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From : Date : Contact : Contac tRepor t Rober t Jemison , Pacific Environmenta l Services , Inc
. (PES ) July 8,199 8 Mr
. Daniel P
. Cronin Company : Lehigh CulturedMarble , Inc
. Telephon e Number : (610)966-348 4 Fax Number : (610)965-574 3 

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ContactSummary : Mr
. Daniel Croni

n was contacte

do n behal f of the U.S
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A to updat e informatio n provide d i n th e 199 3 EP

A ReinforcedPlasti c Composite s Screening Surve y submitte db y Lehig h Culwre d Marble , Inc
. fo

r their facilit y locatedi n Maoungie , Pennsylvania
. I n respons e to m

y question s Mr
. Croni n indicate dth e following : Th e facilit y use s polyme

r easting an datomize dspra y lay-u p (ge l coat s only ) to produc e bat h tubs , showers , bathroo mvanit y tops , an dwall panels/slabs
. The facilit y use s atomize

dspra y lay-u p (vi aHVL

P spra y guns ) to appl

y clea r andpigmente d productio n gel coat s in th e fabrication ofth e product s liste dabove
. The clea r ge l coa t use db y th e facilit y contain s 45.0 % t o 47.0 % HA P b y weigh

t (45.0 % t o 47.0 % styren e and0.0 % methy l methacrylate).
. Th

e pigmentedge

l coa t use dmos t ofte n by the facilit

y i s awhit

e ge l coa t tha t contain s 30.0 % t

o 50.0 % HA

P (30.0 % to 50.0 % styren

e an d0.0 % methy

l methacrylate)
. For

certai n custo morders , the compan y will ad dpigment s t o atranslucen

t bas e ge l coa t t o produc e agel coa

t wit h th e coloring desire dby the customer . Thi s translucen t bas e gel coa

t contain s 39.0 % t o 43.0 % HA P b y weigh

t (39.0 % t o 43.0 % styrene an

d0.0 % methyl methacrylate)
. N o additiona l HA P i s addedt o thes e gel coat s during o r prio r t o th e fabrication proces s wit

h th e exceptio n o f

small amount s o f

HA P tha t ma y (o r ma y not ) b e presen

t i n initiators , promoter s and/o r catalyst s adde dt o th e gel coats . Th e polyeste r

resin usedb

y the facilit

y fo r it s polyme

r castin g operation s contain s 30.0 % HA P b y weight

a s supplied(30.0 % styrene an d0.0 % methyl methacrylate ) an ddoe s no t contai n a vapo r suppressant . N

o additiona l HA P i s adde dt o th e polyeste r resin during o

r prio r t o th e polyme

r castin g proces s wit

h th e exceptio n of

smal l amounts of

HA P tha t ma y (o r ma y not) b e presen t

in initiators , promoters-and/or catalyst s adde

dto th e resin
.
INFORMATIO N I S ACCURAT E

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Contac tRepor t Mr . Danie l P . Croni n - Lehig h Culture d Marble , Inc . July 8,199 8 Pag e Tw o Th e facilit y use s a castin g machine to conductth e mixin g an d polyme reastin g operation s necessar y t o produce th e product

s liste d above . Unlike som e facihtie s whic h us e a castin g machin e t o conduc tbatch mixin g an d castin g operations , th e facilit y operates it s eastin g machin e i n sue h a maime ra s t o conductcontinuous mixin g an d castin g operations . Thes e continuou s mixin g an d castin g operation s ar

e conducte d a s follows : The polyeste rresi n i s continuousl y injecte d int o a mixin g tub e (barrel ) locate d insid e th ? castin g machine . Th e fille ruse d b y th e facilit y i s als o continuousl y inserted int

o the mixin g tube vi a a hopper . Th e pigmen tuse d i n produce th e bas e colo r ofth e mixture i s continuousl y injecte d int o th e mixin g tub e nea

rth e to p ofth e mixin g tube . Th e pigmen tuse d to produce th e non-bas e (veining ) colo rofth e mixture i s continuousl y injecte d into th e mixin g tub e nea

rth e bottom ofth e mixin g tube . Th e insertio n ofth e bas e eolo rpigmen tatth e to p ofth e mixin g tub e result s i n th e entir

e mixtur e having the bas e colo rpriort o th e injectio n ofth e veinin g pigmen ta

tth e bottom ofth e mixin g tube . The insertion ofth e veinin g colo rpigmen ta tth e botto m ofth e mixin g tub e result s i n th e veinin g colo rpigmen tonl y bein g abl e t o mi x slightl y wit h th e res tofth e mixtur

e (hence th e veining ) prio

rto the ejectio n o f

a portio n ofth e mixture . A portio n ofth e mixture (wit

h th e prope

rveinin g pattern

) i s ejectedfro m a poin tnea rth e botto m ofth e castin g machin e int o an ope n mol d (o rserie s o f molds) . For . certai n custo m order

s involvin g specialt

y colors , th e compan y wil l us e an ope n mixe r t o mi x a smal l batc

h o f resin-fille rmatri

x (approximately 30 0 lb s matri x consistin g o f

25 % resi n an d 75 % fille ran

d additives) . I

ti s no tpractica

l to us e th e continuou s castin g machin e discusse d abov e fo rthes e smal l batche s due t o th e lengt

h o f tim e necessary t o clea n an d se tu p th e castin g machin e fo rdifferentjobs . Th e mixm g operations conducte d usin g th e facility' s ope n mixe rtake approximatel y 1 0 minute s pe rbatc h to complete .

INFORMATIO N I S ACCURAT E __^_ 

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MATERIA L SAFET Y DAT A SHEE T REVISIO N DATE : Decembe r 30
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EMERGENCY TELEPHONE 704-328-172 1 H KRESEARC H CORPORATIO N P 0 Bo x 180 9 90 8 Lenoi r

Roa d Hickory
. N C 2860 3 (704 ) 328-172 1

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R CAS NUMBER ' MIXTUR E PRODUC T CODE ' C-2349 . GA-234 9 CI-EM1C^ L FAMILY ' NA DO T CLASS ' FUWMA9I. E LIQUI D MOLECULA R FORMULA*N A DO T SHI P fWE > RESI N S0LUTI0N-HJN1B6 6 MOLECUL E UEIGHT * N A

............ . PRODUC T HAZAR D SUMMAR

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• MA Y CAUS E ALLERGI C SKIN REACTIO N
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•«••••••••• • PRODUC T IDENTIFICATIO N -—•••••« • TRAD E NAME : POLYESTE RPIGMEN T DISPERSIO N CA S NUreER - MIXTUR E PRODUC T CODE : HWE-2303 . CHEMICA L FAMILY ' N W DO

T CLASS ' PIGMENT , NO I LIQUI D O R PAST E MOLECULA R FORMULA'N A DO T SHI P NAME - - I to n 14998 0 Su b 2 M0LECU-A R UEIGHT " N A PRODUC T HAZAR

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A PRODUC T CODE ! G-l989 , TRANSLUCEN T NPG/IS O GEL COA

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