the total nonvolatile fluoride. JFD:sah Attachment AJP001440 EID08025S 000170 BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING*. . . T H R O U G H C H E M I S T R Y PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL ORGANIC FLUORIDES IN BLOOD SAMPLES NAME GRANULAROPERATORS Polymerization sr P.R. NO. ZONE Q6 W H U6 < Q 6F Finishing 6 6 6 6 6 4 b e s t c o p y a v a il a b l e 4 4 ORGANIC FLUORIDE PPM COMMENTS 0.47 jli 0 - 6 h l)l 2.33 Exposure since 196^, granular polymer ization since 2/74. 0.52 Special Job. Relief on granular . polymerization about 1 day/week. $ 3.54 5.61 3.91 6.84 FEP. d1persion-8/7012/-71t , > / . `/t r.l- i'V -tiKt- 5 W 7.'# '<?i'fr9/71 to present.' f C .O. f - \ 5 * "ifb ''2fihlSY* '-'"Vi 51*79 4 2.06 0.6? 0.72 j ,,y~ Detailed to of last 10 1 FINE POWDER/DISPERSION OPERATOR_____________ Polymer'*nation u j 1 & 1v^vy. * 6 -1'* *" > *1. # 6 (22.17) 'u'l-t DJ&3 6 0.17 C,'`U ,*5(r-*~<y''i 6 (9.53) 9-?^ 4 /ji^r f '-vtfft-"* 6 1.52 F.t.M * p/7*f.-ft-f M b ? ' 1 in June. /- - ;, AJP001441 000171 EID080256 - 2- NAME P.R. NO. ZONE ORGANIC FLUORIDE PPM COMMENTS Polymerization (Cont.) Q W H U < Q S t 6F 0.59 5/(7"5 * AH** ! ^ l*f-}7- lli'W : 6 $ 0 $ l I960 to present. 6F (10.56) [\l*)S & 6 (15.02) 13.75 i]tfaib p w * . Am ** . f 'ti to.ptw * * 4 6 1.60 11/75 to present. 6 3,55 ahiZilltf-tih 9 /* f . /* * . .*.> 6 5.90 ,.iSi *'" 6 0.38 ri: ' //; /.-v/ " 6 6.91. i J,. ...w ^ ) / , . . ; / .* ' * * 1. ' 6 i.C ? C. 6 0.98 F.P. dryer and P.0. 2/75-5/76, some gran ular polymerization. F.P./dlsp. polymer ization A/79 to present. Service Operator 6 'Wv :'92'-y "i.'jl'-u rsy'i* i/,'7 6 3.23 -`yl'tf A /' ^ ... . /.,6 - ' **.*.,,, V i?`./Nfrif'i*.`'i*/ ^ A Warehouse; detali.ed~ttr~othe m BEST COPY AVAILABLE A A AF A A A A A 1.98 F.P. dryer since 11/78. p, p, i $0, `7/i CV-!!. * y.' V*i <' ' / 1,03 2.92 fl _ ' / 0.50 3/79 to present all 3 jobs. 1.0A 1.80 F.P. packout. ( ) Previous blood samples taken in June. 000172 EID080257 %oo N> - 3- NAME P.R. NO. ZONE ORGANIC FLUORIDE PPM COMMENTS Service Operator (Cont.) O m aHU < 4 4- 4- ~ 2.97 f f 'h*' le" **-) $, 3 ' W l?/?il ^ u c f F-P P' $ 3 0 -Pfi^ls-te- polymeri-zyrton-r , j_. MONOMER OPERATORS T' 4 1.78 F.P. packout. 4 1110" rj, p.0 w i n * )'9I 7 0.35 7 0.39 7 0.08 6F 0.54 7 0.17 7 0.37 - FEP OPERATORS Polymerization /7 0.52 t// Ar- 6 (1.36) 0.99 1976 to present. ( M ' /-1` 1 6F 1.72 1976 to present. 4 6 P'7/ Dlsp. 1964-1971; polymerization 1976 to present. : 6 1976 to present. 6 BESTCOPYAVAILABLE 6 6 6 % t o 1976 to present. 4.64 3-70 Disp. 10/60-11/63; polymerization 1976 to present. 1976 to present. rj04.' ''e*' -tr' (3.61) 1.99 1976 to present. ( ) Previous blood samples taken in June. EID080258 AJP001443 000173  NAME P.R. NO. ZONE Polymerization (Cont.) Q6 w H6 U < Q6 s 6 6 Dispersion 4 -4- ORGANIC FLUORIDE PPM COMMENTS ,45 1976 to present. 1.47 1976 to present. 1976 to 4.52 10/77 to present. 4.14 12/76 to present. 