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PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
ETHYL CORPORATION
INTEROFFICE
To T. R. Robinson, M.D.
Address Baton Rouge Plant
From
Henry M. Taylor
Subject Industrial Hygiene Report
Address Baton Rouge Tower Date January 16, 1975
Enclosed find an industrial hygiene report in draft form
consequent to our survey of the breathing air system within the Baton Rouge Plant. Please keep in mind this evaluation was intended to give you an idea of what's happening; as such the report is not necessarily complete. For expediency and economy statistical exactness has been tempered with pro fessional judgment. Draft modifications, additions or changes which are of value can be made when we have the benefit of r ader comments. In any event, I believe it judicious to retain the draft title.
Basically, I believe the final word about the risk of a
health problem from using plant breathing air should be from you,
the person responsible for employee health within the plant.
At this time, there doesn't seem to be a reliable yardstick
for health risk resulting from exposures to volatile chlori
nated hydrocarbons,
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Plant personnel are interested to locate areas within the
plant from which "clean" air could be taken to feed shelter havens and control rooms. I understand tech service is res ponsible to define these "clean" source areas. However, tech service may be hesitant to choose a course of action until something definite is written about the quality of plant air by health experts.
If there are any questions concerning the draft or my interpretations, I shall be happy to discuss them. I will be glad to consult with plant personnel concerning any problems associated with the breathing air system.
Although we plan to assess suspect chemicals not identified
to date, barring other assignments, we expect to initiate an
industrial-hygiene evaluation of worker exposure during processes associated with loading, unloading and storage operations during the next phase of the comprehensive survey.
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PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
ETHYL CORPORATION
INTEROFFICE
To T. R. Robinson, M.D.
Address Baton Rouge Plant
From
Henry M. Taylor
Subject Industrial Hygiene Report
Address Baton Rouge Tower Date January 16, 1975
Enclosed find an industrial hygiene report in draft form consequent to our survey of the breathing air system within the Baton Rouge Plant. Please keep in mind this evaluation was intended to give you an idea of what's happening; as such the report is not necessarily complete. For expediency and
economy statistical exactness has been tempered with pro fessional judgment. Draft modifications, additions or changes which are of value can be made when we have the benefit of reader comments. In any event, I believe it judicious to retain the draft title.
Basically, I believe the final word about the risk of a
health problem from using plant breathing air should be from you,
the person responsible for employee health within the plant.
At this time, there doesn't seem to be a reliable yardstick
for health risk resulting from exposures to volatile chlori
nated hydrocarbons,
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Plant personnel are interested to locate areas within the plant from which "clean" air could be taken to feed shelter havens and control rooms. I understand tech service is res ponsible to define these "clean" source areas. However, tech service may be hesitant to choose a course of action until something definite is written about the quality of plant air by health experts.
If there are any questions concerning the draft or my interpretations, I shall be happy to discuss them. I will be glad to consult with plant personnel concerning any problems associated with the breathing air system.
Although we plan to assess suspect chemicals not identified to date, barring other assignments, we expect to initiate an
industrial hygiene evaluation of worker exposure during processes associated with loading, unloading and storage operations during the next phase of the comprehensive survey.
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4 Finally, we wish to pass on thanks to Baton Rouge Plant management, R&D analytical, tech service and plant medical who have been supportive to our effort.
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cc: Wallace Armstrong J.J. Bergin R.L. Hudson D.E. Park W.E. Rinehart, Sc.D. W.C. Strader J.D. Watts M.R. Zavon, M.D.
Henry M. Taylor Industrial Hygienist
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PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL BATON ROUGE PLANT
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE DRAFT EVALUATION OF THE
PLANT BREATHING AIR SYSTEM
J.D. Watts, MSEH and
Henry M. Taylor, Jr., MPH, CSP
Certified in Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene Practice
Ethyl Corporation Corporate Medical Department'
January .13 , 1975
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) BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Summary
1
Method
2
Discription of Breathing Air System
5
Instrumentation
5
Data Summary
6
Discussion
11
Conclusion
14
Recommendations
14
'Attachments
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Compressor locations Compressor air quality maintenance data Volume of breathing air Analytical data Standards Photographs
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BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Draft
SUMMARY
The Plant breathing air does not meet the antici pated environmental health requirements for breathing air quality. This is chiefly due to the contaminant, vinyl chloride. Alternative breathing air systems should be __ investigated.
