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### A 9 4 5 2 ^ ll?E-/5 Z Contac t Repor t Rober t Jemison , Pacific Environmenta l Services , Inc . (PES ) May . 11,199 8 Mr . Glen n Mille r GHM , Inc . ! 

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Telephon e Number : (717)366-396 7 Fa x Number : (717)366-170 6 Contac t Summary : Mr . Glen n Mille r wa s contacte do n behal f

of th e U.S . EP

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e informatio n provide d in th e 199 3 EP

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d Plasti c Composite s Screenin g Surve y submitte db y GHM , Inc . fo r their facilit y locate d i n Orwigsburg , Pennsylvania . I n respons e t

o m y question s Mr . Mille r

indicate d th e following : Th e facilit y produce s storag e tank s designedt o contai n wate r andfire-retardant

foam . Thes e tank s ar e installe d o n fire engine s andemergency vehicle s usedb y fire department s and airpor t personnel . Th e facilit y use s han d lay-u

p t o apply a

n unfilledpolyeste

r resi n i n th e fabricatio n o f th e storag e tank s discusse d above . Th e facilit y add s avapor

suppressan

t t o th e resi n prio r

t o it s applicatio n using hand lay-up . The resin appliedb y handlay-u

p contain s approximatel y 40 % HAP b y weight . Th e onl

y HA P initiall y present

in th e resi n i s styrene . N o additional HA P i s adde dt o th e resi n durin g th e fabricatio n proces s wit h the exceptio n o

f small amount s o f

HA P that ma y (or ma y not ) b e present

i n initiators , promoters , and/o r catalyst s addedto th e resin . Th e facilit y use s spra

y lay-u p t o apply a n unfilledpolyeste

r resi n i n th e fabricatio n o f th e storag e tank s discusse d above . The facilit y use s flow coater s t o apply approximatel y 95 % o f th e resi n applie d usin g spra

y lay-up . The remainin g 5 % o f th e resi n applie dusin g spray lay-up i s applie d usin g aspra

y gu n whic h atomize s th e resin . Th e facilit y add s avapo r

suppressan t

t o th e resi n prio r

t o it s applicatio n usin g spra y lay-up . The resi n applie dusin g spra y lay-u p contain s approximatel y 40 % HA

P by weight . Th e onl

y HA P initially present

i n th e resi n i s styrene . N o additional HA

P i s adde d t o th e resi n durin g th e fabrication proces s wit h th e exceptio n o f

smal l amount s o f

HA P Uia t ma y (o r ma y not) b e present

i n initiators , promoters , and/o r catalyst s adde d t o th e resin . Th e facilit y ha s discontinue dm

e us e o f all closedmolding fabricatio n techniques . 

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Contac t Repor t Mr . Glenn Mille

r - GHM , Inc . Ma y 11,199 8 Pag e Tw o The facilit y use s atomized spra

y lay-u p to appl y fou r pigmente dproductio n ge l coat s i n th e fabricatio n o f

th e storag e tank s discussedabove . Th e pigmente dproductio n ge l coa t primaril y use d b y th e facilit

y i s white , wit

h gold , red , an

dgre y ge l coat s onl y bein g use do n a n occasional basis . Th e facilit y als o applie s tw o pigmente dtoolin g gel coat s usin g atomize dspra y lay-u p durin g th e manufactur

e o f molds . The amoun

t of styrene andmethyl methacrylate (MMA ) presen t i n eac h o f th © productio n and toolin g gel coat s i s show n i n th e tabl e below . Typ e o f 

### Ge l Coa t Productio n Productio n Productio n Productio n Toolin g Toolin g Color

o f £d£fia j Whit e Gol d 

### Re d Gre y Tangerin e Blac k Styren e

32.67 % 2 0 - 50 % 2 0 - 50 % 2 0 - 50 % 36.85 % 36.84 % MM

A 3.0 % 1-5 % 1-5 % 1-5 % 3.00 % 3.00 % Total

HAE 35.67 % Unknow n Unknow n Unknow n 39.85 % 39.84 % N o additiona

l HAP i s adde dt o th e gel coat s during th e fabricatio n proces s wit h th e exceptio n o f smal l amount s o f

HAP tha t ma y (o r ma y not ) b e presen

t i n initiators , promoters , and/o r catalyst s adde d t o th e ge l coats . Non e o f th e ge l coat s contain avapor suppressant . Al l o f th e resi n mixin g conducteda t thi s facilit y i s don e inside 5 5 gallo n drum s b y insertin g th e mixin g shaf

t throug h th e bunghol e o n th e top o f th e 5 5 gallo n drum . Resi n mixin g i s conducte d t o eliminat

e any stratificatio n o f

resi n components whic

h ma y hav e develope ddurin g storag e o f th e resin . Th e facilit

y doe s no t activel y (force) vent

emission s fro

mth e 5 5 gallo n dru mb y applyin g a vacuumt o th e drum .

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