Michigan. 19-40-1982* Exposure irequencies (`ft Major/minor work areas Administration Manufacturing Agricultural chemicals Herbicides Insecticides Inorganic chemicals Ammonia Brine Brommated products Calcium, magnesium Caustic Cellulose products Electrochemicals Metal lubrication Organic chemicals Acrvlamide Alkvl benzenes Chlorinated benzenes Dves Fabricated plastics Glvcols Halogenated hsdrocarbons Ion exchange resins Latex Olefins Phenol denial no Polvsivrene Polwins l-pi'lys mslidene chloride Lnknown manulaeturing Research Service Animal handling Boiler shop Construction Electric shop Engineering Garage Lead shop Lubrication Machine shop Maintenance Material handling Office maintenance Paim shop Pipe shop Plant protection Power Road and sard mtc.

Prostate can- cer is now the second leading cause of cancer-related death in men.

Slower reaction rates lead to longer atmosphericlifetimes and may impart significantglobalwarmingpropertiesto theseethers dependingon the molecule'sspecificinfrared absorptionfea- tures. 3.

OCTOBER 1992/JANUARY 1993 THE ASBESTOS INSTITUTE / .v / b / r in (i u a & r in c f a n a / h ra / No Excess Lung Cancers Detected From Chrysotile Exposures Less Than 5017cc Important Study Finds That at Exposure Levels Below a Threshold of 50 f/cc, Chrysotile Asbestos Is Not Linked to Any Increased Incidence of Lung Cancer.

IMPACTS OF CHLORINE USE ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH (A Science Report To Governor John Engler) Prepared by Michigan Environmental Science Board Chlorine Panel MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE BOARD LEWIS CASS BUILDING P.O.

RUG-05-1993 08:18 '** UISTP UCM uestions & P.007/010 4* Ml | .

available for public inspection at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Building 4, Suite 2400, Procedure for Conducting Voluntary : Research _ ; ATSDR intends to enter into voluntary research projects in ways that lead only to high quality scientific work.

3UN-18-93 FRI 10:44 SHINTECH INC FAX NO. 7139650629 SERVICE OF PROCESS TRANSMITTAL FORM P. 02 Tha Corporation Trust Company TO: OTIMB.H JN^W>TWn:D( X* ) Via Federal Express _Afcbns Riri'mi R.

ATSDR intends to enter into voluntary Agency for Toxic Substances and Procedure for Conducting Voluntary : Disease Registry, Building 4, Suite 2400, Research research projects in ways that lead only to high quality scientific work.

NTU Phenelics, mg/L Color, Co/Pt Soiids TotaS suspended, mg/L Aluminum, mg/L Antimony, mg/L Arsenic, mg/L Beryllium, mg/L Cadmium, mg/L Calcium, mg/L Chloride3' mg/L Chromium, mg/L Cobalt, mg/L Copper, mg/L Cyanide. mg/L srehS, mg/L Ruoride3 <2 <10 2.8 <0.5 <0.2 <O.Q5 1.6 <Q.Q50 <5 <4 <0.100 <Q.060 <0.010 <0.001 <0.002 24.5 6.2 <0.010 <0.020 <0.010 <Q,Q25 0.025 <0.1 Lead, ni@/L Magnesium, mg/L MBAS/LAS, mg/L Mercury, mg/L Nickel. mg/L Nitrite3, mg/L & *. . * ---' PRbsphat^3, mg/L Potassium, mg/L Selenium, mg/L Stiver, mg/L Sodium, mg/L SuEfate3, Rig/L u(fide, m5/L ThaHium, mg/L 2nc4, mg/L Volatile priority pollutants Acid extractable priority poHutants Base/neutral priority ppHutants Pestieides/PCBs Organpphosphate pesticides5, ng/L <0.075 3.8 <0.05 <0.00020 <0.020 <0.1 2.1 <0.1 1.8 <0.005 <0.010 8.0 4.8 <0.05 <0.01 <0.02Q NDS NDS ND ND6 <0.50 ^Date of sample collection 30 December 1991 unless indicated otherwise, analyses performed at Environmental Testing and Certification Corporation, Edison, New Jersey; ^Date of sample collection 15 January 1992, performed at Du Pont Engineering Test Center, Newark, Delaware; ^ate of analyses 13 January 1992, analyses performed at Pu Pont Chemicals, Jackson Laboratory, Deepwater, New Jersey; -^Below the Published Method Detection Limit (BMDL); analyses performed at Hazleton Laboratories, Inc., Madison, Wl; ^one detected. 12 "Company Sanitized.

Cancer assessments by 1ARC (1987) and US EPA (1991) found the human evidence sufficient, leading to an overall characterization of vinyl chloride as a known human carcinogen.

We look forward to signing the MOU with CMA and to a continuing dialogue with CMA leading to additional successful voluntary research efforts to address ATSDR's data needs for vinyl chloride.

ATSDR intends to enter into voluntary research projects in ways that lead only to high quality scientific work.

SIMRAC Issue 2, 1999 NEWSLETTER September 1999 Private Bag X63, Braamfontein 2017, South Africa SIMRAC RESEARCH LEVIES - WHY, HOW AND WHEN?

One vinyl distillation technican and four leading technicians had exposures exceeding the OSHA PEL for vinyl chloride.