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BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Draft - Page 2
Method of Evaluation
The efficiency of the breathing air system was evaluated
by comparing the level of contaminants found at various breath
ing stations with the level of contaminants found at various
air compressor inlets. Professional judgment determined when
the system was characterized adequately. Conclusions concerning
the present breathing <air system and materials found'passing'
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through^this system were7made after comparing the contaminant
levels which were found with standards. The Recommendations
which are presented also take into account how certain other
chemical plants deal with their breathing air.
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Description of the Breathing Air System
Breathing air is taken from the plant utility air system. The compressed air for the utility air system is supplied by thirteen compressors located at various spots throughout the plant. The air inlets for these compressors range from three feet above grade within the organic lead area to seven feet over grade within the hydrocarbon area. The compressor inlets are shielded by rather coarse particulate filters. Compressors for breathing air are required to have automated shut off devices which should operate when a compressor produces excessive carbon monoxide in its breath ing air. Most of the plant compressors are reported to have
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temperature sensors which will lock out its compressor if it should over heat. However, the last two times people have apparently become ill reportedly from the effects of compressor fire, the fire was reported to have occurred within a compressor location not protected by these temperature control devices. Plant Maintenance is responsible for these compressors and since May, 1974, maintenance personnel have been checking compressor outlet air quality daily for carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide levels. This is for OSHA com pliance. They are employing a detector tube technique at seven sampling points downstream of the various compressor group locations. Detector tubes for this procedure are expected to cost about $7,000.00 annually. These spot checks for carbon dioxide levels have ranged from a usual of 300 ppm up to an occasional 1,000 ppm. Carbon monoxide has ranged from a usual one ppm up to an occasional 10 ppm. It is believed the portable air compressors have produced the highest contaminant levels. The standard permits a maximum of 20 ppm carbon _ monoxide and 1,000 ppm carbon dioxide.
The compressed air from all of the compressors passes to the utility air line common to the entire plant. This utility air line .is to supply breathing air systems where needed. Cons quently, inlet air at a compressor within the TEL area may at times be inspired by sandblast personnel on the other side of the plant. The breathing air tap line first passes to a knock out expansion chamber, then to a charcoal filter. The compressed air pressure leaving a charcoal filter is reduced from 100 psi to 28 psi. This air then passes to
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a distribution system which is used exclusively for breathing air. Presently there are about 20 sets of knock out pots with charcoal filters and distribution systems within the organic lead area# three within the hydrocarbon area# three within PVC. Portable type filters are used when breathing air is required within the Sodium area. Positive pressure continuous flow respirators may be connected to the distribution systems at any number of quick connect couplings located on the downstream side of the various utility air - knock out, charcoal and reducing - points. A con servative estimate of the weekly requirement for breathing air within the Baton Rouge Plant is: Hydrocarbon Area, 8,000 cubic feet per week; PVC area, 34,000 cubic feet per week; TEL area, 250,000 cubic feet per week, and for the two major sandblasting areas is 90,000 cubic feet per week.
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BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR SURVEY INSTRUMENTATION
Draft-Page 5
Component Analyzed For; % Oxygen Condensed Hydrocarbons
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen Dioxide Sulfur Dioxide
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Halogenated Solvents
Inorganic and Organic Pb
Particulate
Temperature
Method of Analysis;
direct reading Fyrite % Og instrument extracted oil mist from a millipore filter paper with CC1 and analyzed with IR
4 direct reading Ecolyzer in strument. MSA detector tubes MSA detector tubes MSA detector tubes MSA detector tubes Collected organic HC on char coal, desorbed with CS2 and analyzed on gas chromatography. Pb particulate was collected on a glass fiber filter and organic vapors on charcoal tube; analyzed by dithizone . method. particulate collected on a millipore filter and proper gravimetric analysis dry bulb thermometer
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Date
Location
L ig h t HC
Propane VC1. Benzene Toluene
Inorganic Pb 1
Organic Pb . -
P a rtic u la te
Condensed HC 1
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HC-hydrocarbon area; nd=none detected; PAC=portable air compressor;
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Location
L ig h t HC
Propane Benzene Toluene
Chloroform In o rg a n ic Pb Organic Pb
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Key; I-inlet; amb=ambient; comp=unfiltered compressor air; 0=breathing air; HC-hydrocarbon area; ndnohe detected; PAC=portable air compressor; sand=sandblas ting,
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BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Halog. Material
Summary Analysis
Inlet, Ambient (mean Value}
ch3ci VC1 ch3ch2ci 1,1 DCE 1,1,1 TCE/EDC Toluene Chloroform CO
co2
Inorganic Pb Organic Pb Particulate Condensed HC
0.10 ppm 0.40 ppm 0.23 ppm 0.16 ppm 0.79 ppm 0.15 ppm 0.15 ppm 4.4
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0.034 mg/m^
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0,01 mg/m
Breathing Air Outlet (mean Value)
0.18 ppm 0.72 ppm 0.18 ppm 0.07 ppm 0.42 ppm
0.01 ppm 4.0 357 ppm
3
0.003 mg/m * 0 / 0.045 mg/m\
--------------- 3 \ 1.8 mg/m 0.15 mg/m^
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BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Threshold Limit Values (TLV's)
8 hour time weighted value (ppm)
Propane methyl chloride vinyl chloride
ethyl chloride 1.1 dichloroethane 1.1.1 trichloroethane ethylene dichloride chloroform
simple asphyxiant^.1^^
100 1 (with a 5 ppm time weighted ceiling value of 15 minutes and an action level of 0.5 ppm)
1000 200350 50 25
Calculation to determine whether the sum of mixed contaminants exceeds the threshold limit value. If the sum of the fractions
xceeds unity, the threshold limit of the mixture should be considered as being exceeded.
