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BACKGROUND
AR226-2412
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WHAT IS C-8?
AMMONIUM PERFLUOROOCTANOATE -
FC-143 FC-118 (20% SOLUTION) CAS NO. 3825-26-1
CF3<CF,)^C^
_
"0
NHL^
'
WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
DISPERSING AGENT -
POLYMERIZATION (USED SINCE LATE 1950'S OR EARLY 1860'S)
YHERE IS IT USED?
'TEFLON" POLYMERS -
ALL POLYMERIZATION BATCHES
'TEFLON' COPOLYMERS - FEP POLYMERIZATION
HOW IS IT RELEASED TO ENVIRONMENT?
AIR - FINE POWDER AND FEP DRYERS MATER - DISPERSION & FEP SUPERNATE STREAMS
- FLOAT TANKS - FEP COAGULATORS
- POLYMERIZATION UNIT STREAMS
LAND - SUPERNATE PONDS (NOW CLOSED) - SOLIDS (SOME NET) SENT TO LANDFILLS
/SLG
6/26/91
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BACKGROUND
WHAT IS C-8?
^ 0 AMHOHIUH PERFLUOROOCTANOATE - CF, (CF, L C'"
*
&.
o
's^
^0^ 0 FC-143
NH4 ._^s--
0 FC-118 (20% SOLUTION)
0 CAS HO. 3825-26-1
WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
0 DISPERSING AGENT - POLYMERIZATION (USED SINCE LATE 1950'S OR EARLY 1960'S
WHERE IS IT USgn?
0 TEFLON POLYMERS - ALL POLYMERIZATION BATCHES 0 TEFLON COPOLYMERS - FEP POLYMERIZATION 0 VITON, KALREZ8 FLUOROELASTOMERS
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TOXICOLOGY
LIMITS
TLV AEL CEGA CEGw
CALCULATED DOSE
-
AEL
-
CEG
ug/m3 100
10
0.3
PPb
5.6 0.56 0.0015 1.0
100 ug/day 6 ug/day
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C-8 DETECTED
WASHINGTON WORKS SITE
SUPERNATE POND AREA - CONTAMINATED SOIL
- GROUNBWATER (-20 FT.)
WEST END OF SITE - WELLS 27 & 4
- GROUNDWATER (-75 FT.)
NO. 5 OUTFALL - DISCHARGE TO OHIO RIVER
WASHINGTON WORKS EMPLOYEES
1991 (VOLUNTARYTESTING)
DRINKING WATER (LPSD)
1984 - 1989 1991
LETART LANDFILL SURFACE WATER - LEACHATE POND OVERFLOW
GROUNDWATER - WELL SAMPLES
DRY
9
RUN LANDFILL SUPERNATE SLUDGE SURFACE WATER - UPPER POND - SEDIMENTATION BASIN - DISCHARGE STREAM AT
PROPERTY
LINE
GROUNDWATER - MONITOR WELLS
*Revised analytical method
PPM
100 100
Pg& 2-4
40
PPH UP TO 5
PPB
0.7 - 2.2 3.8*
PPM
2-3
0.05 - 0.7
PPM
75-100
2-3 2-3 0.04 - .2
PPB
2-5
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RIVER LEYfcl.
OILC4)
RAWEY WELL
COMMUNICATIONS WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES
DATE
6/9/81 6/5/85
9/2/86
7/30/87 9/15/87 12/17/87 6/30/89 9/21/89
2/9/90 8/23/90
12/14/90
AGENCY
WV-DNR WATER RESOURCES
EPA, REGION III
III EPA REGION
WV-DNR
PEBHIT
HPDES
W0001279 NO. 005
RCRA WVD045875291
DISCLOSURE
FC-143
0.1 H6/L
BIRTH DEFECTS
FC-143 ANAEROBIC PONDS PPB-AQU1FER
WV-DNR
(5 COPIES)
SENT TO EPA,
REGION III
WV-DHR, DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
LPSD MV-PSC
NPOES
W0001279 HO. 002 NO. 005
NPDES WV0061279 CLOSE PONDS
WV NO. IWL-6287-82
RECEIVE SLUDGE
NONE
SURFACTANTS
FC-143 85 PPM
7,100 TONS
FC-143 1-2 PPB IN AQUIFER
WV-DNR
(5 COPIES)
SENT TO EPA,
REGION III
III EPA, REGION
WV-DNR WV-APCC
WV-DNR WASTE HGHT
III EPA, REGION
WV-DNR WV-APCC
NPDES
WV0076066-PERHIT APPLICATION
FC-143 1-3 PPM IN STREAM/WELLS
RCRA
WD045875291 (CORRECTIVE ACTION)
LUBECK PUBLIC SUPPLY WELLS PPB - C8
HPDES-PERMITS MV0076244 NV0076066
W NO. 3495
FC-143 85 PPM
IN SLUDGE
RCRA WVD045875291
(CORRECTIVE ACTION)
ANAEROBIC PONDS
DISCUSSION
C-8 PPM DETAILED REVIEW
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STEPS TO REDUCE EXPOSURES
EMPLOYEES
CONVERTED TO LIQUID C-8 (20% IN HATER)
EMPHASIS PROGRAM ON SKIN EXPOSURE
COMMUNITY
INSTALLED AIR SCRUBBER ON F.P. DRYERS
CLOSED SUPERNATE PONDS - 1988
PURCHASED LPSD NELLS - TURNOVER EXPECTED - 10/91
RCRA ^CORRECTIVE ACTION'" PERMIT - VERIFICATION INVESTIGATION WORK PLAN
-- SUBMITTED 2/90
-- SUPERNATE PONDS ARE SIMU -- CONTINUE PIMPING LPSO WELLS INTO PLANT
PROCESS HATER
- U OF D STUDY (ELECTRO-CHEMICAL -IN-SIW TREATMENT)
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CONCLUSIONS -K^^/.
TOXICOLOGY HAS BEEN DISCLOSED
PRESENCE OF C-8 IN THE AQUIFER HAS BEEN REPORTED TO
REGULATORY AGENCIES AND THE LPSD
DISCHARGE FROM SITE AND LANDFILLS IS REGULATED BY NPDES
PERMITS
NO 8(e) NOTIFICATION IS WARRANTED AT THIS TIME
L> .PA
NO HEALTH HAZARD EXISTS BASED ON INFORMATION WE HAVE TODAY
MOVING THE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE LUBECK SYSTEM SHOULD REDUCE
EXPOSURE
EVALUATE OUR POSITION WHEN 3M - NOEL STUDY RESULTS ARE
AVAILABLE THIS FALL
NO ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATIONS ARE NEEDED
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