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# IT-6-9, 1 MEMORANDU

M TO : Reinforce

d Plastic s Composite s project File FROM : Keit

h Barnet t DATE : Decembe

r 13 , 199 9 SUBJECT : Emissio

n tes t datafo r Intermetr o Industrie s Corporatio n Attached t o thi s cove

r mem o i s aportio n o f

a n emissio n tes t repor t fo r Intermetr o Industrie s i

n Fostori aOhio . Thi s tes t

wa s conducted fo

r th e Ohio EPA . Th e facilit y reste d ha s tw o pultrusio n lines , eac h capable o f

runnin g tw o rai l section s simultaneously . The tes t

wa s o n bot h ofth e lines . Thes e line s wer e enclosed using atemporar y tota l enclosur e tha t me t th e requirement s o f

EP A Metho d 204 . Th e tes t result s showe

d tha t a n averag e o f

3.6 3 pound s pe

r hou r o f styrene wer

e emitted . Th

e sourc e operate d a

t a n averag e rate o f

16 5 pound s o f

resi n pe r hour . Th e resi n ha s a4 2 percen

t styrene content . Base d on this , 5.2 3 percen t ofth e availabl

e styrene wa s emitted . Bot

h line s have ope n resi n bath s an d neithe r ha s awe t are aenclosure . During testin g th e airflo

w ove r th e bat h wa s approximatel

y 40 fee t pe r minute . Thi s measuremen

t wa s mad e ove r th e resi n bat h prior t o testin g an

d wa s no t measure d durin g th e actua l test . Th e measuremen

t wa s mad e wit h aAi r Dat aMultiMete

r mode l ADM-87 0 Electroni c Micromanomete

r fitted wit h aVelgrid compoun

d pito t tube .-e-a- i 

# OhfeER A Stat e o f Ohi o Environmenta l Protectio n .Agenc y Northwes

t Distric t Offic e 34 7 Nort h Dunbridg e Roa d Bowlin g Green , Ohi o 43402-939 8 (419 ) 352-846 1 FAX(419 ) 352-846 8

PLEAS E DELIVE

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G PAGES TO : NAME : Keit h Barnet t COMPANY/DIVISION : U S EP A FA X NUMBER : (919 ) 541

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Oualit y (DAPC ) TOTA L NUMBE

R O F PAGES INCLUDIN G COVE R LETTER : SENDER' S (SECRETARY'S ) SIGNATURE : DATE : 11/17/9 9 SUPERVISOR' S SIGNATUR E I F FAXIN G MOR

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### COMMENTS : H i Keith , Her e i s th e tes t informatio n w e discussed . I f yo u hav e an y questions , le t m e know . Pau l

I F THER E ARE AN

Y PROBLEMS , CALL OHI O EP ANWD O A T (419 ) 352-8461 .

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# ON@EFf t State of Olti o Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Northwes t Distric t Offic e 34 7 Nort h Dunbridg

e Roa d Bowlin g Groon , C*K!

o 4340 2 (419)3S2-846 1 FA X (419 ) 352-846 8 Goorg o V . Voiiiovlo h Governo r

Stac k Tes t August 12 , 199 8 Mr.-Ru u VUI A fko,^\L

Wu&s^v-t?U(ua. l V ^ h > Thr o RoiM^^ni . Intermetr o Industrie s Corporatio n 4 tQ

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- 5^ ^ 115 0 Stat e Stree t Fostoria , Ohi o 4483 0 Dea r Mr . Veres : Re : Intermetr o Industrie s Corp . Senec aCount

y o' ' Premis e No . 037401 0 Mo^jfo**^ ^ ' Star t Tps

t t

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Th e stac k tes t done o n your

pultrusio n lines,Ohi o EP

A Sourc e No . POOl, o

n Jun e 10 , 199 8 ha s been reviewed an d foun

d to b e in conformanc e wit h Ohi o EP A method s an

d procedures . Ou r tes t revie w confirm s th e followin g reporte d dat

aa s accurate : Critica l Tes t

Dat a (I n Thre e Ru n Averages ) 1 . Actua l Emissio n Rate : 2. Allowabl e Emissio n Rate : 3 . Sourc e Operatin g Rate : 4 . Maximu mSourc e Operatin g Rate : VO C 3.4'/h r T o b e determined 165'/H R combine

d 195.4'/HR combine

d All tes t informatio n wil l b e use d b y Ohio EP A personnel fo

r permit processin g an d review . Than k yo u fo r you r cooperatio n i n thi s matter , an d pleas e cal

l m e i f yo u hav e question s o r

comments . Sincerely , To mSattle r Divisio n of

Air Pollutio n Contro l /dl h pc : NWD O Fil e Stac k Fil e Pau l Chad , DAPC , NWD O Printe d o o recycle d pape r (revise d 12/93 ) 80/8 0 " d 89^8238611 ? 'O N XVJ 

