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E.P.A. Proposes Rules to Cut
A Cancer-Causing Gas by 90*
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) flooring, although the material
--The Environmental Proiec-i winds up in everything from
tion tions
Agency today to
proposed cut by 90
regula-i percent)
garden hose to clothing. Under the proposal, which
could S >nto effect some time
the amount of cancer-causing in 1976, the 58 existing plants
vinyl chloride ' gas, to which and. any new ones will have
4.6 million people are exposed to reduce their -internal and
in factory areas.
externa) discharge of vinyl
The
agency
said
there
was
chloride in such a way that concentration in the surround
a health risk in the current ing air would -be reduced by
exposure level and the new 90 percent in a five-mile radius
rules will reduce the up to of such factories.
20 cases of cancer that occur
Plants Affected
every year due to exposure to vinyl chloride, a raw mater
Plants affected by the E.P.A.
ial of the plastic industry.
proposal are as follows:
The
Society
of
the
Plastics.1
Air Products, Pensacola. Ha.
Inc.,
Calvert
City.
Ky.
and
Industry said it did not believe Affietj Chemical Co., Baton Rouse r<d
"there is any current, nor has Geismar, La
there
been "in
the
past,;
risk
B F. Goodrich Co , Calvert City, Kr., Avon Lake, Omo, Henry, lit., Lons Bc-cch, Calif,,
to the health of individuals Louisville, Kt., and Peonctoown, NJ,
residing
in
the
proximity"
of
Boraon, Inc, fmnste-, Mass
Jliiooolis,
Hi.,
and
Leo-
the plants. But it said the pro Continental Oil Co., Aberdeen, Miss.,
ducers of the chemical "agree eOt.kdlahioVmesatiakCei,ty,La,Ok"tfi , Lake Charles, La,
that rigorous emission controls Diamond Shamrock Com,, Delaware C'ty,
are in the public interest."
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D-eCl.w,wanCdheDmeicear l
Part;,*Tex. Co./ Midland,
Mich,,
Free
Russell E. Train, me E.P.A. administrator, said the cost to
port, Tex,, Oyster . Lretk,' Tex., Plauupmfne, La,
Ethyl ..Ccrj>., Baton ; Rouee,%*La.,
and and
plants that produce vnyl chlor Houston, i
ide,
ethylene,
dichloride
and
Flrartwe Tire Rottstown, Pa-
Co,,` Perryville,and -
polyvinyl chloride will total SI 98 million, with S70 million
General Tire Cc., Ashtooula, Ohio. Georgia-Pacrlit Cor?., PiMvemine, Lb.
Pittsbursh Plate Glass Co., La*e Charter
required each the control.
year
to
keep *
up -
Le ' Goodyear Tire and f.aouetnific.
Co,, La.
'Niasara
Yalti/
N.Y..
The
plants
will
also
be
re
Great Mass,
American
`Chemical
Cora.,
Fitrfiburo,
quired to reduce the amount Jennat Cor?., Torrance, Calif.#'Tucker, Ga ,
of
vinyl
chloride
in
water
dis
anc .Somerset, nj kevsor Century Coro.,
Saueus,
CaHf.
charged at an added estimated Mono^nem. Inc., GeismBr, La, '
cost of $S3 million.
Monsanto Co., Sormgfield, Mass "Occioental Pe*roleum Gorp., Burlington,
. Mr. Train said the cost would N,J . and Hicksville, l.l.
filter
down to
the
consumer
Pantasote Co., Pleasant, W Vi
Passaic,
n-J.,
and
Point
In the form of a 3.5 perpent Pittsburgh Plate Gian Ce,, GudyaniH*.,
rise
in
Jfhe
prices
of
conumer
P.R Robinfech,
Inc., PainesviHe, Ohio
goods made from polyvinyl Shell On Co., Deer Par*,' Tee., and
cloride.
Norco.>La, Shmtect, Ire., Freeport, Ten,
The widest use for the plastic materia] is in plumbing pipes
Stauffer Chemical Go.. Lons and Delaware City, Del.
Tenneto, Inc., Houston.
Beach, .
Calif, ...
and conduits.. The record larg est use is for wire and cables
Tenneco Chemicals, Inc., Burlington,
Flemmfifon, NJ., and Pasadena, lex iinion Caroide Coro., Tati, La., Texas
N.J., L'*y'
,in electrical systems, and third most common use is
the for
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vllic, Ohio Vulcan. Geismar, La.
W,
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