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Ammonium Perfluorooctanoate (APFO)
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CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
Chemical Name: CAS Number:
Ammonium Perfluorooctanoate 3825-26-1
In.
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
Company Name: E. I du Pont de Nemours and Company
Site Locations:
Site where APFO is used as a reaction aid:
`Washington Works Route 892 `Washington, WV 26181
Sites where APFO containing products made at Washington Works are processed:
Chotmagane Road
Parlin, NJ 08859
5401 Jefferson Davis Hwy.
Richmond, VA 23234
Chambers Works Site which disposes of waste containing APFO:
Rte. 130
Deepwater, NJ 08023
"Technical Contact: Robert F. Pinchot
(302) 999-4074
Chestnut Run Plaza Bldg. 711/2210
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IL DUPONT AND CUSTOMER ACTIVITIES
Narrative Description of APFO Use
`The block diagram on the back processes discussed below.
page
titled
"DuPont
US
APFO
Balance"
describes
the
DuPont uses APFO as a and tetrafluorocthylene.
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of polymerizing TFE. small amount of APFO
to
aid in the reaction.
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Chambers Works. This material is cither or captured on carbon and landfilled in a
emitted in the secure landfill.
Chambers
Works
water
discharge
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small amount of residual APFO. compressor packing materials.
These
products
are
used
for
industrial
pump,
valve
and
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processed at contract destroying the APFO
facilities where the material is dried at according to the reaction above. This
temperatures dried material
>350C is then
thus
incorporated into finishes products.
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IV. SITE RELEASE AND TRANSFER INFORMATION FOR TRI CHEMICALS Not applicable- APFO is not listed on the TRI
V. SITE RELEASE AND TRANSFER INFORMATION FOR NON-TRI CHEMICALS A. Onsite Air Releases
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Estimated Total Annual Releases( Ibs.1999)
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Air emissions are estimated using limited measurements of specific
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and
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B. On-site Water Releases.
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Estimated Total Annual Releases (1bs.1999)
9500
Comments
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River from the DuPont Washington Probabilistic Dilution Model (PDM
Works Plant Beta Version
were modeled 4.0 Beta Jun
using the 11, 1999,
US
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river from
flows, the US
respectively. Geological
Average Ohio River Survey was collected
flows at the
and volume data calculated Belleville Dam and used in
the spreadsheet downstream of
model. The Belleville Da is the Washington Works Plant,
on the Ohio River 13 This river flow datais
miles the closest
location downstream from the plant where this type of information is available.
In 1999 a drinking water sample obtained from GE plastics, Washington WV, immediately downstream on the Ohio River from DuPont Washington Works showed 0.552ug/l APFO.
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C. On-Site Land Releases
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D. Transfers to Off-site Locations
Washington Works:
Estimated Total Annual Releases or Transfers (lb. 1999
[Wastewatertreatment
1 iaa00" |
[Underground Injection
[7
0
|
Hazardous Waste Landfill
0
Other landfill
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IV. ON-SITE WORKPLACE EXPOSURE
A. Information on the Number of Employees Potentially Exposed
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Routine worker activities that have potential for exposure:
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> Handling raw dispersions containing APFO
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Routine worker activities that have potential for exposure:
> Handling of PTFE and Co-polymer dispersion products > Operation and maintenance of blending facilities > Packout of finished product
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Routine worker activities that have potential for exposure:
> Handling of PTFE and Co-polymer dispersion products > Operation and maintenance of fiber coating facilities > Operation and maintenance of sintering rolls > Packaging of non-sintered product.
Note that the PTFE and co-polymer dispersion products used at the Spruance site contain <0.9% APFO with most containing approximately 0.3% APFO.
B. Information on the Exposure Levels of Washington Works Employees
Since most of the processing done in the US with APFO and APFO containing intermediates and products is done at Washington Works, DuPont's airborne industrial choyngcieennteradtaitoansisactotnhceenottrhaetresditaetstwhahtersiete.APTFheO cliomnittaeidnimnegaspruordeumcetnstasreofuasierdbohranveeAsPhoFwOn `much lower levels (mostly non-detectable) levelsof APFO. The data in the table below
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Year| Sample, Type
Minimum Maximum | Mean| Standard Concentration | Concentration | (mpb)| Deviation
(mpb
(mp
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| 058 |" 078
[0061]051 | [0403] 0.445 |
(mostly | 100 [77001|24 [9668 [773 ITNTT029
Tod46| 037s | [005] 0.069 |
hours)
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three calibration samples Precision is estimatedto
are prepared to cover be +/- 10% relative.
the
concentration
range
of
interest.
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facilities. facilities
Operating and maintenance difficulties associated may have contributed to the higher levels of APFO
with the start-up of these in the personal samples
during that year.
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> Reaction systems are closed systems with continuous ambient monitoring for
`monomer concentrations
> Ventilation systems are installed where airborne concentrations are significant
>
The polymer dryers other materials.
operate
under
negative
pressure
to
contain
APFO
and
mpb= ms per billion. 0.56mpbi cquivalent o the ACGIH TLV of 0.0lmg/m'
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> Recovery systems are in place to reduce airborne emissions.
Personal protective equipment that workers regularly wear consist of the following:
> >
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>
Chemical protective of splashes of APFO
coveralls and goggles or face shields containing solutions is present.
when
the
possibility
> Airline respirators or cartridge respirators where monitoring has shown to
have high exposure potential.
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limited value in assessing exposure identified APFO exposure potential
to APFO. the 1995,
A summary of results of employees 1989-90, 1985,and 1984 volunteer
with
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below prior to 1995 are comparisons of relative
for employees included in the 1995 sampling data levels of APFO in blood serum canbe compared.
so that The entire
data.
set of blood concentrations is available upon request.
Year
Hof Samples
Minimum Concentration| Maximum
Mean
(ppm)
Concentration| Concentration
ppm)
ppm)
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