The pollutants include asbestos from brake linings, rubber from tires, zinc from oil and tires, lead from gasoline and nitrogen and phosphorus com pounds.

The following plants would be shut down as a result of a combination of provisions which lead ultimately to an effective zero tolerance level for vinyl chloride in the work place: Conoco Chemicals PVC Plant, Aberdeen, Mississippi; this will cause a loss of jobs and a loss of $ to the community.

At the same time I can also see the following disadvantages: (1) Transfer of liquids under pressure always introduces the risk of uncontrolled loss through faulty piping connections since there is no way to quickly release the pressure in the barrel. (2) Washing of the barrels will result in an increase in the PCBs in the WGK plant's effluent streams. (3) The possibility does exist that on occasion the barrels will be improperly cleaned, resulting in product contamination. (4) The probability may not be great, but the possibility that the barrel may find its way into beverage use concerns me. (5) My personal experience with returnable nickel drums in Benzyl Chloride service leads me to predict that the use of beer barrels for PCBs will result in a logistics and accounting nightmare.

This will eliminate lead operator overexposures (five (5) of the seven (7) above overexposures).

Its excellent heat stability and flow properties lead to continuous, trouble-free production of stereo or monaural records.

._ : --The-Houston area is one of the nation's' leading centers for the production and._ use of vinyl chloride. -- Discovery of the chemical's cancer-".- causing properties resulted in new feder--' al regulations to protect both plant work-'v ers and surrounding populations.

Priority IV 1. 115 process leads in control room (need 2 transmitters). 2.

j Outboard Marine, the country's leading producer ef' outboard boat engines, contends that it unknowingly dumped PCB Into the lake when hydraulic fluid leaked from dlc-easting machines.

Papageorge, chemical has been soM only I "We hope this state will product acceptability manag- for uses such as Insulation in lead the nation In banning transformers and fluorescent PCB," the commission said In chemicals division, said such light bulbs.

., it is objected to on the grounds that such information lacks relevance to this case and is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. > 57.

BFI will be available to collect our , material after we have collected enough to make it economical for us*', to make disposal. 5 Crawford Construction, the contractor that is demolishing "A" & "E" lead buildings have already contracted BFI to collect and dispose of the larger quantities of asbestos insulation being renfoved from the TEL stills.

The company's research activities could lead to further improvements even after the new facility is operating.

This Is giving the Continent a real lead, and the Arm's action should also prompt other manufac turers in this country to take similar steps if their products pose a 'threat to the environ ment.

Lead Hygiene Program 1.

Our effectiveness has been marginal in terms of cleaning brake assemblies and leads us to conclude that unique brushs, hoses and/or other attachment would probably improve the performance.