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'.OIHH CHAHLtSTON PLANT UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS P.O. BOH 8004, SOUTH CHARLESTON, W. VA. 25303 April 26, 1976 Mr. Carl G. Beard, II, Director West Virginia Air Pollution Control Commission 1558 Washington Street, East Charleston, West Virginia 25311 Ref: Letter, Carl G. Beard, II to Arthur R. Ryrholm, April 12, 1976 Dear Mr. Beard: Subject: Vinyl Chloride Emissions Prom The South Charleston Plant The information which you requested is attached. Very truly yours, ARR/pl Attachment A. R. Ryrholm Plant Manager VJCC 104040 "(a) Vinyl Chloride emissions for the years 1967 through 1975 (these are to be the hourly values for a relatively trouble free operation)j" See the attached table. Please note that the information is given in the form of annualized average emission rates. This is not precisely in the form requested, but we believe it to be suitable for the purposes of the Center of Disease Control study. UCC 104041 ATMOSPHERIC VCM EMISSIONS ANNUAL AVERAGE UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION SOUTH CHARLESTON PLANT YEAR 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 EMISSIONS, LBS./HOUR 240 260 250 260 270 235 265 180 76 65* Emissions by the end of 1976 will have been reduced to approximately 3 pounds per hour. UCC 104042 "(b) The dates, times and quantities of unusual emissions of vinyl chloride within the 1967 - 1975 time period;" This information follows. UCC 104043 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 ABNORMAL EMISSIONS (Estimates) Number of Abnormal Emissions______ 28 18 12 5 2 0 These emissions ranged from 1000 to 8000 pounds. The average has been estimated as 2000 pounds; the larger releases have been very infrequent. 1969. No estimates are available for the years 1967 - 1968 UCC IO4O44