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ABD00060740 \ t' U.S. EDC/VCM/PVC Industry Releases of PCDDs/PCDFs Estimated Annual Releases in Crams of 2,3,7,8-TCDD TEQs (I-TEFS/89) for Interim Phase I Report Streams Table M Media Sampled Potential Releasesfrom PVC Resins and EDC Suspension and Mass PVC Resin Dispersion PVC Resin EDC Number of Samples Samples Collected Positive Findings 20 1 63 51 Potential Environmental Releases Treated Wastewater (PVC sites) Treated Wastewater (EDC/VCM and EDC/VCM/PVC sites) Total for Interim Phase I Report Streams 6 4 41 2 4 11 Estimated Mass Releases1' ND=0 grams/yr ND=DL/2 grams/yr 0 0.0004 0.008 0 - 6.0*' 0.1 0.29 0.011 0.032 0.05 0.15 0.17 4.0 Based on arilhmatic average of sample results in each sample media. V Range based on 95 percent confidence interval. Although not presented in this table, when the the 95 percent confidence interval is applied to results for other sample matrices, the lower bound value frequently is zero grams/year. October 22, 1996 DRAFT- Page 1 -V Z 4 T60 IS009Z.S `ON/0 l-L \ MS/9Z : L \ 96.ZZ'0U3n) NVWS03H dNV H3113S WOHi