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Rober tJemison , Pacifi c Environmenta l Services , Inc . (PES ) Jun e 10,199 8 Mr . Ric k Farle y Marbl e Creations , Inc . (formerl

y Forema n Industries ! IncV

) Telephon e Numbe r (219)269-724 2 Fa x Number : (219)269-924 2 Contac tSummary : Mr . Ric k Farle y wa s contacte d o n behal f o f th e U.S . EP

A t o updat e informatio

n provide d i n th e 199 3 EP A Reinforce

d Plastic Composite

s Screenin g Surve y submitte d b y Marbl

e Creations , Inc . fo r thei r facilit y locate d in Warsaw

, Indiana . I n response t o m

y questions Mr

. Farle y indicate d the following : Th e facilit y use s polyme

r castin g an d atomize d spra y lay-u p (ge l coat

s only ) t o produc

e bat h tubs , shower bases , shower stalls , an d counte r tops . Th e facilit y prepare s di e resin-fille

tmixtur e used i n it

s polyme r castin g operation

s b y mixing a polyeste r resin , filler, an

d catalys ti n a mixing vessel . Th

e mixin g vesse l i s ope n (no tcovered o r closed ) whil e the mixin

g process i s conducted. Th e facilit y activel y vent s emission s from th e mixe

r to th e atmospher

e t o reduc e worke r exposure . Onc

e th e mixin g proces s i s completed , th e mixtur e i s poure d int o a n ope n mol d (o r molds) . The polyeste r resin used b y th e facilit y fo r its polymer castin g operations contain s 35.0 % HA P b y weighta s supplie d (35.0 % styrene

) an d doe s no tcontai n a vapo r suppressant

. N o additiona

l HA P i s adde

d t o the polyester resi

n durin g o r prio r t o th e polyme r castin g proces s wit

h th e exception o f smal l amount s o f HA P tha tma y (o r ma y not ) b e presen

ti n initiators , promoter

s and/or catalyst

s adde d to th e resin . Th e facilit y use s atomize

d spra y lay-u p (vi a a n air-assiste

d airles s spra

y gun ) to appl

y bot h clear an d pigmente

d (off-white

) productio

n gel coat s i n th e fabricatio

n o f th e product

s liste d above . Th e clea r ge l coa tuse d b y th e facilit y contain s 46.0 % HA

P b y weigh ta s supplie d (46.0 % styren e an d 0.0 % methy

l methacrylate) . Th

e pigmente

d (off-white) ge

l coa tuse d b y th e facilit

y contain s 33.0 % HAP b y weighta s supplied (33.0 % styren e an d 0.0 % methy

l methacrylate) .
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### Mr
. Ric k Farle y - Marbl e Creations , Inc
. June 10,199 8 Pag e Two The facilit y use s atomize

d spra y lay-u p t o appl y a h unfilled polyeste

r toolin g resi n i n th e manufactur e o f molds
. Thi s unfille

d polyeste r resi n contain s 47.0 % HA

P b y weigh

t (47.0 % styrene

) an d doe s not contai n avapo r suppressan

t N o additiona

l HA P i s adde d t o unfille

d polyeste r toolin g resi n durin g o r

prio r t o th e fabrication proces s wit

h th e exception o f

smal l amounts of

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

t i n initiators , promoter s and/o r catalysts adde

d t o th e ge l coats
. The facilit y use s atomize

d spra y lay-u p (vi aa n air-assiste d airles s spra

y gun ) t o appl

y a pigmente d (orange ) toolin g ge l coa t in th e manufactur

e o f mold s used a

t th afacility
. Th

e pigmente d (orange ) toolin g ge

l coa t use d b y the facilit

y contain s 38.0 % HA

P b y weigh

t a s supplie d (38.0 % styrene an d 0.0 % methyl methacrylate)
. N o additiona

l HA P i s adde d t o eithe r di e clear , pigmente

d o r toolin g ge l coat s durin

g o r prio r t o th e fabricatio n proces s wit h th e exceptio

n of smal l amount s of HA P tha t ma y (o r ma y not ) b e presen t i n initiators , promoters and/o r catalyst s adde

d t o th e gel coats
.

INFORMATIO

N I S ACCURAT

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