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RON McCREEDY May 12, 1993 Dow North America The Dow Chamical Company 2020 Dow Cantar Sally Glnter, 2020* Lee Walko, 2020 re: Internal & External EDC/VCM/PVC Issue Teams FYI, I've attached the minutes of the last VI task group mtg and the action register from Steam's last issue team mtg. A great deal needs to be done by my ad-hoc group at VI before the Annual mtg (5/24/93). I'm on both of the existing internal work groups (media and protocol) under Steam's direction. I'll continue to keep you informed but please let me know if you have any specific questions. Thanks, DOW CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 0s3 --4 cn con CD RON MeCREEDY May 11, 1993 Dow North America The Dow Chemical Company 2020 Dow Center Joe, When I wrote up the action register last night I took some editorial license. Please let me know if you think I've changed any of the content. Thanks, DOW CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION R&S 150592 J DOW CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION EDC/VCM/PVC PROTOCOL MTG May 10. 1993 Attendees: Joe Steams (WJS), Jack Arrington (JPA), Ron McCreedy (RLM) No. WHAT PROCESS DEFINITION a) flowsheet (process, recycle, destruction, waste) b) existing North American Analyses/Mat'l Balance c) recommend sampling sites (Dow and "generic") d) rational for sampling sites (mat'l balance, permit, etc.) e) other Dow plants/processes impacted (byproduct users, etc.) 1.1 Inform Earl McConchie of Activities Identify key contacts (Alex Pollock ?) to review potential regulatory impacts and triggers. a) incinerators/tox/throx b) fed & state effluent limits (air, water, sludge) c) product content / compliance______________ Identify agencies that oversee this area (See #10) Determine lead time and Data Quality Objectives for internal and external dioxin lab use _4 Develop media contingency plan (Dow & Ketchum) 5 Identify & Review TSCA 8(e) Potential a) Importing Data b) Future Testinc Questions for Dioxin Policy Team a) collection/import of existing off-shore data (Stade/Samia) b) review protocol proposal c) share any existing Dow dioxin data with the industry in a "blind" data collection via a third party (VI council ?) d) Share any future Dow dioxin data with the industry... see 6(c) above Schedule 2 x 2 hr mtgs the week of 5/17/93 (one early, one late in the week) Determine long term and short term (5/24/93) Dow rep for the VI Executive Board Develop list of 1st & 2nd recommendations for third larty scientific review of analytical science (dioxin) Develop list of 1 st & 2nd recommendations for third . party scientific review of health science (dioxin) Develop plan and timeline to go to the agency(s) for H concurrence with the methodoloqy/protocol (see #2.1) WHO Tom Morris (via WJS) WHEN 5/17/93 JPA 5/17/93 RLM 5/17/93 Joe LeBeau (via RLM) 5/11/93 Joy Hutchison 1 5/17/93 Paul Wright & Joe LeBeau RLM) 5/11/93 Joe LeBeau (via RLM) Q-5/11/93 A-5/17/93 WJS (with Dupree' Jim Havel (via RLM) Colin Park (via WJS) Assigned at next Team Mtq Q-5/11/93 A - 5/21/93 Q-5/11/93 A - 5/21/93 week of 5/17/93 R & S 150593 RL McCreedy 1 May 10, 1993 DRAFT COPY DO NOT CITE OR QUOTE EDC/VCM/PVC Ad Hoc Task Group The Vinyl Institute Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. May 4, 1993 attendees Frank Borrelli, Georgia Gulf Julie Baron, Georgia Gulf Beverly Gholson, Georgia Gulf Jim Lewis, Geon Vinyl Division, BFG Dick Samelson, PPG Ron McCreecfy, Dow Chemical Meredith Scheck, The Vinyl Institute Dave Meeker, Edward Howard & Company UNAVAILABLE Don Goodman, Occidental Chemical Dave Penny, Vista MEETING SUMMARY An Ad Hoc Task Group has been formed within The Vinyl Institute to respond to recent allegations of dioxin and furan impurities in EDC/VCM/PVC. During this meeting the task group utilized several quality improvement tools to develop the following enclosed work products. 