1,3/ i h t 't RESEARCH Research Chemists Semiworks Laboratorians 6 6 6F 6 BESTCOPYAVAILABLE 6 6 d 6F 6 MONOMER OPERATORS WITH PAST FINE POWDER/DISP. POLYMERIZATION EXPOSURE 0.43 0.45 0.44 1.50 0.24 5/70 to present. (ftos't \\h, 8/77 to present, possibly additional , exposure-in-production c-:7; 1 C-'W i f tr, `' / V 7 ^ j7f'-O 4/77 to present. m /*)5 0.70 2/75 to present. (0.46) 0.26 4/77 to present. 0.30 7/69 to 10/72, 5/79 to present. 0.24 (0.72) 0.59 8/77 to present. ; 10/72 to present. .y 3/^Xr $ r * 1 t //J^ 'r- C M llbr 'i, AJP001444 ( ) Previous blood samples taken In June. EID080259 000174 NAME P.R. MONOMER OPERATORS WITH PAST FINE POWDER/DISP. POLYMERIZATION EXPOSURE (Cont.) foreman VOLUNTEF.p 7 Q w7 U < Q ORGANIC fluoride PPM / , .r Si"'1 '&cM t/f?t**** ' tifi1 . -t yM'-fi&i, - ('4 C'-lOlJS/fc ,/ff ^ AJP00J445 J1F0D/1o/u7g9htyrsah eesrcM W,UeLE 000175 EJD080260 r z m > E. . bu P o n t d e N e m o u r s & C o m p a n y INCM POIUTCO P. O. Box 1217 W . V . eioiPa r kersbu rg , a2 PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND RESINS DEPARTMENT CC; J. W. Raines - Wilra. C. H. Foshee W. A. Bower/R. J. Burger C. Campbell J. L. Granguist Y. L. Power P. Thistleton October.10, 1979 PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL TO: R. M. SHEPHERD ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS WILMINGTON FROM: J. F. DOUGHTY WA$HI! ORGANIC FLUORIDES IN BLOOD ANALYSES A table is attached showing the results we have obtained. We plan to update the table when additional work history information is available on the monomer operators. JFD:mps Attachment 000176 BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING . . . T H R O U G H C H E M I S T R Y EID080732 ORGANIC FLUORIDES IN BLOOD SAMPLES NAME GRANULAR OPERATORS Polymerization a* . Finishing a e -- P.R. NO. ZONE ORGANIC FLUORIDE PPM COMMENTS O 6. W P* u6 < 8 . . 6F 6 6 6 6 6 . 0.47 8/60-6/71, 12/72 to present 2.33* Exposure since 1968, granular polymer-* ization since 2/74. .0.52 Special job. Relief on granular polymerization about 1 day/v'eek 2/69 to present. 3.54 F.P. P.O. 8/62 to 3/69. FEP polymer ization 8/69 to 7/70, polymerization 12/71 to present 5.61 12/72 to present, others jobs since 5/55 3.91 9/71 to present. 6.84,, - FP, P.O. 9/65 to 12/72, polymerization9/73 to present 2.23 3/76 to present. 4 2.5 Disp. P.O. 9/71 to 7/72, details to polymerization 5/76 to present. 4 0.69 Detailed to polymerization 65 days in past 5 months. 4 0.72 Detailed to granular polymerization 8 of last 10 weeks as of 9/13/79. FINE P0V7DER/DISPERSION OPERATOR 'Polymerization ' . 6 4.39 F.P. Dryers and Disp. P.O. 9/76 to 4/79, Polymerization 4/79 to present. . ( ) Previous blood samples 6 (22. 17) 21.22 -- Service operator jobs 6/56 to 6/60, .polymerization since 2/63. U taken in June I 000177 \ EID080733 P.R. KME_________ NO. Polymerization (Cont.) *st ZONE ' ORGANIC FLUORIDE PPM COMMENTS 6 0.17 ' 6 (9.53) 8.25 -- 6 1.52 6P 0.59 6 20.81*" >* - 6F (10.56) 8.70> * 6 (15.02)13.75 -- 6 1.60 6 3.55 6 >5.90 6 0.38 6 6.91 _ 6 16.89'-- 6 0.98 6 3.81 6 3.23 8/76 to present. 