Ambient air
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mean value found 0.1 . 0.40 TLV Too + "I
Breathing outlet air:
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The mean values are averages of samples collected during 3-4 hours. Peaks are not detected by this technique. Excursions greater than 5 ppm occur as intermittent incidents.
Calculation to determine whether the sum of mixed contaminants in breathing air exceeds one tenth of the threshold limit.
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BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
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Discussion
This report deals with the utility-breathing air system as found during the past three months within the Baton Rouge Plant. The estimates herein for breathing air use do not in clude requirements for additional breathing stations within hydrocarbon and polyvinyl chloride areas.
It is understood Plant Maintenance expects to adjust breathing air to deliver between four and five cubic feet of air per minute per outlet. They also expect to replace the charcoal filter adsorbent material for breathing air on a regular basis. It is believed the present thermal lock out devices were designed for protection of the compressor and not to avert breathing carbon monoxide as is required by OSHA. Hence the system does not meet OSHA requirements.
The OSHA standard for compressed breathing air calls for Type 1 Grade D air which limits the concen tration of condensed hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, however it does not set maxi mum limiting values for gaseous hydrocarbons or halogenated solvents. Other specifications,for example,that from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) do limit these chemical levels and with the exception of vinyl chloride, present plant breathing air was found to be within these limits
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most of the time. However, it should be noted NASA also claims
it purifies its compressed airAto remove all hydrocarbons, con
densed or gaseous, and also desorbs and converts all carbon
monoxide to carbon dioxide.
Our neighbors, Exxon, reports it uses"compressed air
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cylinders for breathing air except for sandblast and painting
operations. The employees who conduct these tasks use breathing
air which is supplied from a compressor located within an air-
conditioned shop building. Incidentally, the writer was informed
by a local distributor that a two year back order for the avail -
ability of compressed air cylinders exists at this time. Dow
Chemical, at Freeport, Texas, uses an Ingersoll Rand, 4-stage
Robins Aviation Compressor whose inlet is on the Gulf side of
their plant (four miles away from the vinyl chloride operation).
Reportedly the compressor is used exclusively for breathing air.
Compressor air treatment includes a mechancial filter, molecular
sieve, dew point monitor, activated charcoal bed and a Hopkolite
bed for conversion of carbon monoxide.