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INTRODUCTIO

N 

# GLvV> u Lto W /YVA , - & C/V < •^oOv-U/ ^ QAAMI^ U Th e Environmenta

l Analysi s Laborator

y o f Ashland Chemica

l Co . performe d emissio n testin g fo r the pultrusio n operatio n at

the InterMetr

o Industrie s Corporatio n plan t a t 115 0 Stat e Street , Fostoria , Ohio , o n Jun e 10.1998 . "In e pultrusio n operatio n consist s o f tw o line s operatin g in parallel t o on e another . Bot h wer e operating a

t ful l capacit y durin g th e tes t

Ai r flow and emission s wer

e measure d b y Willia

mJ . Frost , CIH , Senio

r Research Chemist , Jame s P . Hendershott , Staf

f Scientist , and Cliffor

d R . Glowacki , CIH , Senio

r Grou p Leader , o f

Ashland Chemica l Co . To mSattle

r ofth e Ohi o Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc y monitore d th e thre e on e hou r tes t sessions . Davi d Lipiro/o f

ECR M designed an

d supervise d th e constructio n ofth e temporar y tota l enclosure , and was presen

t fo r consultatio n during th e tests . Mr . TomRas h represente d InterMetro . \ * 2>30-qoS-O4l l SUM.MAR

Y O F RESULT S £oVSH 3 -3SW CPPV 3 Th e styrene emission s measured durin g th e thre e one-hou r tes t period s ar e summarize d a s follows : Star t

Tim e 11:1 5 13:1 5 15:3 0 Pounds/Hou r

a s Styren e 3. 4 3. 5 4. 0 Pounds/Hou r

a s Carbo n 3. 2 3. 3 3. 7 Styren e Emitte d

a s % O f Past e 2. 1 2. 2 2. 4 

### (sr/kwe) Th e colum n labele d "Pounds/Hou

r a s Styrene " refers to th e tota l quantit y o f styren e emitte d during tli e on e hou

r perio d startin g a

t th e indicated time. The colum n labele d "Pounds/Hou

r a s Carbon " i s calculated , base d o n th e empirica l formul ao f

styrene , C g

Hg , whic h indicate s tha

t styrene i s 92.3 % carbon , an d 7.7 % hydroge n b y weigh t

Th e colum

n heade d "Styren e Emitte d a s % Of Paste " refer s t o th e tota

l quantit y o f styrene measured , expresse d a s apercentag e ofth e tota l past e use d i n productio n o f

pultrusion s durin g th e define d on e hour tes t Detaile d calculation s fo

r thes e emissio n rate s ma

y b e foun d i n th e attache d Table s 1 throug h 5 . The fiel d dat ama y b e foun d i n Appendix A . The productio n dat ashowin g th e total quantitie s o f past e used ma y b e foun d i n Appendix B . Tota l Enclosur e Determinatio n A temporar

y tota l enclosur e (TTE ) complying wit

h USEP A Metho d 20 4 wa s installe d befor e th e star t o f th e tests . I t

include d afugitive emission s duct t o b e use d i f

necessai y t o insure natura

l ai r flow conditions . Th e TT

E wa s designed wit

h shee t plasti c wall s tha

t coul d b e pulle d u p t o preven t an y interferenc e wit

h th e natura

l ai r flow. On Jun e 9 , th e da

y befor e th e test s wer

e run , a bas e lin e o f

emission s wa s established . The plasti c wa s the n pulle d dow n t o preven t fugitiv e emissions , an d ane w bas e lin e wa s establishe d without tiie us e ofth e fugitive emissio n duc t Page i 

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Th e baselin e emission s wer

e 108. 8 pp mwit

h the wall s open , an

d 107. 7 pp mwit

h th e wall s closed . Thi s amoun

t o f chang e wa s withi n th e Hmit s specified i n Metho d 204 ; therefore , i t wa s no t necessar y to us e th e fugitive emissio n duct during actua

l testin g Jun e 10 . Befor e an d durin g each test , smok

e tube s wer

e used t o confir

mtha t ai r flow a t eac h opening wa s int o tli e TTE . Velocit y Measurement s Velocit y measurement s wer

e performe d i n complianc e wit

h USEP A referenc e Method s 1 an

d 2 . Th e duct bein g sample d wa s round , 9. 5 inche s i n diameter . Acces s port s wer e drille d which wer

e greate r tha n eigh t diameter s fromth e las t

previou s disturbance , an

d greate r tha n tw o diameter s fromth e next

disturbance . On

e por t allowed measurement s on th e vertica l cros s section , th e othe r allowed measurement s o n the horizonta l cros s section . Eigh