1) team mission statement (page 2) 2) flow chart (page 3) representing the following: a) current initiatives b) recommended additional initiatives (seeking approval of the exec board) c) potential initiatives requiring additional definition (seeking guidance of the exec board) 3) team assignments/champions for current initiatives (page 4) The brain storming concepts and road map created during this working session are also enclosed (page 5). R McCreedy 1 rev: 5/10/93 R & S 150594 DRAFT COPY DO NOT CITE OR QUOTE EDC/VCM/PVC Ad Hoc Task Group The Vinyl Institute MISSION INVESTIGATE AND EVALUATE THE HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF ALLEGED FORMATION OF POLY CHLORINATED DIBENZO DIOXINS AND FURANS IN THE EDO, VCM AND PVC PROCESS AND PRODUCTS. May 4,1993 R&S150595 R McCreedy 2 rev: 5/10/93 DRAFT COPY R McCreedy EDC/VCM/PVC AD HOC TASK GROUP MEETING MAY 4,1993 IM1IIAI1YES STARTED RECOMMENDATIONS TO EXEC BOARD BmiBE-gQNSlDEBAnQNS 3 DO NOT CITE OR QUOTE rev: 5/10/93 gescmssa DRAFT COPY DO NOT CITE OR QUOTE ACTION REGISTER EDC/VCM/PVC AD HOC TASK GROUP MEETING May 5,1993 ITEM WHO 1. McCreedy 2. All 3. Scheck (Burnett) 4. N 5. 6. N 7. 8. Borrelli 9. M 10. Samelson (Angel) 11. Meeker ACTION Draft / Distr. mtq minutes Review team mission and plans with individual companies Communicate to exec board and set up teleconference to review / approve team recommendations Explore VI / Norsk Hydro data exchange at the Annual Mtq Set next ad hoc team meeting or teleconference day/time Coordinate activities with EVCM Obtain Analyses of 9 case studies used in Greenpeace document (Freiesleben) Develop critique of emission claims in Greenpeace document Ask Dave Penny (Vista) to critique health risk claims in Greenpeace document Develop ChemRisk RFP to critique citations / sources used in Greenpeace document Update media inquiry info as brain stormed during meeting DUE Mav 7, 1993 DONE MayJ, 1993 - R&S150597 R McCreedy 4 rev: 5/10/93 DRAFT COPY DO NOT CITE OR QUOTE EDC/VCM/PVC Ad Hoc Task Group Meeting May 4,1993 BflAIN STORMING SESSION (NOTE: These concepts are not listed in any ranking) - CRITIQUE GREENPEACE DOCUMENTS - DEVELOP U.S. ANALYSIS/POSITION OF THE NORSK HYDRO DATA - DEVELOP PLANT DATA FOR U.S. PRODUCTION SITES - DETERMINE COMPARATIVE CONCENTRATIONS OF PCDD/PCDF'S (IN CONTEXT OF OTHER SOURCES) - EVALUATE POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS - PROCESS - PRODUCT - PLANT SITES - DETERMINE EMISSIONS (HOW MUCH AND WHERE) - PRODUCT - AIR/WATER/SLUDGE - AOX VERSUS PCDD/PCDF IN THE GREENPEACE ALLEGATIONS - CLARIFY RCRA CLASSIFICATIONS - DETERMINE COMPARATIVE RISKS ROAD MAP A. CRITIQUE GREENPEACE DOCUMENTS B. MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE VINYL INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE BOARD 1. INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF PCDD/PCDF GENERATION IN THE EDC/VCM/PVC PROCESSES. 2. EVALUATE HUMAN HEALTH OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF EDC/VCM/PVC PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS R&S150598 R McCreedy 5 rev: 5/10/93