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Contac tRepor t Rober tJemison , Pacifi c Environmenta l Services , Inc . (PES ) Januar y 27,199 8 Mr . Herber

tT . Segar s f ibrenetics , Inc . Tefepben e Number . (732)636-567 0 Fa x Number . (732)636-662 4 

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Contac tSummary : Mr . Herber

tT . Segars wa s contacted o n behalf o f th e U.S . EP A to updat

e informatio n provide d i n th e 199 3 EP A Reinforce d Plasti c Composite s Screenin g Surve y submitte d b y Fibrenetics , Inc . fo r thei rfacility locate d i n Woodbridge , Ne w Jersey . I n respons e t o m y question s Mr . Segar s indicate d th e following : Th e facilit

y produce s variou s fiberglas s reinforce d plasti c (FRP ) products fo rcorrosio n resistan tapplication s includin g tanks , scrubbers , ducting , sn d piping . Th e facilit

y stil l use s han

d lay-u p (bucket& brush/non-pTessure-fe d roller ) to appl y polyeste r and viny l este r resin s i n th e fabrication o f corrosio n resistan tproducts . Th e vjny l este ran d polyeste r resin s applie d b y han

d lay-u p contai n betwee n 36V * an d 50 % HA P b y weigh twit h a facility-wid e averag e o f

approximately 45 % HA P b y weight . Th e onl y HA P Initially presen ti n th e polyeste r o r viny l eite r resin s i s styrene . Fo rth e majorit

y o f th e resi n system s applie d usin g hand lay-up , n o additiona l HA P i s adde d t o th e resi n durin g th e fabricatio n proces s wit h th e exceptio n o f smal l amounts o f

HA P thatmay (o r may not ) b e presen

ti n initiators , promoters and/o rcatalysts added t o th e resin . Approximatel y 10 % o f th e resi n system s applied usin g han d lay-u p contai n vapo rsuppressants . Th e remainin g 90 % o f th e resi n system s applied usin g han d lay-up d o no tcontain vapo r suppressant s du e t o "secondar

y bonding " problem s create d b y th e presenc e o f vapo rsuppressants . Th e facilit

y stil l use s atomize d mechanical spray-u p t o apply polyeste ran d viny l este rresin s i n th e fabricatio n o f

corrosio n resistantproducts . Th e viny l este ran d polyeste rresin s applie d b y atomize d mechanical spra y contai n betwee n 36 % an d $0 % HA P by weigh twit h a facility-wid e averag e o f

approximatel y 45 % HA P b y weight . Th e onl y HAP initiall y presen ti n th e polyeste ro r viny l este rresin s i s styrene . Fo rth e majorit

y o f th e resi n system s applie d usin g atomize d mechanica l spray-up , n o additional HA P i s added t o th e resi n during th e fabricatio n proces s with th e exceptio n o f smal l amounts o f

HA P ma tma y (o rma y not ) b e presentin initiators , promoter s and/o rcatalyst s added t o th e resin . Non e o f

th e resi n system s applie d usin g atomize d mechanical spra y contai n vapo r suppressant

s du e t o "secondar

y bonding " problem s create d b y th e presenc e o f vapo rsuppressants . 

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