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# OAR Box 1384 Prepped by Charmelle Mathews



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Number: 

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Docket Number: 

# A-94-5 2

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Sheet 184 of 264P. 2 04/06/199 8 09:0 0 522782 G 04/03/9 8 18:2 7 t»l»l«8*1023 4

From : Dace : Contact : Company : MARBL E PRODUCT

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ContactRepor

t Rober tJemison , Pacific Environmenta l Services , Inc . (PES ) $/?-<W-0*^ i Apri l 3,199 8 Mr.JcnySil l Marbl e Product s Compan y Telephon e Number . (316)522-362 1 

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EP A AI R DOCKE T :

. Contac tSummary : Mr . Jcn y Sill wa

s contacte d o n behal f o f th e U.S . EP A t o updat e infonnation provide

d in the 199 3 EP A Reinforce

d Plastic Composite

s Saeenin g Surve

y submitte d b y Marbl

e Product s Compan y fo r thei r facilit

y locate d i n Wichita, Kansas . In response t o m y question s Mr

. Sil l indicate d th e foUowing : Th e faciUt y produce s shampo o bowl s used i n salons , barbe r shops , etc . Th e facilit y stil l use s the resi

n transfe r moldin g (RTM ) fabricatio

n process . Th e polyeste r resi n use d wit h th e RT M process contain

s approximatel

y 33 % HA P b y weightan

d doe s no tcontain a vapor suppressant

. Th e facilit y still use s th

e marbl e castin g fabricatio

n process . Th

e polyeste r resi n use d wit

h th e marbl e castin g proces s contain

s approximatel

y 37% HA P b y weigh tan d doe s no tcontai n a vapo r suppressant

. Th e facility' s marbl

e casting process use

s partiall y enclose d molds . Th

e majorit y o f the mol d i s enclosed wit

h onl y a smal

l openin g (3 " b y 18" ) presen

to n a cubi c mold (18 " high b y 1 8 " wid e b y 18 " long) . Th e onl y HAP initiall y presen ti n th e polyester resin

s used b y th e facilit

y i s styrene . N o additiona l HA P i s adde d t o th e resins durin

g eithe r tb e RT M o r marbl e castin g fabrication proces s wit h th e exception o f

smal l amount s o f HA P tha tma y (o r ma y not ) b e presen

ti n initiators , promoter

s and/or catalyst

s adde d t o th e resins . Th e faciht y use s spra

y lay-u p t o appl y severa l differen tpigmente

d polyeste r ge l coats . Th

e polyeste r ge l coat

s appUe d b y spra y lay-u p contai n approximatel

y 40 % HA P b y weigh t(o n average) . Th e faciUt

y use s on e "tooling " ge l coa twhic h contain s 47.1 % HA

P b y weigh t(44.35 % styrene , 2.73 % methy

l methacrylate) . This gel coa ti s use d ver

y infrequentl

y relative t o th e othe

r polyeste r ge l coats . N o additiona

l HA P (styren e o r methy

l methacrylate

) i s adde d t o th e ge l coat

s apphe d usin g spra

y lay-u p wit h tb e exceptio n o f

smal l amount s o f HA P tha tma y (o r ma y not) b e presen

t in initiators , promoter

s and/o r catalyst s adde d t o th e ge ) coats . Fo r mixing operation

s associate d wit h RTM , th e facUit y use s close d mixer

s tha tar e no tfull y seale d (ai r tight) . Fo

r mixin g operation

s associate d wit h marbl e casting , th e facility use s open mixers . Th

e facilit y doe s no tactivel y (force ) ven

tit s mixer s durin g an y o f it s mixin g operations . INFORMATIO

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