Environmental data presented herein indicates vinyl chloride
methyl chloride, ethyl chloride, ethylene dichloride and/or
1-1"1 trichloroethane, 1-1 dichloroethane and chloroform cycle
through the utility breathing-air system from compressor inlet
to breathing outlets at concentrations which are undiminished
from start to finish. Due to other priority requirements, R&D
analytical could not free an additional chromatograph for quan
tification of other suspect materials such as vinylidene
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chloride, ethylene dibromide, carbon tetrachloride, vinyl
acetylene or^ph<ysqerv&. However, in view of the low permissible
level (1 ppm) for vinyl chloride further search for chlorinated
unknowns is not justified in terms of "go" or "no go" for breath-
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ing air quality. The system permits^excessive)levels of vinyl-
chloride. The reasoning for another method of evaluation goes
something like this: Since there may be chance for exposure to
excessive contaminant levels while working around areas which
require wearing an air mask, it is thought contaminant levels for mask breathing air should be less than the threshhold limit values (TLVs) for work air. An acceptable target here has been
10% of the TLV level. For our breathing air evaluation, this
approach has for its target 0.1 ppm which is 10% of the TLV for
vinyl chloride. Again, the low OSHA vinyl chloride requirement
blocks acceptability of plant breathing air quality. This does
not mean the removal of vinyl chloride from the breathing air would guarantee acceptability. 'It should also be brought out. the data suggests anyone, including those working within the
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organic lead area, using the breathing air should be included in the action level program for vinyl chloride. Their exposure OLevel will exceed 0.5 ppm. Finally, it was found the vinylchloride contaminant level was reduced significantly by the
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triple charcoal filter system within "C" Building. However it is not expected this would be a permanent solution. Finally, in formal data was receive which suggested vinyl chloride breathing air levels of two or three parts per million within the breathing
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air system in the hydrocarbon area. This probably represents
some averaging over longer collection periods. Most of the
meaningful hydrocarbon samples taken for thisL^valuation were
collected over a three to four hour period. Thus hydrocarbon
peak levels are not identified. Most certainly, peaks exceed
the 5 ppm ceiling limit value.
Conclusion
The concentration levels of vinyl chloride found within the
plant breathing air system make this air'unacceptable for protected
breathing. I believe continuing this evaluation will only?
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incriminate breathing air quality to a greater extent. Recommendations1 2 3 4
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1. Ideally, Consideration should be given fox maa^uaSX' to
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dev61op'\ process to polymerize or somehow remove vinyl chloride
from the breathing air system.
2. Consideration should be given to identify an area within
or over the plant which is relatively free of vinyl chloride
and other chlorinated contaminents.
3. Consideration should be given to installing a breathing air
"oilless" compressor or compressors together with air purifying
pretreatment systems. Breathing air from this equipment could
be fed into the ei*isLing knock oufa/ ultaiLual, pressure reducing-
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4. As soon as possible the engine exhaust outlets from the portable air compressors should be ducted to grade level to minimize carbon monoxide contamination of intake air as now occurs. If this is objectional because of excessive engine back pressure.
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ATTACHMENTS
Draft - Page 16
Compressor locations Compressor air quality maintenance data
Volume of breathing air Analytical data - Organic Lead Area
Sandblast and PVC Areas Hydrocarbon Area CO - COj Summary M&P Building
Standards Photographs
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B-l, B-2 C-l, C-2, C3, C-4 D-l, D-2# D-3, D-4 D-5, D^6, D-7 D-8, D-9, D-10 , D-ll, D-12
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D-15 E"l E-2, E-3, E-4 P-1. F-2, P*"3, F-4
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BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR VOLUME
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Hydrocarbon area
1,1,1 TCE Stab. Shed Per Tri Stab. Shed #3 EDC Catalyst Shed Vinyl Loading Miscelleanous
in
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Time mask (hr)
0.5
0.75
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5,200
15,000
11,000
33,900
PVC Area Autoclave Cleaning Peak Requirements Miscellaneous
30 1 6 10
6 3
Total
46,000 46,000 46,000 138,000
Sandblast Areas Miscellaneous
20 16
8
Total
250,000 120,000 370,000
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BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR VOLUME
Lead Alkyls Building and Wash House Air Mask Air Users
Floor
Item
#/mo # Masks
Time/Mask (HR)
Total Volume mo (M.C.F.)
Buildings
4th Angle Valve Change
62
8
25.0
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Wash House
5th C.H.P.C. Change
30 3
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46.8
(maintenance)
4th A/C Disc Change
10 2
1
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Tot. Vol. =
320.9 M.C.F.
4 th &
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4
4
16.6
4 th A/C Change 3rd Still Change
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16 8
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8
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25.0
Miscellaneous
90 2
4 187.2
Buildings and Wash House (operations)
Tot. Vol. 131.0 M.C.F.
2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
Wash TEL Bldg. Inlet Mid. Sep. Tk.
Wash W.H. Inlet Mid. Sep. Tk.
Wash TEL Bldg. Outlet Mid. Sep. Tk.
Wash W.H. Outlet Mid. Sep. Tk.
i
26 16
9 8
1 1 1 1
1.5 10.1 1 4.2 1.5 3.5 1 2.1
VC4739
VC4740
Baton Rouge Plant Breathing Air Volume, Cont'd
Lead Alkyls Building and Wash House Air Mask Air users
Maint. & Op Tot. Vol. = 451.9 M.C.P.