t points , fou

r pe r eac h cros s section , wer

e measured . Differentia l pressure s wer

e measured wit

h th e us e o f

a n incline d manomete

r an d astandar d pito t tube . Th e result s were manuall y recorde d in abound notebook b y amembe

r ofth e testin g team . Thes e record s ar

e include d i n Appendix A . Th e temperatur

e an d humidit

y wer e als o recorde d during eac h run . Thes e wer e use d to calculat

e acorrecte d flow rat

e fo r eac h test , a s show n i

n Table s 4 and 5 . Air Sampling USEP A Referenc e Metho d 25.A

, using aRatfisc

h 63 A (seria

l #0622092 ) flame ionizatio n analyzer , wa s use d t o detennin e concentration o f styrene i n th e ai

r stream . Air

wa s taken from th e centroi d ofth e duc t

wit h aV* inc

h O D stainles s steel prob e connecte d t o a2 5 foot lon g Teflon ® line d tub e whic h wa s heated t o approximatel y 50 ° C t o preven

t condensation . Th

e Ratfisc h analyze r wa s equippe d wit

h apum p whic h wa s adjusted to maintai n asampl e pressur e o f 2 ps i t o achiev e constan

t sample flow. A certifie d referenc e ga s containing 47 9 pp mstyrene-in-ai

r wa s use d t o prepar

e calibratio n standard s o n sit

e wit h th e us e o f

a n Environic s 404 0 ga s diluter. - The diluter blende d th e certified referenc e ga s wit

h pure ai r t o achieve intermediat

e level s o f calibrate d styrene-in-ai

r blends . Calibratio n gase s were transferred t o aTedlar ® ba g an d introduce d a

t th e en d ofth e umbilica

l tub e t o negat

e systembias . A cop y ofth e certificatio n o f the referenc e gas i s show

n i n Appendix C . Ai r Compositio n Th e compositio n ofth e air

wa s determined in accordanc e t o USEP A Metho d 3A,usin g aNov a Combustio n Ga s analyzer . The Nov aanalyze r wa s calibrate d fo

r C0 2 and C O usin g areferenc e

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ga s containing 5 0 pp mC O an d 1.0 % C0 2 , an

d usin g ambien

t ai r outsid e th e TT

E a s areference fo r 20.9 % oxygen . Th e moistur e conten t ofth e ai r strea mwa s measured i n complianc e wit h USEP A Referenc e Metho d 4 using th e we

t bulb/dr y bul b method . Th e moistur

e conten t ofth e air insid e th e TT

E wa s measured durin g each ofth e 1-hou r tests , an d recorde d in th

e bound notebook

show n in Appendi x A . Correction s fo

r th e moisture , oxygen , an

d C0 2 conten

t wer e incorporate d i n th e calculation s to detennin e correcte d flow rates . Dat aCollectio n Analyse s wer

e conducte d i n accordanc e t o USEP A referenc e metho d 2 5 A , usin g aRatfisch Mode l RS 6 3 C A (seria l #0622092 ) flame ionizatio n analyzer . Th e strea mwa s sample d an d analyzed continuously . Dat awer e recorded by aGran

t Squirre l dat alogger , Model 1203 . Th e Squine l meter

take s areadin g ever

y 0. 1 seconds , whic h are the n average d over a1 0 secon d period , an d then recorde d a

t th e en d o f eac h 1 0 second period . Th

e dat awer e the n down-loade d an d converted t

o Excel spreadshee

t forma t Calculation s wer

e performed in th e excel spreadshee t

which ma y b e foun d i n Table s 1,2 , an

d 3 . Qualit y Assuranc e Th e Ratfisc h analyze r wa s calibrate d usin g styrene-in-ai r standar d mixtures . Th e origina

l v standar d wa s certifie d t o contain 47 9 pp mstyren e by Nationa

l Specialt y gases . Thi s standar

d wa s dilute d t o intermediat

e concentratio n level s usin g a n Environic s model 404 0 NIS T traceabl e diluter . Certificatio n sheet s fo r the calibratio n ga s mixtur

e ma y b e foun d i n Appendi x C . Th e certificatio n sheet

fo r th e dilute r ma y b e foun d i n Appendix D . Styrene-in-ai r standar d mixtures , a s wel l a s zer o air , wer e place d in Tedlar

® bag s and introduce d a

t th e en d ofth e umbilica

l tub e t o negat e systembias . Thi s wa s perfonne d befor e an d afte r eac h on e hour run . Calculation s Vapor Stream Flow Rates T o comput e volumetri c flow rate s a

t th e ventilatio n duct , formula e fromUSEP

A Method s 2,3, 4 an d 5 wer e used : 

