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Re : Annua l Notic e o f Continuou s Release s

Dea r Sirs :
Thi s lette r i s writte n o n behal f o f Standard Oi l Chemica l Company , (formerl ySohi o Chemica l Company) , a wholl yowned subsidiar yo f Th e Standard Oi l Compan y(a n Ohi o corporation)

. Standard Oi l Chemica l Compan yown s an

d operate s a chemica l manufacturing facilit ylocate d i n Lima , Ohio

. Th e purpos e o f thi s lette r i s t o provid e annua l notificatio n o f continuou s release s o f certai n hazardou s substance s pursuan t t o the procedure s unde r Sectio n 10 3 (f ) o f the Comprehensive Environmenta l Response , Compensatio n an d Liabilit yAc t ("CERCLA")

. Thes e substance s ar e acrolein , acrylonitrile , ammonia , hydroge n cyanide , nitroge n oxide s an d RCR Awaste s (K01 1 an

d K013)

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A s explaine d i n m

ylette r o f Jul y8 , 1985 , Standard Oi l Chemica l doe s no t agre e tha t EP

Aha s discretio n t o interpre t the "federall y permitte d release " exemptio n a s narrowl ya s describe d i n Willia mN

. Hedeman' s Jun e 12 , 198 5 lette r t o me . Nevertheless , w e continu e t o repor t i n accordanc e wit htha t letter , i n a n effor t t o accommodat e th e Agency' s concerns . Thi s lette r shoul d no t b e construe d a s a n admissio n b

yStandard Oi l Chemica l Compan ytha t reporting o f the release s i t describe s i s require d b ySection s 10 3 (a ) an d 10 3 (f ) o f CERCLA

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Auni to fth e origina l Standar d Oi l Compan y founde d i n Cleveland , Ohio , i n 1870

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Pleas e not e that , du e t o update d permit s an d ne wOhi o EP

Aregulation s o n Volatil e Organi c compounds , severa l additiona l source s qualif yfo r th e federall ypermitte d releas e exemption , eve n unde r the narro wEPA reading o f tha t exemption

. Thes e source s ar e footnote d i n the attache d table , an

d emission s fro

mthes e source s ar e exclude d fro m the continuou s releas e totals

. A s update d permit s ar e receive d fo r th e remaining sources , w e expec t tha t man yo f thes e source s wil l qualif yfo r EPA' s vie wo f th e federall ypermitte d releas e exemption

. Sinc e the 198 5 notice , Standard Oi l Chemica l ha s undertake n a majo r effor t t o furthe r quantif yemission s t o the atmospher e fro mal l source s a t our facility

. I n addition , continuing improvement s i n contro l device s an

d operating practice s hav e reduce d emissions

. Fo r example , floating roof s wer e installe d i n our acrylonitril e storag e tank s an

d ne wstartu

p an d shutdow

n procedure s hav e reduce d acrylo

nitril e absorbe r emissions

. Also , a continuou s monito r wa s installe d o n the acrylonitril e absorbe r ven t stack

. The inventor yo f release s ha s bee n modifie d t o reflec t thes e changes

. Althoughthe quantit yo f release s i s intended t o b e representative , i n som e case s i t i s base d on bes t engineering estimate s an d calculations

. Anothe r sourc e o f chang e i n the notic e i s the chang e i n reportabl e quantitie s i n 40CFR30 2 effective o n Jul y3 , 1985

. A s continuou s emission s o f acetonitril e an d methano l ar e belo wth e fina l reportabl e quantities , the

yhave bee n exclude d fro mthi s year' s notice

. The rang e o f release s reporte d fo r eachhazardou s substanc e wa s develope d base d o n our operating condition s ove r th e las t yea r an

d i s expecte d t o b e representative o f norma l operating condition s ove r the nex t year . Therefore , Standard Oi l Chemica l believe s tha t thi s notic e satisfie s th e requiremen t i n CERCL ASectio n 10 3 (f)(2)(B ) tha t notic e b e give n fo r a period sufficien t t o establis hth e continuity , quantit yan

d regularit yo f thes e releases

. Thank yo u fo r you r attentio n t o thi s matter

. Pleas e direc t an y question s t o Ji mFacer , (412 ) 226-1220

. Sincerely , STANDAR D OI L CHEMICA

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Tabl e I
Standard Oi l Chemica l Compan y Lim a Chemical s Facility Continuou s Release s

Pollutan t
Acrolei n Acrylonitril e Ammoni a Hydroge n Cyanide K01 1 (RCR

Awaste ) KOI 3 (RCR

Awaste ) Nitroge n Oxide s Continou s Releases , lbs/da y
7 0 t o 7 5 17 0 t o 98 0 4,68 0 t o 34,30 0 11 0 t o 75 0 1 + 1 + 11,04 0 t o 11,42 0

TABLET/TXTSA

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Pollutan t

Acrolei n

Acrylonitril e

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- Standar d Lim a Tabl e I I
Oi l Chemica l Compan y Chemical s Facilit y Continuou s Releas e Source s

Permi t Applicatio n Numbe r
P014 P03 5 U00 2 N001, 2 N00 4 P00 3 P00 5 P00 9 P01 0 P01 1 P01 4 P03 5 P043 * P050 * P051 * T00 1 T00 6 T O 1 9 T02 0 T023 * T024 * T025 * T026 * T027 * T028 * T029 * T030 * T031 * T032 * T033 *

. U00 2 U01 1 U01 2 Sourc e Descriptio n

Rec/Strip/Pro d Co l Reactor/Quench/Abs

. Deepwel l & Bur n Pn d Nort h& Sout hT.O

. BarexT.O

. Elastome r Chargin g Late xPast e Lin e Elastome r Reacto r Resi n Reacto r Resi n Strd

