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Document Number: 

169) ll-E-129 

Docket Number: 

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Contact Report 

Robert Jemison, Pacific Environmental Services, Inc. (PES) 

January 28,1998 

Mr. Stephen D.Ratcliff 

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Company: Shenandoah Fiberglass Products Company 

Telephone Numben (540)635-2131 

Fax Number. (540)635-8586 

Contact Summary: 

Mr. Stephen D. RatclifF was contacted on behalf ofthe U.S. EPA to update information" 

provided in the 1993 EPA Reinforced Plastic Composites Screening Survey submitted by 

/ Shenandoah Fiberglass Products Company for their facility located in Front Royal, Virginia. In 

response to my questions Mr. Ratcliff indicated the following: 

The facility produces products for both corrosion resistant and non-coirosion resistant 

applications. Corrosion resistant products produced by ths facility include fiberglass reinforced 

plastic (FRP) pipe & fittings and duct systems used primarily by the pulp & paper, chemical and 

A^ pharmaceutical industries. Non-oonosion resistant products include road panels and shoring panels 

used by the utility (telephone, electric, gas) and highway construction industries. 

The facility uses hand lay-up (bucket & brush/non-pressure-fbd roller) to apply polyester and 

vinyl ester resins in the fabrication of conosion resistant products. The vinyl ester and polyester 

resins applied by hand lay-up contain between 32% and 50% HAP by weight. The only HAP 

S initially present in the polyester or vinyl ester resins is styrene. Occasionally the facility adds small 

amounts of styrene to the resins as a thinner. Tbe vinyl ester and polyester resins applied by hand 

lay-up for corrosion resistant applications do not contain vapor suppressants. 

The facility uses band lay-up (bucket & brush/non-pressure-fed roller) to apply a polyester 

resin in the fabrication of non-corrosion resistant products. A vacuum bagging process is also used 

in the fabrication of these products. The polyester resin used for non-corrosion resistant products 

contains approximately 50% HAP by -weight and does not contain a vapor suppressant. The only 

HAP initially present in the polyester resin is styrene. No additional HAP is added to the resin 

during the fabrication process with die exception of small amounts of HAP that may (or may not) 

be present in initiators, promoters and/or catalysis added to tbe resin. 

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The facihty uses atomized mechanical spray to apply a pigmented polyester gel coat which 

contains approamately 50% HAP by weight. The only HAP present in the gel coat is styrene. No 

y additional HAP is added to the gel coat during the febrication process with the exception of small 

-/ amounts of HAP that may (or may not) be present in initiators, promoters and/or catalysts added to 

the gel coat 

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SHENANDOAH 

FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS 

CO. 

211 E. 4 777. STREET 

FRONT ROYAL.VA. 

540-635-2131 

Tax: 540-635-8586 

FAX TRANSMISSION COVER SHEET 

CO.: PES, INC. 

TO: MR. ROBERT JEMISON 

Fax: 919-941-0234 

Re: EPA SCREENING SURVEY 

Sender: STEVE RATCLIFFE 

March 11, 1998 

YOU SHOULD RECEIVE 2 PAGE(S), INCLUDING THIS COVER SHEET. IF 

YOU DO NOT RECEIVE ALL THE PAGES, PLEASE CALL 540-635-2131. 

DEAR MR. JEMISON, 

PLEASE EXCUSE MY DELAY IN GETTING THIS INFORMATION BACK TO 

YOU. YOUR LETTER GOT FILED ON THE BACK PAGE OF ANOTHER 

LETTER AND WE JUST FOUND IT. 

THE INFORMATION IS CORRECT AS YOU STATED. 

SINCERELY, 

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