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INTERNAL CORRESPONDENCE CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS ro (name) Mr. R. W. Sesler company I.OCATIDH Texas City Plant copy to Mr. K. E. Ross P, O, BOX 471, TEXAS CITY, T XA =, 'JlK) DATE August 8, 1975 VCM Emission Reduction Attached is a list of VCM Projects grouped by area of concern. .' it would be difficult to attach a number value for VCM reduction to any given project since the projects are in various stages of completion and the Solvent Vinyls Unit is down. The best statement that can be made is that the successful completion of all VCM reduction projects is a prerequisite to achieving <. 1 ppm exposure. Following Unit start-up in mid-August and as the projects reach completion, VCM reduction data will be collected. \ LJK/st Attachment / UCC 091488 VCM REDUCTION PROJECTS SOLVENT VINYL RESINS TEXAS CITY, TEXAS Area Emission reduction Employee exposure reduction Varnish monomer reduction Monitoring o o 'O t--l 00 'O Project Mech. seals Purpose M Dollars * Budgeted Expended Reduce VCM leakage thru auto clave agitator seals 237.5 133.8 Mech. seals instr. ditto 46.5 20.3 T.A. 1 seals Reduce VCM leakage thru pump seals 15.4 3 B-117 press. Positive pressure on control room 22 23.1 Dynatrols Reduce autoc sampling Stripping Still Reduce VCM in varnish modifications to .kLl ppm 148 41 84 43.4 North VFA complex Continuous monitoring of VCM levels 46 15.5 S. VFA complex Organic vapor analyzer Ditto Survey for VCM leak sources 33 3.3 16 3.3 * Does not include engineering & overhead; $181M budgeted, $61.3M expended to date. Estimated Completion 1st qtr 1976 4th qtr 1975 4th qtr 1975 4th qtr 1975 3rd qtr 1975 complete 3rd qtr 1975 3rd qtr 1975 Complete L. J. Kunke August 8, 1975