. Drye r Rec/Strip/Pro d Co l Reactor/Quench/Abs

. Resi n Fine s Drye r Truck/Rai l Loadin g AN/AC NDru mLoadin g ANStorag e Tan k RC MSurg e Tan k RC MTan k T- 8 RC MTan k T-1 9 # 1 Produc t Tan k # 2 Produc t Tan k #2 ACrud e Tan k # 3 Pro d Rundow n T K #3 APro d Rundow n T K # 4 Pro d Rundow n T K # 5 Offtes t Pro d T K # 6 Crud e Nit

. Tan k # 7 Resi n Surg e T K #5 1 Tan k #5 2 Tan k Deepwel l & Bur n Pn d Wast e Treatmen t Buildin g Exhaus t

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# 2 AN # 2 AN
# 2 AN Barex Bare x Bare x Bare x Bare x Bare x # 2 AN # 2 A N Barex

. # 2 AN ANOf f Bare x Bare x Bare x Barex A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N

Bare x Bare x•

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Ammoni a

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" ~ Permi t Applicatio n Numbe r
P00 2 P02 0 P02 1 P02 2 P02 3 P02 4 P02 5 P02 6 P02 7 P02 8 P02 9 P03 1 P03 5 P046 * P047 * PXX 1 PXX 2 PXX 3 PXX 4 PXX 5 T01 7 T01 8 TX1 7 TX1 8 TX1 9 TX2 0 TX2 1 TX2 2 TX2 3 TX2 4 TX2 5 TX2 6 TX2 7 TX2 8 TX2 9 TX3 0 TX3 1 TX3 2 TX3 3 TX3 4 TX3 5 TX3 6 TX3 7

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Sourc e Descriptio n
Pril l Towe r Reforming Sectio n Purificatio n Sect

. Synthesi s Sectio n Con d Puri f Sectio n Pril l Drye r Cyclon e Mothe r Liquo r T K Synthesi s Sectio n Lum p Dissolving Tk s Chrystallize r Surge/Conc/Ru

n Tk s NH4N0 3 Neutralize r Reactor/Quench/Ab s Granulato r Uni t Evaporato r Uni t Kil l Kettl e Brin e Strippe r NH4N0 3 Evaporato r Reacto r Fee d Sec t UT I Hbtwel l NH4NQ 3 Surg e Tank Ammoni a T-5 , T- 6 Ure a Truc k Loading 280 0 Sol

. D-1,2,3 , 280 0 Sol

. T-20 , 2 3 Anhydrou s NH 3 D-4, 5 NH4N0 3 Tr k Loading Aqua T-26,27,28,2 9 NH 3 Truc k Loading NH 3 Rai l Loading Ure a RecoveryT-6 1 NH4N0 3 T-ll , 12,1 3 NH 3 S-l , S-2 , S-3 , S- 4 Slop Re c T-6 0 Surg e Tank s T-8 , T- 0 Aqu a Truc k Loading Ure a Tan

k #1 0 Ure a Soluti n T-5 5 Aqua Loading T- 7 Fer t So l Loading NH4N0 3 T-8 , T- 9 Urea , T-51 , 52,53,5 4 NH4N0 3 T-21 , T-2 2

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Ure a NH 3 NH 3 NH 3 NH 3 Ure a Ure a Ure a Ure a Ure a Ure a Aci d # 2 A N Ure a Ure a Acet o Acet o BS S Ure a Ure a Aci d BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S BS S

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Pollutan t
Ammoni a - Cont'd

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Hydroge n Cyanid e

K01 1 K01 3 Nitroge n Oxide s Permi t Applicatio n Numbe r
TX3 8 TX3 9 TX4 1 TX4 3 TX4 4 U00 3 U00 4 N001, 2 P012 * P01 4 P01 5 P01 9 P03 5 P03 7 T052 * T025 * T029 * T030 * T034 * T035 * U00 2 U00 2 B001 * B002 * B003 * B00 4 BXX 1 BXX 2 N001, 2 N00 4 P01 8 P01 9 P03 0 P03 1 P03 2 P039 * U00 8 U00 9 U01 0 Sourc e Descriptio n

Aqua Ammoni a T-4 1 NH4N0 3 T-11,12,1 3 Aci d Tan

k T-3 6 Nitri c Aci d Loading Nitri c Aci d T- 7 Carb

_NH 3 Pmp s V- l Bldg Exhaus e Fan s Nort h& Sout hT.O

. Produc t Colum

n Rec/Strip/Pro d Co l BatchStil l HCNColum

n Reactor/Quench/Abs

. Head s Colum

n HCNLoading Rac k #2 ACrud e Tank # 5 Offtes t Prod TK # 6 Crud e Nit

. Tank HCNStorag e Tank s HCNStorag e Tank s Deepwel l & Bur n Pn

d Deepwel l & Burn Pn

d # 1 Boile r # 2 Boile r Primar yReforme r S/ UHeate r Ammoni a Load Heate r Ga s Turbin e Nort h& Sout hT.O

. BarexT.O

. # 2 Calcine r HCNColum

n Turbin e Expande r NH4N0 3 Neutralize r Blen d & Storag e Tk s # 1 Calcine r T-3 5 Platinu mFilte r Wast e Hea t Boile r Uni t
BS S BS S Aci d BS S BS S Ure a Ure a # 2 A N Acet o # 2 A N Acet o HCN # 2 A N # 2 A N A NOf f A N A N A N HCN HCN

HN 3 NH 3 NH 3 NH 3 NH 3 NH 3 # 2 A N Barex Catalys t HCN Aci d Aci d Aci d Catalys t Aci d Aci d Aci d

* Indicate s source s tha t qualif yfo r EPA' s viewo f th e federall y permitte d releas e exemption

. Release s fro mthes e source s hav e bee n omitte d fro

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