4/62 to present, others job previous 6 years. F.P. P.O. and Dryer 6/66 to 3/72,. \ polymerization 2/74 to present. 3/63 to present, except monomer operator 10/77-4/79. 1960 to present. 11/75 to present. 4/62 to present. Service operator' jobs previous 4 years. 11/75 to present. 3/76 to 8/78 F.P. dryer, polymer ization 8/78 to present. .5/65 to present, service operator jobs additional 5 years. 3/79 to present. 4/77 to :present, FEP service operator 2/75 to 4/77 F.P. dryer 10/75 to 4/77, polymer ization 8/78 to present. F.P. dryer and P.O. 2/75-5/76, some granular polymerization. F.P./disp. polymerization 4/79 to present. Service operator jobs 9/72-11/77. Polymerization 11/77 to present. .8/76 to present AJP001333 ( ) Previous blood-samples taken in June. if E1D080734 * 0- 1 7-1 => lo- \' 7^ L\ 5 \ \ '000178 NAME P.R. NO. ZONE Service Operator tr .am Q W H U < W s 4 4 4 4F 4 l 4 4 4 4 -4 4 4 4 4 MONOMER OPERATORS 7 7 7 6E 7 7 7. ORGANIC FLUORIDE PPM 4.97 1.98 4.84 0 2.24 1.03 2.9? 0.50 ll 04 1.80 2.97 3.89 2.30 1.78 1.81 0.35 0.39 0.08: 0.54 0.17 0.37 0.52 COMMENTS F.P. dryer and P.O. 6/66 to 12/69 Polymerization 10/77 tp 10/78. F.P. Dryer since. 11/78. F.P. Dryer and Disp. P.O. 9/76 to present. Service Operator jobs 5/57 to present. 12/78 to present F.P. Dryer, detailed to polymerization. ' 3/79 to present all 3 jobs. . F.P. packout. F.P. Dryer 12 years, F..P. P.O 8 years, other 3 years. 12/72 to present F.P. Dryer and p.o:' 1/79 to present Disp.- and Polymerization. F.P. packout. F.P. P.O.' 11/76 to present, . Details to polymerization. 1% 000179 EID080735 -- NAME FEP OPERATORS Polymerization . P.R. NO. a w aaHu < Sm ZONE ORGANIC FLUORIDE PPM 11 6 (1.36) 0.99 6F . 1.72 6 2.71 !r 6 0.91 6 2.10 6 4.64 6 3.70 %SP 6 (3.61) 1.99 6 1.95 6 1.47 .6 4.96 6. . 4.52 6 4.14 Dispersion RESEARCH Research Chemists 4 1.31 0.43 0.45 { ) Previous blood samples taken in .June. COMMENTS 1976 to present. Additional exposure in homopoiyxners 1976 to present* Additional exposure in homopolymers Disp. 1964-1971; polymerization 1976 to present. 1976 to present. 1976 to present. Disp. 10/60-11/63; polymerization 1976.to present. 1976 to present. Additional exposure to homopolymers 1976 to present. 1976 to present. 1976 to present. 1976 to present. Additional exposure in homopolymers. 10/77 to present. Additional exposure in homopolymers. 12/76 to present. Additional exposure in homopolymers. 6/78 to present. EID080736 -- 000180 AJP001335 NAME P.R. NO. Sfi.r.iworks Laboratorians Q W H vj <a i d ZONE .ORGANIC FLUORIDE 'PPM - 6 0.44 6 1.50 6F 0.24 6 0.70 6/'''"(0^46) 0.26 ' 6 0.30 6F 0.24 Mo n o m e r o p e r a t o r s w i t h ru_'AST FINE POWDER/DISP. POLYMERIZATION EXPOSURE .. / .... t. FOREMAN VOLUNTEER 6 (0.72) 0.59 v _____ ___--- 7 `7 6.66 *-m 5.29 7 * 5.64 X 0.69 COMMENTS 5/70 to present. 8/77 to present. Finishing operate 9/68 to*11/69, .service operator 5/72 to 12/72, homopoly service operator 12/72.to 7/74, 8/75 to 11^ 4/77 to present. 2/75 to present. 4/77 to present. 7/69 to 10/72, 5/79 to present.' 8/77 to present. Service operator 2/75 .