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From : Contac tReport Rober t Jemison , Pacific Environmenta l Services , Inc . (PES ) Date : Contact : Company : Marc h 30,199 8 Mr . Pau l C.Brow n Ershigs , Inc. Telephon e Numbe r (228)374-177 4 Fa x Number : (228 ) 374-527 8 Contac tSummary : Mr . Pau l C . Brow n wa s contacte do n behalf o f th e U.S . EP

A t o updat e informatio n provide d i n th e 199 3 EPA Reinforce dPlasti c Composite s Screening Surve y submitte db y Ershigs , Inc . for thei r facilit y locate di n Biloxi , Mississippi . I n respons e t o m y question s Mr . Brow n indicate d th e following : Th e facilir y wa s purchase db y Ershigs , Inc . fromGL& V LaValley Industries , Inc . Th e facilit

y produce s fiberglas s reinforcedplasti c (FRP ) product s fo r variou s corrosio n resistan t applications . Thes e product s includ e towe r & va t linings , tanks , pipes , an dfittings. Th e facility' s product s ar e primarily used by the pul p & paper , chemica

l processing , petrochemical , an d utility industries . Th e facilit y use s han dlay-u

p (bucke t & bnisb/hon-pressure-fe d roller ) t o appl y viny l ester resin s i n th e fabricatio n o f certai n corrosion resistant

products . Th e viny l ester

resin s applie dby han dlay-u p contai n approximately 42 % HA P b y weigh

t (o n average) . Th e facilit y use s spra y lay-u p to appl y vinyl este

r resin s i n th e fabricatio n o f

certai n corrosio n resistant products . Th e viny l este

r resin s applie

db y spra y lay-u p contai n approximatel y 42 % HA P b y weigh t (o n average) . Th e facilit y use s th e filamen

t winding proces s t o apply viny l este r resin s i n th e fabricatio n o f certai n corrosio n resistan t products . Th

e viny l este

r resin s applie dusin g th e filament windin g proces s contai n approximately 42 % HA P b y weigh

t (o n average) . Th e facilit y use s spra

y lay-u p t o appl y pigmentedpolyeste

r ge l coats . Th e polyester

ge l coat s applie db y spra

y lay-u p contai n approximaiel y 35 % HA P (o n average) . Th e onl y HA P presen t i n th e ge l coat s i s styren e (non e o f th e ge l coat s contain methy l methacrylate) . Th e only HA P initially presen t i n an y o f the viny l este

r resin s use db y th e facilit

y i s styrene . I n certai n instances , small amount s of HA P (styrene ) ma

y b e adde d t o th e resins . Thes e smal l amount s ar e reflecte di n th e HA P conten t value s give

n above . Non e o f

th e viny l ester

resin s use d b y th e facilir

y contai n vapo r

suppressants . The information pertainin g t o th e HA P conten t o f th e resin s applie dusin g eac h fabrication proces s i s base do n 199 7 productio n data . Al l o f th e resi n mixin g conducte

da t thi s facilit y i s done inside 5 5 gallo n drums . Th e facilit y doe s no t us e activ e (forced) ventilatioixduring an y o f it s mixin g operations . INFORMATIO N I S ACCURAl NC^-t *