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E T H Y L C 0 B P 0 RA T I 0 It H ite y-Offlce Haroorandim ac: s* Bertaolemsw C, H. GsEibrin H. A. Eeho G. F. Kirby -?, J* SchroQter u0 J. Sprunk Saroos-Ligett . TO: J, B* Macauaey OryS2-i: A* Ga.scmunn DATEj August 6, 1952 SUBJECT: Joint Industry Coafere&GQ On Atmospheric Pollution Representatives of various iaittsiries in the Detroit area met 1952 toin Room la"2033 General Motors Building, Detroit, on July 31, obtain more inforreaticn on the problem of atmospheric pollution* Thxs mas the second meeting of industry representatives - " the first mas held Juno 16, 1S?$2 and tvas attended by Detroit ease Windsor City' Officials and rerrecentativos jh'cm General Motors* Ford, Chrysler, Detroit Edison, Croat Laicss fiteel and U* S* Rubber* la summary, this was & .conference sailed for the purpose of outliixlng the problems connected wish a stuay of air pollution in the Detroit area* Govomissnt officials want industry to participate in a program designed bo collect the neeoSssry data out no ipocitic request for funds or manpower was rj&de. , Chairman of the eonforencs was Mr* L* A. Danse, L Production. .is/dassriag Section* Is said that industry txis being 'asked to give help to the city and to government in setting up and operating a program desipasd to erh-udy air pollution* Detroit Isas cions very Xittl.a and has a. very limited budget and would not be able to collect irafieie.nt data .pavonxmssntbo be significant in the desired -study which M s been requested through chaxaaals by the International -Joint Coaaaission. If. Ben Linolc/, Chief of Detroit Bureau of Smoke Inspection and abatement, csrxLained the part that various gevemment. agencies have to the,program*' > a bit ... , Mr* G* J* Clayton, 1 S* Public Health Service, said that while control of smoke from vessels on international waters sd^it be handled by W* s* and Canadian Governments, the problem on land was considered to be a local problem* All data collected by the cooperating industries 'toll be available to the coopsr&tors for their osn use and coaarsats. Jo otfoaoed ihe fact that industry uas being asked to help-because of ftoancial reasons* anIto- R* E.,, Kicholls, Chief Smalts Inspector of Windsor, outlined Windsorro program sir pollution studies* They started 'csollco'tiag data in 19h9 end have been in continuous operation with four stations sines, 195(1 isDr* Cave, Windsor, discussed e:c?e?lmental work done in Windsor. Sulfur dioxide generally need as an index of air pollution.';because it is on v-ixLohthe most corason contandsanfe and most to.y7ormtibn :Ls available* .in Taosa&nsnboaatic instrument called the 1950 andnas been used in Windsor since Automaton, m d e by'Leeds: .and Ebrthrup, found to be very satisiaotoyr* SUo 2 (ai principle of operation is "based on electrolytic conductivity, A continuous sample of air is passed through a hydrogen pGro:-ride~st&furic acid solution where the S03 is absorbed and osdldiaed to the sulfate ion, A conductivity cell measures the resulting change in conductivity and tills is recorded on a continuous chart by a Spsedcnax Recorder in units of parts cf sulfur dioside per million parts of air. Interferences include osrides of nitrogon, HG1, HsS and cssaonia TM all of which give high results for 5Gn, The amounts of these interfering gases were found to "be very low compared `to S02 content and were usually ignored. Dr, Cavo said that the average S03 content in lp>l was Q.OaL the highest concentration was 1.21 ppm recorded on December 27$ usually Spring and Fall seasons show increased S03 concentration, VJhen questioned regarding 'harmful153-evelo of S03 concentration in the atmosphere,, Dr, 'Cave Iiad no definite answers. Mr. linsky said that ppm for one week would be rrary harmful to peoplen, Mr, George Hama. Detroit Sureau of Industrial Hygiene, discussed the proposed areas wherein test stations would be located as well as tho ocuicracnt needed for the stations, Evolve