-to 9/75. 10/72 to present. Teflon exposure 9/59-4/62, service operator 3/63-2, . Polymerization 1/62 to 10/78 ' Monomer operator 11 months. Exposure 5/62 to 5/77. Monomer ` operator 28 months.' Exposure 9/62 to 11/77. Monomer operator 22'months. Various jobs with C-8 10/56 to 3/63.. Monomer operator 3/63 to 2/69. Foreman 2/69 to present. - ( } Previous blood samples taken in June JFDo.ughty:mps 10/10/79 o-I -J j- '- s I 1 000181 EID080737 nopMa* u> On 1 4 1 RCV. 1141 CSTMU*MCDM2 E. I. du Po n t de N em o urs S C o m p a n y INCORPORATED Wilmington, Delaware 19898 PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND RESINS DEPARTMENT CC: B. W. KARRH - ER H. E. SERENBETZ - ELAS R. L. RHODES - TF R. E. JACKSON October 16, 1979 TO: B. C. MC KUSICK - HASKELL G. L. KENNEDY - HASKELL V. A. BREWSTER - MEDICAL, ERD W. T7 EE.. FFRAEYNECRHWE-ATCHDE&RP-----M--E--D-I--C--A--L-,----E--R--D- S. N. BOYD - CD&P H. A. SMITH - ELAS E. F SWAIN - F&F A. C.' HAVEN - INTERNATIONAL A. A. WRIGHT - TF FROM: R. M. SHEPHIpg^'^ E. D. CHAMPNEY - PP&R E. E. LEWIS - PP&R J. B. ARMITAGE - PP&R J. W. RAINES - PP&R L. F. PERCIVAL - PP&R J. F. DOUGHTY - WASH. WKS. P. THISTLETON - WASH. WKS. L k CuJjMf C-8 (FC-143) - AMMONIUM PERFLUOROOCTANOATE P You are invited to a meeting this Friday, October 19, 1979 at 1:15 p.m. in our Conference Room, D-12015 for an update on our occupational health studies concerning the above chemical. The agenda is as follows. Introduction Shepherd Organic Fluorides in Blood Thistleton o Haskell Laboratory Report Skin tests; 3M Co. liaison Kennedy Medical Studies - Status and Schedule Fayerweather Plant Program - Status and Plans Handling Practices ; Sampling - Thistleton Other Items - All RMS: ldb EID107158 000182T H E R E 'S A W O RLD O P T H IN G S W E A RE DOING SO M ETH IN G A B O U T C-8 (FC-143) - AMMONIUM PERFLUOROOCTANOATE CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY 07 REPORTS Month/Year Sources June 1978 3M Co. discussion UU U1 People 130 ilk! Ui Samples 7 Organic Fluorides in Blood Aver. (ppm) Range (ppm) up to 70 May 1979 CD&P/Haskell review 3M Data General Population 106 ? Plant Office Worker Plant Worker General Plant Worker - F/C Area - newer plant -- older plant - Du Pont Data Wilmington Control Group 25 23 Chambers Works Group 55 (of 199) 54 0.02 0.002-0.13 0.01-0.06 0.13-1.18 0.9-9.1 5.9-71 0.094 0.15 O-rO.38 0-0.37 July 1979 Du Pont Data Initial Wash. Wks. 8 8 8.2 0.6-22 August 1979 3M Data C-8 Packaging - 1 year service 15-20 yrs. service - typical Top levels FI-Sulfonic Acid Area 5-10 10-20 30-70 1-4 Oct. 1979 RMStldb 10/18/79 Du Pont Data Washington Works 78 86 EID107159 2oo 0. 1-22 ON'vsJi 000183 a g e n .u a C-8 (FC-143) - AMMONIUM PEKFLOROOCTANOATE Introduction - . Shepherd Organic Fluorides in Blood Haskell Laboratory Report Skin Tests; 3M Co. Liaison - Thistieton - Kennedy Medical Studies - Status and Schedule - Fayerweather Plant Program - Status and Plans Handling Practices; Sampling - Thistieton Other Items - All RL001727 EID107160 000184