MO
1st Wash TEL Bldg. 4x10 Tank 60
1st Wash W.H. 4x10 Tank
60
2nd Wash TEL Bldg. Wall & 39 Tank
2
2nd Wash TEL Bldg. Cont. Cutting Tank
60
2nd Wash W.H. Wash Tank
8
2nd
Wash W.H. E. Crude Tank
8
2nd
Wash W.H. W. Crude Tank
8
2nd Wash W.H. #48 Tank
8
3rd Wash TEL Bldg. Receivers 400
3rd Wash TML Bldg. Receivers 24
2nd Wash TML Bldg. Wall Tank 1
2nd Wash TML Bldg. AB-4
4
1st Wash TML Bldg. 4x10
4
4th
Change Angle Valve Seat
3
4th&5th Decontamination for Maint. Jobs
25
1 1
1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1
03
1 1
2
1 1 1 1 1
.25 .25 2 2 1 1
1
15 6 15 6
10
15 6 21 21 21 21
26 0 16 5 21 10 8
65
VC4741
Baton Rouge Plant Breathing Air Volume, Cont'd
Lead Alkyls Building and Wash House Air Mask Air Users
Floor Item 4th Washing A/C
? Clean Vent Ells
3rd Still Disc and Thermxwell work
Blender Air Mask Air Users
Maintenance Vol. 116.5 M.C.F.
Item Bag Filter Change Polish Filter Change AD-2 & 3 Bed Change Lewis Pump Change Miscelleneous
Operations Vol. 3.0 M.C.F.
AD-2 & 3 Bed Change Lewis Pump Change Miscellaneous
Total Blender Volume
t
C-4
#/mo 1.5
1 1
# Masks 2 1 1
Time/Mask (HR) 18
3
6
Total Volume mo (M.C.F.} 14.0
.8
1.6
t/mo 4 8 6 1
30
# Masks 2 2 4 2 2
Time/Mask 5 4 4 4 4
62 11 51
.5 .5
Total Volume mo (M.C.F.) 10.4 16.6 25.0 2.1 62.4
1.6 .1
1.3
119.5
M.C.F. MO.
BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Draft
D-l
1 41 TEL AC 2 Intake
10/30/74
% 2 Cond. HC CO odor
2 ppm
tooo
; gaseous HC
N02
SO2. halog.
solvents
(PHTM) j
1
'
misc.
I . partieu- j late ; tempera-
tjire
propane ch3ci VC1 CH3CH2C1 1,1 DCE unknown toluene inorg Pb org Pb
-.
<0.12 0.10 0.17
<0.08 0.25
0.15 0.034 mg/m3
3 0.010 rog/m
AD-3 MLA
unit
10/31/74 9
1 ppm none
t
-
' //*
propane 4
CH3C1
0.13 0.31
VC1 0.39
CH3CH2C1
0.26
1,1 DCE uiucnown
<0.04
0
EDCJ 1,1,1 TCE <0.04
inorg Pb
.3 0.001 mg/m
^
org Pb
`"
`
k
i
v ^
i
.0 * *
*-
-i
weather: 'clear, 80P, SE wind
PC, 80P
u
*
VC4742
BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Draft
D-2
TEL AC 1*2,3
TEL AC 4,5,7
Portable AC R2R3
outlet from compressor 11/1/74
outlet from compressor 11/1/74
Outlet on Post 11/1/74
% 2 cond. HC CO odor C02. . gaseous
HC
no2 so2
halbg. solvents
misc.
particu late
tempera ture
,
propane <0.10 ppm _ light HC <0.19 mg/nT
CH3CI VC1
0.35 0^77
1,1 DCE <0.05
unknown
-
EDC; 1,1,1 TCE 0.38
inorg Pb org Pb
0*001 mg/m* 0*028 mg/m 3
"
propane <0.09 ppm
CH3C1 VC1
0.31 0^73
1,1 DCE 0.04
unknown
--
inorg Pb 0*002 mg/m3 org Pb 0.006 mg/m3
%
*
*
3.8 mg/m3
*
* *
weather:
PC 80F, SE wind
same
TEL AC 1 Intake
Sample Date: 12/16/74
Analysis for benzene <0. 05 ppm
same
VC4743
BATON ROOGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Draft
D-3
Portable AC RXR4 .Intake
12/17/74
1 2 cond. HC
CO
odor
C2 gaseous HC propane
<0.15
N02
S02
balog. solvents
(ppmj
cb3ci
<0.13
VC1 0.26
ch3ch2ci 0.10
chci3
0.15
misc.
benzene
<0.06
particu late
.
tempera ture
weather
clear, 50F, WNW
TEL AC 3 Intake 1/3/75
7 ppm
*
propane <0.07 9: r'
TEL *B" Bldg. 2nd floor B.A.S.
