Adopted by leading makers of gas appliances.

Steam and natural gas efficiency variances in the VCM area are expected to be favorable again in the fourth quarter of 1980 (based on first quarter experience) leading to a net favorable efficiency variance for the year. 2) Favorable chlorine, ethylene, and steam efficiency variances were the primary causes of a net favorable efficiency variance in the EDC IPA for the first quarter.

., and Vista Chemical Company, and the Consent Decree entered in the above action, we hereby provide notice of recently-discovered information which may lead to the filing of an Environmental Claim.

An alarm is installed with the control room readout but the leads to the instrument are mounted incorrectly so that a high level is given each time a car is unloaded.

A commoner hepatic liver scan showed a small liver with no filling defects lesion is non-drrhotic portal fibrosis* leading to por and needle liver biopsy showed a well-pronounced tal hypertension.

Hone detected H *4 Ares Sfoae detected H 1 Sona available 0.2 f/cc Asbestos bound in rubber- B 10 3 OSHA Never been-a problem with results below detection limit H/A Used in anali' quantities, could be an injnation hseard without proper pernottai hygiene as m Hcver^Seem Noise None available* X X Personal Sanples x8*D* 82.6 * 2*8 X * 9 Range 78*1*86*1 OSHA 90 4M ACGIH 8$ <3BA Contain lead in a petroleum bare* May be. considered an injeation barard without proper peraonal hygiene.

Synthetic cutting fluids water solution of triethan- formed These may eventually lead to an inflammation olamine and nitrite with additive which can develop into oil acne 1227 GENEVA SWITZERLAND RTE DES ACACIAS bis TEL 50 TELEX 23 298 METAL CH TELEGRAMME INTERMETAL GENEVA eat ILO EXPERT MEETING ON ASBESTOS ASBESTOS BRAKE LININGS ILO expert group on the use of asbestos held a meeting in Geneva on October 5-14 1981 at the ILO headquarters where various countries were represented | For some years General Motors in North America have been producing cars equipped with asbestos brake linings In a letter from GM to the Swedish National Board of Health and Safety the company says As usual the employers were in the majority In face of | ad their strong opposition the trade union representatives The objective of General Motors is to deliver by 1984 none the less succeeded in convincing the ILO that | all cars with asbestos brake linings both on front asbestos is a hazardous material and that it must be (and rear brakes replaced by less dangerous materials as soon as possible . : A similar decision has been taken by SAAB following The meeting concluded among other things that positive results in producing asbestos brake linings T IMF Swedish and Norwegian affiliates have demanded . guidelines on asbestos must be worked out by the that all cars which at present are equipped with brakes ILO They should be applicable to all countries and containing asbestos shall be constructed with asbestos- TOMER formulated in an easily accessible and understand- able way so that both employers and workers all over the world can use them free materials In accordance with IMF policy other unions should be all hazardous asbestos substances should be replaced putting forward similar demands RERERIRSIE ye SAR as soon as possible by hazardous or less danger- Demand that brake linings and chocks which contain +0) ous materials asbestos be replaced immediately by asbestos ones !

Pulmonary function changes considered most characteristic of asbestosis include a general reduction in lung volume, a decrease in pulmonary flow rates and impaired alveolar capillary diffusing ca pacity, which reduces oxygenation of arterial blood.1 ODf 179531 Clarence Allison Middletown Development 3 Supply Page 2 The pneumoconioses that lead to diffuse interstitial fibrosis characteristic of asbestos exposures usually present the restrictive pattern of physiological impairment.

The conalttee discussed what additional contents may be appropriate should such a latter ba sent (a statement of who the Vinyl Institute la; a review of the meeting with Formosa representatives; hiseory of industry compliance with current standard; Industry's role in providing information leading to the publication of the new proposed standard; an explanation that the proposed rule is not a "reformat" of the existing standard; a review of EPA's study of gasholders and the safety probleeis associated with them) and whether VI member companies could expect to benefit from such a letter.

Other considerations under proposed Permit No. 31F00006 GD may concern lead testing and monitoring of rain overflow.

., CO Debox Quality 11/19/86 12/30/86 PLWX 44720 Wexford, CA Pond Resin Quality 12/01/86 12/31/86 PTLX 41841 Wexford, CA Debox Quality 12/10/86 12/31/86 PLWX 44291 Wexford, WI Debox Quality 11/15/86 12/31/86 PTLX 41592 Wexford, CA Pond Resin Quality ABD00282832 VINYL - Continued The Vinyl area received twenty short lead time emergency type orders comprising 7.4% of the 272 Aberdeen resin shipments in December.

National Gypsum objects to this interrogatory because it is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.

A commoner hepatic liver scan showed a small liver with no filling defects lesion is non-drrhotic portal fibrosis* leading to por and needle liver biopsy showed a well-pronounced tal hypertension.

Ed- Baker of Harvard'University the world's leading researchers . of solvent neurotoxicity Dr.

B F.sl. 1888 County leads area in hazardous spills 2-7 "I "* Bay CMitieessNNiews Service > There are estimated to be two spills of hannfousja&lerials every day in the Bay Area, and more of them occur in Contra Costa County than anywhere else in the nine-county re gion, according to statistics for 1980.