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Contac tRepor t From : RobertJemison , Pacifi c Environmenta l Services , Inc . (PES ) Date : Novembe r 20,199 8 Contact : Mr. Joh n R. McCloske y Company : Composite s USA , Inc . \ , . - • • " r. n or,\<>' ^ Telephon e Number : (410)287-270 0 Fa x Number : (410)287-522 2 Contac tSummary : Thi s contactrepor

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tdocumentin g th e telephon e conversatio n betwee n Mr. Jemiso n and Mr. McCloskey . Mr . Joh n R . McCloske y wa s contacte d o n behal f o f th e U.S . EP A t o update informatio n provide d i n th e 199 3 EPA Reinforce d Plasti c Composite s Screenin g Surve y submitte d b y Composite s USA , Inc . for thei r facilit y locate d i n Bear , Delaware . I n response t o m y question s Mr . McCloske y indicate d th e following : Th e facilit y ha s move d from Bear , Delaware t o Northeast , Maryland . Th e facility make s corrosio n resistan tpiping , ducting , an

d proces s vessel s fo r th e chemical , pul p & paper , pharmaceutical , an d semiconducto r industries . Th e facility use s several processe s t o make th e corrosio n resistantproducts discusse d above . Thes e processe s includ e manua l resi n applicatio n (bucke t& brush) , mechanica l resi n applicatio n (pressure-fe d rollers , chop-hoo p filamentwinding) , an d helica l filamentwinding . Helica l filamen t windin g involve s th e wettin g o f reinforcementb y drawin g th e continuou s glas s reinforcemen t throug h a resi n bat

h prio r t o th e reinforcementbein g woun d o n a rotatin g mandrel . I n chop-hoo p filamentwinding , dr

y continuou s glas s reinforcemen ti s helicall y woun d o n a mandrel (perpendicula r t o th e axis ) i n a thi n "wetbed " o f resi n an d chopped reinforcemen tHi e "we tbed " o f reinforcement i s applie d t o th e mandrel usin g a spra y gun (choppe r gun ) tha

tfeed s 1 o r 2 strand s o f

continuou s glas s reinforcemen tthoroug h th e spra y gu n choppe r mechanis m durin g th e resi n application . Durin g th e 199 7 calende r year , th e polyeste r an d viny l este r resin s applie d b y thes e fabricatio n device s containe d approximately 43.6 % HA P b y weigh t(o n average , fo r al l fabricatio n techniques ) an

d d o no tcontai n vapo r suppressants . Th e onl y HA P presenti n thes e resin s i s styrene . Th e facility occasionall y add s small amount s o f styrene t o thes e resins and thes e smal l amount s ar e reflecte d i n th e averag e HA P conten tmentione d above . INFORMATIO N I S ACCURAT E C^ffJf/Kft.&- » t «- r ? . Vfl^lfE



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Mr
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e weighte daverag e HAP conten t for eac h individual fabricatio n techniqu e (i.e
. manua l resi n application , mechanical resi n appUcation , an d helica l filamen t winding ) becaus e th e facilit y doe s no t recor dth e exac t

amoun t o f eac h resi n tha t

i t appUe s throug h eac h fabricatio n process . Fo r mechanica

l resi n application , Mr
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t 1/ 3 ofth e tota

l resi n i s applie dusin g pressure-fe droller s an d2/ 3 ofth e tota l resi n i s applie dwit

h th e spra y gu n utilize dduring th e chop-hoo p filament

windin g process . Mr
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thi s wa s aver

y roug h estimate an dstate dtha t th e facilit y coul dno t

provid e exac t number s because , a s note dabove , th e facilit y doc s no ! recor

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i t applie s thoroug h eac h fabricatio n process . Th e particula

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dth e specification s ofth e produc t customer . Th e facility use s th e same resi n t o make aparticula r product , although th e produc t ma y b e mad e usin g different fabricatio n processes . Fo

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th e resi n applie dusin g bot h processe s wil l b e th e same resin
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with th e resin
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mthe resi n wa s shippe di n b y insertin g amixin g shaf t throug h th e bunghol e o

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th e 5 5 gallo n drum
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