1/3/75
3 0.09 mg/m 4.5-5.0 ppm None 0.015% propane <0.08
1
CHgCl
0.07
VC1 0.30
CH3CH2C1 0.08
EDC; 1,1,1 TCE 0.11 *
i
cloudy & humid, 64F NH wind
CHjCl 0.09 VC1 0.85 CH3CH2C1 0.17 EDC; 1,1,1 TCE 0.10
9 0.31 mg/m^ 75F
same
VC4744
Draft
D-4
BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
I
TEL "C" Bldg.
2nd Floor B.A.S. 1/3/75
% 2 cond. HC CO odor C02 gaseous
HC no2 so2 halog.
solvents (ppm)
particu late
tempera ture
3 0.03 mg/m 4-4.5 ppm none 0.1%
propane <0.08
CH3C1
0.08
VC1 0.17
CH3CH2C1 0.15
1,1 DCE 0.08
EDC;. 1,1,1 TCE 0.12 3
0.16 mg/m
weather': ploudy &, humid 64F, NW wind
AD-3 MLA unit fiASs 1/8/75
20.5
5.5-6 8 ppm none
propane 0.06
TEL "D" Bldg. 2nd floo:
B.A.S.
1/8/75
i
--------------------------------- :--~ 20
7.5-8 ppm none
propane 0.07
ch3ci
0.10
VC1 0.16
CH3CH2C1 0.11
EDC; 1,1,1 TCE 0.15
CH3C1 0.17 VC1 0.23 CHgCHjCl. -0.31
*
.77.5 ambient 79 B.A.S.
PC-clear 70^P
..
77.5 ambient 80.5 B.A.S.
fame
VC4745
II
r n*
BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Draft d-5
Sandblasting Shed _ 12/31/74
Sandblasting Shed 1/7/75 .
, sandblasting Shed 1/8/75
m .
2 3
cond. HC 0*20 mg/m
CO odor
1.5 -- 5.5 ppm
*
C02 .
' gaseous HC
i2
so2
-- propane 0.39
ihalog. | solvent;
(ppm)
particu late
tempera ture
CH3CI 0.28 VC1 0.09 CH3CH2CI 0.06 . 1,1DCE 0.05 CHCI3 0.01 EDCl 1,1.1 TCE 0.45
2.59 mg/m3
ambient 72 B.A.S. 82
*
19.5-20 6 - 6.5 ppm
20 . 4-5 ppm
propane 0.21
CH-.C1 <0.07 VCl 0.13 CH3CH2CI <0.06 EDC; 1,1,1' TCE 0.37
0.18 mg.m3
%
M
m
weather: Clear - PC
; 79F SE wind
rainy S wind
PC - Clear
VC4746
BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Draft D-6
PVC area (outside
PVC Compounding
PVC Centrifuge
compounding bldg.)
Blender B.A.S.
Drying Deck
Environmental Sanple
B.A.S. - 2nd Floor
1 12/19/74 1
12/19/74
12/19/74
*0 1 cond. HC
0^50 mg/m3
| CO l odor
* * slight
`
C02
gaseous t HC
N2/ so2
halog. sol vents
propane <0.08 CH3C1 <0.07
propane <0.08
CH3C1 0.16
light HC <0.152 mg/m3 propane <0.08
CH3C1 0.17
(ppm)
VC1 3.44
VC1 1.06
VC1 .4.64 *
EDC; 1,1,1 TCE 0.08 CH3CH2C1 0.20
CH3CH2C1 0.25
EDC;*1,1,1 TCE 0.05 1,1 DCE 0.05
EDC; 1,1,1 TCE 0.08
misc.
inorg. Pb 0.002 mg/m3
' partic: ulate * temper
ature
* ambient 64
4.62 mg/m3 *
ambient 64
org Pb 0.006 mg/m ambient 64
!
B.A.S. 67
B.A.S. 750
11
, weather: PC i 60F
NNW wind
same
same
VC4747
BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Draft
D-7
PVC Compounding Blender B.A.S.