# v 

# -= K



# - c 

# ^i(S where : v s i s th e stac k

ga s velocit

y (fl/sec ) K p i s apito t tub e constan

t i n Englis h unit s (85.4 9 ft/sec ) Pag e 3 

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C p i s th e pito t

tub e coefficien

t (1.0 0 fo r th e standar

d pito t tub e used ) A p i s th e differentia

l pressur e taken a t the pip e or

duct o f interes t (inche s o f wate r column ) T s i s th e absolut

e temperatur

e taken i n th e pip e or

duc t (°F+460 ) P s i s absolut

e pressur e inside th e pip e or

duct (inche s o f Hg )

M d = O.44O(%C02)+O32O(%02)+O28O( % tf 2 +%CO)

B w = VF W XRH 10 0 where : M s i s th e molecula

r weigh t ofth e vapo

r strea mon awe t basi s (lbs/lb-mole ) M di s th e molecula

r weigh t ofth e vapo

r strea mo n adr y basi s (lbs/lb-mole ) Bw s i s th e proportio n b y volum e ofth e wate

r vapor in th e ga s strea

m VF W i s th e volum

e fraction o f

wate r a t th e measuremen

t temperatur

e i f th e ai r wa s saturate d R H i s th e relativ e humidit

y Vntfstd) i s m e tota l volum

e o f ga s extracte d fromth e vapor strea mo n adr y basi s (L) Fo r example , th e flow rat

e at th e ventilatio n duct

fromdatarecorded a

t 14:00:0 1 hour s o n June 10,199 8 wa s calculate d a s follows : M rf =0.440(0%CO 2 )+0320(20.7%C> 2 )+0280(793%^ 2 +0%CO ) = 28.8'% r . 1 , o; t M, = 28. 8 *(l-0.0188)+l8. 0 *0.018 8 = 28.7'%,_ Mof e 0.0294*64 % 

## * - ioo—"° 018 8

v , = 85.49*1.00*^066 7 * . 5355 ° R 292inchesHgX2Wy lla

_ nelt 

### ^ssy m where : 528° R i s th e standar

d temperatur

e Pag e 4 

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535.5° R i s th e ambien

t temperatur

e Convertin g v s (ft/sec ) t o dr

y standar d cubi c fee t pe r hou r (dscfihr ) requires : Q,,* 3600(1-Bjv t

A^-£ £ * " V "* ' * T, 29.92inchesHg

. .. where : A i s th e cross-sectiona

l are aofth e pip e or

duct throug h which th e vapor

strea mi s flowing (ft

2 ) Therefor e the full y conecte d volumetri c flow rat e fo r the ventilatio n duc t

a t th e point in tim e note d abov e is : fiU =3600*(l-0.0188)*45.5y a e *0.49// 2 *^|*^^^=76,100 ^ Note : Q s din thi s exampl e ma y b e slightl y differen t fromtha t shown in th e spreadsheet

du e to rounding . Ibsfhr VOC from On-Line Instruments Usin g volumetri c flo

w rate s suc

h a s th e on e computed above , th e calculatio n o f lbs/h r VO C from the pp mconcentration s indicated by th e on-line hydrocarbon analyzer s wa s accomplishe d as : \ E - E >) xm2 RF 24.4 5

= lbs 453,59237*35314*36 0 where : E i s th e voltag e readin g fromth e Squirre l dat alogge r E o i s th e voltag e reading fromth e Squirre l datalogge

r whe n zer o ga s wa s bein g passe d throug h th e Ratfisc

h hydrocarbon analyze

r R F i s arespons e facto

r derived fromth e voltag e reading s a t know n concentration s o f

styren e (volts/ppm ) 104. 2 i s th e molecula

r weigh t o f styrene 24.4 5 i s th e mola

r volum e o f a n idea l ga s a t standar d pressur e (29.9 2 inche s Hg)and room temperatur

e (528°R)(L/mole ) 453,5923 7 i s th e numbe

r o f milligram s i n apoun

d (mg/lb ) 3531 4 i s th e numbe

r o f cubi c fee t i n acubi c mete

r (ft?/m 3 ) 36 0 i s th e numbe

r o f reading s logge

d per hou r b y th e Squirrel dat alogge

r (intervals/hour

) Page s 

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A s a n example , th e amoun

t o f VO C flowing throug h the ventilatio n duc t durin g th e 10-secon

d interva l befor e 14:00:0 1 hour s o

n Jun e 10,199 8 wa s calculate d by : (9.42-(0.00 ) 0.051055 6 *104 2 24.4 5 *76,10 0 453,59237*35314*36 0 = 0.0\Q4lbsas Styrene

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