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Tes uc is cade mesures of ole on PFOS pounds bot es FCs ive ot bien ly These studies also include measurelaents ofother non-PFOS compounds, but these FCs have not been fully cami quantitated. Exhibit 1588 11558888..00000011 3aMM_MMNNO0T1332299665588 5 EeePsionArey US Environmental Protection Agency Nor 1 May 26, 1999 Ried Page 2 aCDfatrtaoccroocllllseemccttaeeddteiinndsstuuoppbpooorrtt oofhf5ti0h%iss. tystudy is is of of sei-quantative semi-quantitative screning screening quality quality witmarhgin with a margin of error estimated to be +/- 50%. SlBSptltoauaas~mmms_aNa22o::((rctlAAoherlnlAcaaeltcmlvsteeesiddirssfiroorfcoofEmEmxwxtetttrhrrhaaeeecctBBatssnaRaRlletlieypcpzoSSeorderatta)eqe)uddaaaiinnndnideEEsasaaetvggvilelveeednn.sl.sysaEEafmxmxotptfprrllaPesecsFtstossOofSfrfrbbooaamTmlldhdhthaertrageagsreelgesestaaplmmlaaappslmalmeeassacoo(f(ccsfwoosallsesllaeecdceettexaeetggddellceeted anfinrodlamll2N1oof5fottrphhtphe,Aecaameggvleeeerippscllaaia)snswmmbeaaalrsesdaaacmmnuppalllleeeysszlessdaccrrqmeeeueannaenedwdt.ei.ttaLLsteievvv1eee6llly5ss,fin1on9rss,PeFa4Oea4aS,gg.le1Te0hlp4el7eat,sam2mr2sga6es,staa3amm7np]alplelyasetnsewdwwr3ea7erse5dp11e2p2t55e,,,c5t9Ae3l3d,l, ind xcept or he ones 1047 pp were es and 215 ppb; levels in bald eagle plasma were t1h6a5n, yar ad 198, 494, 1047, 226, 37t and 375 ppb. All birds except for the one at 1047 ppb were less than 1 year old. DfDaatrtaaoccoollillecncttaeetddeiinndsstuupppbpoeorrt+to1ofhfSt%hs4is.ssOttunuddlyyyis3osf (o2fs5s0memippib-qqyuPauFntOiatSateimvetssrcersesespniiiknneggsqqauumaalpliiltteyy wiweittrhehaaexmgtraiargcntined and analyzed of error estimated and analyzed. to be +/- 50%. Only 2 (250 ppb) PFOS matrix spike samples were extracted StStuud~y_ 33:: AAnnaallyyssiissooffFFiluuoorroocchheemmiiccaallssiinnWWil~tddBBiirrdd LLiivveerrss.. Sixty Sixty liver liver samples samples collected collected from. from aos pecs oF tds wee shamed wih 15900 PEGS. Th bids wie isi various species ofbirds were characterized with respect to PFOS. The birds were classified `cording species ni gograpic locaon Six species finds wer represented is according to species and geographic location. Six species ofbirds were represented in this Sud, inlding Sandi rans, DoubleCristed Conmornts, White Pelicans, Brow study, including Sandhill Cranes, Double-Crested Cormorants, White Pelicans, Brown Pelicans Great Blo Herons, and Brands Commas To bids wee found st. varity of Pelicans, Great Blue Herons, and Brandt's Cormorants. The birds were found at a variety of ssiitteess aaccrroossss tthhee UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess iinncclluuddiinngg NNeebbrraasskkaa,, NNeeww MMeexxiiccoo,, FFlloorriiddaa,, AArriizzoonnaa,, CCaalliiffoorrnniiaa,, Tovsana, and Florida. In gene, th causeofdeath to thes bids is urkoown, Allough Louisiana, and Florida. In general, the cause ofdeath to these birds is unknown. Although nly minfna spike recovery sods wees conduted is data was collected using methods only minimal spike recovery studies were