1/2/75
PVC Centrifuge
.Drying Deck
B.A.S. 2nd Floor
1/2/75
PVC Compounding Blender
B.A.S. 1/7/75
PVC Centrifuge Drying Deck. 1/7/75 `
%02
Cond. HC
CO odor
co2
gaseous HC
0>09 mg/m^ 5.5 ppm
0.015% propane 0.08
0.017 mg 5.5-6.5 ppm
20 5.5 ppm
0.09% propane 0.09
F ,
20 6 ppm
`t **
no2
so2
halog. solvents
(ppm)
nill nill Ch3Cl 0.08
VC1 ' 6.12
nill
nill
CH3C1
j
VC1
0.07 0.07
. -
/ *.
partlc_Ulate temper i
ature
CH3CH2C1 ,0.06.
3
0.36 mg/m ambient*62
CH3CH2C1 0.07 1,1 DCE 0.07
1.18 mg ambient 66
:
-
m Vi
^
ambient 62
B.A.S. 66
j B.A.S. 68
B.A.S. 62
n ^
.*rf i * r/
*4.
VC4748
BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Draft 0-8
Hydrocarbon Area - Air Compressor 21 - Intake Analyses
Sample Date
Components Found
Concentration (ppm)
9/13/74
VC1
CHjCHjCl
weather > very humid EDO; 1,1,1 TCE
cloudy
B wind
VC1
CH3CH2C1
EDC; 1,1,1 TCE
9/16/74
light HC
i
CH,C1 *
. weather; north wind VC1
' CH3CH2C1 /
EDC; 1,1,1 TCE
light HC
CH3C1
CHjCHjCl .
` EDC; l,i,l TCE
, 9/18/74
' Weather; . clear 76 P
. . N wind
light HC CH3CL VC1 unknown 3ch ch2ci EDC; 1,1,1 TCE light HC
. /: A
0.20 -- 0.58 0.35 1-15* 1.12
4 * 4' * ',
0.44 mg/m3
0.04
0.04
0-17
3.24 . 3*
0.10 mg/m
0.01
0.08 '2.24
M r
0.14 mg/m^
< 0.03
0.09
7 0.03 ' . *
0.22
0.30 mg/m3*
Possible breakthr ugh In Sinin tube analysis
!
VC4749
> 1
1 Draft BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Air Compressor 21 Intake - Page 2
Sample Date
Compounds Found
9/20/74
| Weatheri clear-PC 1 78F
variable wind
i
light HC CHgCl VCL unknown CHA.CH&.Cl unknown chci3 EDC; 1,1,1 TCE VC1 light HC VC1 benzene
1 10/10/74 . weather: clear
NE wind
i 12/13/74
inorg Pb ortj Pb inorg Pb org Pb benzene
Concentration (ppm)
0.1.7 mg/m3 0.10 0.14
? 0.28 ?
o.io
0.96 0.20 0.30 mg/m3 0.08 <6.71
w f
j
1
<0.002 mg/m3 0.013 mg.m3 .* <0.002 mg/m3 3 0.019 mq/m <0.04
'f
*f>
/
VC4750
BATON BODGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Draft , D-IO
Hydrocarbon Area - Environmental Samples* (
Sample Date
Components Found
9/13/74
weather: cloudy humid S wind
VC1 CH3CH2C1 EDC; 1,1,1 TCE
'
. 9/16/74
i weather: N wind
l i
i
I
i
t 9/18/74
weather: clear
i 76f
i
. N wind
*
light HC ch3ci VC1 unknown unknown ch3ch2ci EDC? 1,1,1 TCE
light HC ch3ci VC1 unknown CH3CH2C1 EDC; 1,1,1 TCE 1,1,2 TCE
*1
9/20/74
' ' **
'
weather: clear- PC
78F
variable wind
light HC ch3ci VC1 unknown
ch3ch2ci
*Samples taken approx . 21 ft. 'southwest of AC 21
Concentration (ppm) ' 0.27
0.51
0.43 mg/m3 0.05 0.04 7 7 0.14 2.53
3 0.11 mg/m 0.04 0.09 7 0.04 0.21 0.01
0.14 mg/m3 0.09. 0.11 7
0.25
j i
.
#
VC4751
BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR ') Hydrocarbon Area - Environmental Samples <- Page 2
Draft D-ll
Sample Date 9/20/74 (cont'd)
Components Found unknown CHCI3 unknown EDCf 1,1,1 TCE
Concentration (ppm) 7 0y05 7 0.79
'/
VC4752
.
BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR Hydrocarbon Area - Breathing Air Stations - Page 2
Draft - 12
.i
Sample Date i CO
1 C02 Halog. solvents (ppm)
4
misc.