stations are proposed fere the Detroit area, one of which is the area bounded by Moyers. Li'trernois, Psm broke and Eight liile Road. Tho cost of equipment is estimated at 0 ,RCO which includes {oi^CO for lus-lauiments necessary for meteoroiogic-al studies, ft was stated that the instrument nesdad to measure wind speed and direction \Bendis Aercvi} would have to be mounted 300 ft. above the ground and this would lindt installations to the .feibaseador Bridge and radio station towers, The equipment is to be housed, in a building having a 310 volt, SC cycle power supply and facilities for draining two gallons per day of :xo;r=ccrrGSiVG liquid, The btd.ld.iag must be Ideated, in the trlnter, Tho r.mnpowsr requirement is estimated at ono-3snli' man per j-sm-day for a vrninod chemical laboratory tcciinicinn L copy of a ditto report c:a the station 3.ocations and shipment :1s attached. The problem of stack rumxpling and .na.lyois was discussed by If. Hama and monibors of the Conferesc. Government personnel want ho have industry obtain analyses on stack gases for each plant;, :,u:duEtry psrcoscel did not -seem to favor this because of cost and the more urgent need for collecting data on air pollution at the iTbrer.tMng level" at the twelve .stations. : . .- - ' :.. . : . - , -: Dr. /osderocai, Detroit Dopai=:-tmaut of Health, gave:- a genaral dis cussion of the Interest of the radical people in air pollution studies, They hope to get data that will alio*? -hem to plan for rh^rovoment of the general health level, , Ho specific industry was mentioned as a location for a santpliag station and no industry X'epsreDerivative was approached regirding any assign ment of work. The Chairman said that he woitld call another "acting in four to sir weeks. .: , : AGG:dec Enel. t f E 0004284 A, G. Gassmam J3ETB0ITRIOTERAREAAIRPaXiLUTIOUSAtSPLXJ33STATIONS Th e Un i t e d S t a t e s Te c h n i c a l A d v i s o r y Bo a r d o n A i r P o l l u t i o n o f t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l Jo i n t Co m m is s io n , a f t e r c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h o t h e r s p e c i a l i s t s , h as e s tab lish e d a need fo r a i r p o llu tio n sam pling s ta tio n s i n ord er to be ab le to c a r r y o u t th e va r io u s phases o f th e s tu d y on th e degree and th e o ffs e ts o f a i r p o llu tio n on s o i l i n g , c o r r o s io n , s a fe t y , ve g e ta tio n , n u isan c e, and p u b lic h e a lth . On t h e b a s i s o f p r e s e n t d a t a , s t a t i o n s a r e c o n s i d e r e d n e c e s s a r y i n the fo llo w in g areas: ' : Ev e r g r e e n , Fu l l e r t o n , Ou t e r D r i v e . - S t . Au h i n , Jo s . Carapau, Ho l b r o o k , R .R , Ch alm ers, Gl e n f i e l d o r Gr e e n f i e l d , Hs y c r s , 7 I H l e , Hc i Ji c h o l s . . 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Ben d is Av i a t i o n Co rp . lliCO Ta y l o r B a l t i m o r e k s I'M . ... . .:.' .. - U4OD.OO , 2 lu For obtaining small airborn particulate matter for later analysis* High Volume Particulate Sampler (Sp cific design not yot established) 50 0 .0 0 500.00 Housing and Installation: ' A sheltered area, Insulated from sujaaar temperatures, heated in sinter, with 6 t0v minissan head-room, 6' 2 3} floor area, 110 volt, 60 cycle power supply, and facilities for draining 2 gals. per day of non-corrosive liquid, is required for housing nnd servicing the equipment. It has been estimated that the aheye equipment can be installed in a .small house trailer for about ./2G00.C0. The cervices of a trained chemical laboratory technician would be required for about cu3"hal working time. Maintenance and operation costs for the above equipment are esti mated at under SqCQ.CO per year. ,, Assistance in. planning the specific installation and instruction hi servicing the equipment are available by inquiry to* 'international Joint Corsaission Detroit Office 7R 2-151*0, Set. 361. July 30, 19.52 Detroit K