conducted, this data wascollected using methods {ay ve cn ll validated on a ried mat. The dta for FFOS is semiquaniaive that have been fully validated on a related matrix. The data for PFOS is semi-quantitative Srening dat witha marin offor cuit bs 130%, screening data with a margin or'error estimated to be +1-30%. To lowing table roentths sty ress: ]'he following table presents the study results: `Semiquantitative Results of Wild Bird Livers Semi-quantitative Results of Wild Bird Livers Sample number SPECIES `LLOOCCAATTIIOONN LLiivveerr [[PPFFOOSS]] ppb [ [5 2 21 I | sswnssaaadndnndiddihhhlliiillllllllcccnorraaaannnnneeeee ||| KKKKKeeeeeaaaaarrmmnnmeeeeeyyy,,yyNNNNNEEEEE||| __d<040L41O100Q ||| [ [4 5 43 sandhill crane snwdibilllcaene sandhilI crane || KKKKeeeeaaaarrmnnmeeeyyxy,, NNNNEEEe || <<<iLL00OOQQ00]| &[sahl |Gol oseCo o,AZr |__acLn o0 e| 5 sandhill crane Kearney, NE <LOQ 6 7 ssaannddhhiillll ccrraannee CCoocchhiissee CCoon., AAZZ |<L<LO0 Q 0| 7 sandhill crane [[8 sa[nndilleer 8 sandhill crane ||CCCCooooccchhhiiisseesceCCCooo..i,,sAAAZZzs||e--C<<<<lLLooOOTQQ0Aoz0|| [[ 0190 | swssahaaiwnneddhi phhiiiellllllicccrreaanannneee__||_CCCCoucooicchhhpiiisssaeeerCCCnooo..C,,,T AAaAzZZ[ | 3t<<LL5 oOOQQa ]| 11 white pelican Calipatria, CA 35 11558888..00000022 3aMw0M1N00213926965589 5 Een Psion Any US Environmental Protection Agency repay May 26, 1999 esPage 3 Sample number SPECIES SPECIES TOCKTION LOCATION | Tver Liver oooTIPFFFOORST] ppb 5 htepelom |CalpurmcA| 20 | 12 white pelican Calipatria, CA 1293 13 white pelican Calipatria, CA 29 14 white pelican Calipatria, CA 15 15 white pelican Calipatria, CA 155 [1716 17 |brands comoran brandt's cormorant brandt's cormorant |SmnDisso,CA San Diego, CA San Diego, CA | 4653 46 | [5518 19 | brandfscomoram brandt's cormorant brandt's cormorant |SanDiego.CA San Dieso, CA San Diego, CA | 8046 80 | 20 brandl's cormorant San Die~o, CA [51 [dmublcrosdcomrant|StMarnie,LK] 59 | 21 double-crested cormorant St. Martinville, LA [2 doubledcomrant[StMarnie,LA| 145 22 double-crested cormorant St. Martinville, LA 2foatieces mon [5 MateLt] 5 23 double-crested cormorant St. Martinville, LA [31 doublerestedcomrant| St Marnie. LA 7 24 double-crested cormorant St. Martinville, LA [25 doublecrowdcomrant[StMarine,LA| 170 | 25 double-crested cormorant St. Martinville, LA 2 1bownpoin | Mimi | 10 | 26 brown pelican Miami, FL [ar bownpdn |MumiFL | Ta 27 brown pelican Miami, FL 2 bownpein | Mimi [12s | 28 brown pelican Miami. FL 5 bownpsen |Mum | 1 | 29 brown pelican Miami. FL 2055 59 145 333 76 170 106 134 125 159 30 brown pelican Miami, FL 48 [30 31 | suannddhhiilll lccraannee |VVaalleenniiccaaCCoo.,, NNMM| <<TLO0QQ | 32 sandhill crane Valenica Co., NM [5 |sndulicane |SocomoCo.M| 33 sandhill crane Socorro Co., NM [3|sandilleame |Soom Co.NM| 34 sandhill crane Socorro Co., NM <LOQ Too | <LOQ 00 | <LOQ [ F 3r 63356 f[ddadoowtubbllleese-acccnrrdeohssitseleldltcmccraoonoremmnooraant| Valenica Co., NM NNapalelsFlL | Naples, FL <LOQ 20212 || [ [3 59 53387 ddddoooouuuubbbblllloeee---ccccrrrreeeossstttteeeeddddccccoooommrrmmoorrooarraaannnntttt|| NNNapaapplNallpeeelessss,, FFFLLL | 10 T5o2o | [[ 0 43O9 b dddooouuubbbllleee--cccrrreeo essttseeddd cccooorrmmmooorrraaannn|tt|w CNoaNNppaapplulleeessms,, FFFCLLe La_|| 1fn 511o05202 || [#241 42 [brownpelican brown pelican brown pelican | CapurinCA Calipatria, CA Calipatria, CA | 3616 36 | [543 [8a 45 brownpen |Calpara.ca | brown pelican 1 bobwronwpnepleiliccaann brown pelican Calipatria, CA | CeCfaliippaatriiaa, CCAA | Calipatria, CA | <LOQ 66 | 32 [#74467 [#848 [ reatbushoron || StMarimillsLA] 201 | 49 C50 TT wearbuchoron [StMarinatetA] 1m | 50 preatblue heron great blue heron great blue heron grgcreaattbblluueehheerroonn great blue heron great blue heron |SSSttt.. MMMaraatrrttiiinnnvvviiillllllee,,,LLLAAA] | SStt. MMaratritninvvililllee,,LLAAT St. Martinville, LA St. Martinville, LA 59 | 188 59 11006611 | 261 173 11558888..00000033 3aMw_MoNr0e123929666600 US Environment Proton Agaey US Enviroma~ntal Protection Agency MaMyay2266,, 11999999 Ft Page 4 Sample number SPECIES LOCATION LLiviveerr [[PPFFOOSS)! ppb [Sr wepdon ln] 51 white p~iican Fallon, NV 14i TTTSA -- 52 white pelican Fallort, NV 362 5 wiepelion | Fann 53 white pelican Fallon, NV 927 [ST whiepslon | Fann] 54 white pelican Fallon, NV 133 Fallon NV 55 white pelican Fallon, NV 291 S|brownpoean [Fi LonteraFeL]53] 56 brown pelican Ft. Lauderdale, FL 194 A ET -- 57 brown pdican Ft. Lauderdale, FL 75 ES -- re 58 brown pdican Ft. Lauderdale, FL 71 [8[ownpoian [Fi Louderdae, FL] 31 | 59 brown pelican Ft. Lauderdale, FL 31 0 brownpsiom [FtCondenser] 51] 60 brown pelican Ft. Lauderdale, FL 91 L0Q =LitofQuaniaion (sparox. 6 ppb) LOQ = Limit ofQuantitation (approx. 6 ppb) SS3MMibselltiieveveers th.htattTthhheeoarabebooorvveee,tthLrreeiesseetssdoofhfeddpiarttaoacaarersesiiOnnFssuupffffiicciielenntt t0oeddrar&wmtoccoornnocciCllousmsiipooronnesshweintisnthhivaaennyy Eppsetrraoootgignsrrtmaiamcemanolotfmfasselaraimtm.ppdlTilinhgsieaaranennfdgdodgraaeenv,oaa3gtlMryyassipisssht1iio0ncQqtlhuuoecaaanptntriiooftnycse.PPsFsFTOOhoSSafimelevapveeldelssmdaaoecnnrctoisnsrsgd4aoaartrmaasanwgosgirseelocopfofsmsrpppeeocrcieivehese&s,in, sldiveeer environmental media and geographic locations. These additional data will provide a fuller aifor Characterising th ean disution ofPFOSandothr FCin ists and basis for characterizing the fate and distribution ofPFOS and other FCs in biota and uCoconnsnttWheeimweialonltKionmep,ElPeAasfcoornmtaecdtoWftilhlsprWoegrpepsneofhr ase65a1)fr53.-6y3o7u4 have any ecosystems. We will keep EPA informed ofthe progress ofthese efforts. Ifyou have any questions in the meantime, please contact William Weppner at (651) 733-6374. Sincerely, Sincere/~/, DDrCr.. ~Chha~rleess RReeiicchh GrVioePruesidpent Group Vice President Specht Maerl irks Group Specialty Material Markets Group 11558888..00000044 3aMw_MoNr0e123s29e6s6t1 MUUaSSyEE2nn6vv,iir1roo9nn9mm9eennttaall Protection Protection Agency Agency Page's May 26, Page 5 1999 Bc TTG...DDAiidPPaaasmsqqsuuialle WDW G.... BAW Wadeceapopmpnpnsneerr D. Bacon 1155888..00000055 33MM_MMNNO011332209666622