1
1
1,1,1 TCE Stabilizer 13 EDC Catalyst
Shed
Shed
f
1,1,1 TCE Stabilizer Shed
10/16/74 nill 0.015% CH3C1 <0.19 VC1 <0.15
CH3,CH2,C1 <0.15 EDC; 1,1,1 TCE
0.36 inorg Pb 0.004
mg/m3
org Pb 0.004 mg/m3
<1 ftVmin
10/18/74 nill nill VC1 <0.04 EDC; 1,1,1 TCE
.0.14
.
10/23/74
nill
0.015%
,
'
J.
light HC <0.12 mg/m3
inorg Pb 0*006 mg/m^4
org Pb _ 0.001 mg/m-3
1 . benzene ?
:
11
. .
Sample Date
. Halog. Solvents
* (ppm)
i '#
.. VCL Load'Rack
1/10/75 propane 0.54 CH3C1 0.21 VC1 0.081 CH3CH2C1 0.39 . 1,1 DCE 0.13 EDC; 1,1,1 TCE 2.0
t
.* f
*
!
,1 1 / \
.
VC4753
BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
hi! . t
Draft D-13
Summary; Carbon Monoxide, Carbon dioxide, t Oxygen
-- ...-- Sample Date Location
* 10/16/74
1,1,1 TCE Stab. Shed
10/18/74
#3 EDC Catalyst Shed
10/23/74 1 10/25/74
1,1,1 TCE Stab. Shed HC AC 21 intake
#3 EDC Catalyst Shed
.,
1,1,1 TCE Stab. Shed
10/28/74
AD-3 MLA unit
#5 blender load spot
CHJ.CH*.C1 purification column . r AC 1,2,3 intake
! TEL AC #4 intake
B" Bldg. 2nd Floor
j 10/29/74 I
PAC Rg intake PAC. Rg' exhaust
PAC Rg intake
PAC Rg exhaust |
No loading shed
Cl2 cleaning spot
PAC RjR^ Outlet on post
CO . co2
%o2
nil!
0.015%
nill
nill
nill
1-a* 3.5 2-3* 3-3. S
2-5* 1.5-3
0.015%
`Wilks IR Analvzer
1.5
1.5-2.5
1.0
7-9
5
1.0
3
2-3
7-8 m 40-60(excursions 90-100 ppm)
1.0
4
3-4
10/30/74 11
*
i 10/31/74
TEL AC *2 intake PAC Rj intake Sample outlet valve
by PAC R2R3
AD-3 MLA unit
2 3 1-1.5
1.0
*
VC4754
BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR
Draft
--iLii-
D-l4
Summary> Carbon monoxide. Carbon dioxide, i Oxygen Page 2
Sample Date Location
CO
co2
12/19/74 12/20/74
.............
!
12/31/74 1/2/75______ 1/3/75
1/6/75
1/7/75
1/8/75
PVC Centrifuge Deck 1,1,1 TCE Stab. Shed Per, Tri stab. Shed "B" Bldg. 2nd floor BB" Bldg. 3rd floor "C" Bldg. 2nd floor "C" Bldg. 3rd floor PVC Compd. Blender PVC Centrifuge Deck Sandblasting Shed PVC Compd. Blender PVC Centrifuqe Deck TEL AC #3 intake "B" Bldg. 2nd floor *C" Bldg. 2nd floor 1,1,1 TCE Stab. Shed Per, Tri Stab. Shed #3 EDC Catalyst Shed Sandblastinq Shed Sandblasting Shed PVC Compd. Blender PVC Centrifuqe Deck MLA AD-3 unit D" Bldg. 2nd floor Sandblasting Shed PVC Compd. Blenders
nill
nil!
1
nill
nill
0.5 -
nill
nill
2-3
*r 1-2
r"
1.5-5.5
_ _ J__ ___ 5-5.5_____ 0.015*
5.5-6.5
0.09*
7
3.5-5
4-4.5
0.015% 0.1%
9-10
*
5.5-6
5.5-6
6-6.5 5.5
6'
5.5-8 7.5-8 4-5 5.5
%02
*
-
*
19.5-20 20 20 20.5 20 20
VC4755
BATON ROUGE PLANT BREATHING AIR M&P Building-Medical Office #4
Draft
D-15
Sample Date 1/9/75
'
Components Found
Halog Solvents (ppm)
propane
0.19
CH3CI
0.46
VC1
0.37
ch3ch2ci <0.053
1,1,1 DCE 0.075
unknown
weather: high humidity, overcast temperature inversion
VC4756