UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

WASHINGTON. D.C. 20460 

OFFICE OF 

SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY 

RESPONSE 

May 6,2002 

Richard Reiss 

Sciences Health and Environment 

King Street Station 

1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 500 

Alexandria, VA 

Dear Dr. Reiss: 

At the Iast meeting (March 5,2002) between representative from Syngenta Crop Protection and 

USEPA, I promised to copies of other technical articles and papers on aerosol releases. These 

were references that EPA had reviewed before deciding that the USDOE aerosol data might be a 

better basis for addressing the TPQ issues regarding paraquat dichloride. Enclosed are copies of 

the references listed on the attachment, except where noted (one is a book and one is a very large 

bound report). I apologize for sending these so Iate. 

Sincerely , 

-74 

Kathleen Franklin 

Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office 

Mailcode 5 I04A 

CC : by ernail 

Heather C. Winett, Syngenta 

Peter Gray, McKenna & Cuneo 

Sueanne Pfifferling, Pfifferling & Associates 

Earl Salo, OGC/USEPA 

Michelle Walter, USDOJ 

1 Attachment 

R%cycl&ocyclable Piinled with Vegetable 011 M Inb on 1- Recycled Paper (20% Postmnsumer) 
AICHE. May 30, 1990. Release Characteristics of Superheated Water ancl CFC-11 Liquids. An 

Experimental Program. Prepared for American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Center for 

Chemical Process Safety, New York, New York by Energy Analysts, Norman, Oklahoma. 

API. July 1987. Aerosol Formation, and Subsequent Trnnsfornlation and Dispersion, During 

Accidental Releases of Chemicals. A Literature Survey. API Publication No. 4456. All~erican 

Petroleum Institute, Health and Environmental Sciences Dept., Washington, DC. 

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). (1 994) DOE Handbook: Airborne Release FractionslRates 

and Respirable Fractions for Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities. Volume 1, Analysis of Experimental 

Data. DOE-HDBK-30 10-94. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Energy, 3 59 pp. 

Emerson, Mark C. November 1987. A Model of Pressurized Releases with Aerosol Effecls. 

International Conference on Vapor Cloud Modeling. 

Kukkonen, J., Kulamala, M., Nikmo, J., Vesala, T., Webber, D.M., and Wren, T. Septenlber 

1995. The Homogeneous Equilibrium Approximation in Heavy Gas Dispersion Models. 

International Conference and Workshop on the Modeling and Mitigating the Consequences of 

Accidental Releases of Hazardous Substances. 

DeVaull, George E., King, John A, Lantzy, Ronald J., and Fontaine, David J. September 1395. 

International Conference and Workshop on the Modeling and Mitigating the Coilsequences of Accidental 

Releases of Hazardous Substances. 

JoI-inson David W. and Woodward John L. (1999) RELEASE: A Model with Data to Predict Aerosol 

Rainout in Accidental Releases. New York: American I~lstiti~te of Chemical Engineers Ceiiter for 

Chernicai Process Safety, IS4 pp. (This is a book- I don't have an extra copy to send). 

Johnson, David W. September 1994. RELEASE- An Aerosol Model with Potential. 

International Conference and Workshops on Modeling of the Consequences of Accidental 

Releases of Hazardous Materials. 

Quest Consultants, Inc. October 12, 1992. Disclaimer, Table of Contents, Executive Sunzrnary 

and Introduction from: Sulfuric Acid Aerosoling. 92-10-6065. Quest C.onsnltants, Inc. Norman, 

OK. (This report is bound and almost 2" thick). 

Raj, Phani K., Venkataramana, Mohm, and Morris, John. November 1987. A Hybrid BoxGaussian Dispersion Mode1 Including Considerations of Chemical Reactions and Liquid Aerosol 

Effects. International Conference on Vapor Cloud Modeling. 

Spicer, T.O. and Havens, J.A. November 1987. Extension of DEGADIS for Modeling Aerosoi 

Releases. International Conference on Vapor Cloud Modeling. 
Suhnarg Passnporn, and Mannan S~II (Chair, Advisory Committee). (2000) Effects of operating 

conditions on a heat transfer fluid aerosol. Mary K. O'Connor Process Safety Center. (abstract 

and presentation, available on the internet) 

Woodward, John L. September 1995. Aerosol Drop Size Correlation and Corrected Raillout 

Data Using Models of Drop Evaporation, Po01 Absorption, and Pool Evaporation. International 

Conference and Worksl~op of Modelling and Mitigating the Consequences of the Accidelital 

Releases of Hazardous Materials. 

Woodward, John L., and Thomas, J. Kelly. October 24-25,2000. Modeling Indoor Dispersion of 

Aerosols or Vapors and Subsequent Vented Fire or Explosion. Mslry Kay O'Connor 2000 

Amual Symposium.