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# OAR Box 1384 Prepped by Charmelle Mathews



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AM Sheet 95 of 264.DEC-05-199 6 11=1 3 BRISTO L IT E SKYLIGHT S ~ p ^ EJ "


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Contac tRepor t From : Ke n Meardo n an d Melani e Proctor , Pacifi c Environmenta l Services , Inc . (PES ) and Madelein e Strum , EPA/ES D Date : Octobe r 31,199 6 an d Decembe r 3,199 6 Contact : Mr. Charles Va n Liew , Directo r o f Operatio Company : Bristo l Fiberlite Industrie s Telephon e Number : (714 ) 540-895 0 Fa x Number : (714 ) 540-541 5 Contac tSummary : Mr. Va m Lie w wa s contacte d t o verif y th e conten to f

hazardou s air pollutants (HAP ) i n th e resin s use d b y Bristo l Fiberlite . Mr . Van Lie w explaine d tha

tBristo l Fiberlite use s onl y tw o differentresins , whic h ar e bot h genera l purpose polyeste r resin s (L B 1043-0 2 and L B 1043-11) . In 1995 , th e compan y use d 34,00 0 pound s o f resi n L B 1043-11 , whic h contain s 2 8 percen t sryrene b y weigh tan

d contain s n o methyl methacrylat e (MMA) . Bristo l Fiberlite use d 460,00 0 pound s o f

resi n L B 1043-02 , whic h contain s 2 3 percentstyren e an d 5 percentMM A b y weight . Resi n L B 1045-0 2 i s vapo r suppresse d an d i ti s use d t o produce dome s fo r skylights . Mr . Va n Lie w explaine d tha

tvapo r suppressant

s cannotb e use d i n resi n L B 1043-1 1 becaus e thi s resi n i s use d t o produc e skirt

s fo r skylight s an

d the vapor suppressan

twoul d interfer

e wit h secondary bonding . Bot h resin s contai n betwee n 1 t o 5 percen tflam e retardants . Bristo l doe s no tus e an y filler i n thei r wsins . Bristo l added a tota l o f 1,49 8 pound s o f

styren e t o bot h resin s i n 199 5 before th e resm s wer e applied . Mr . Van Lie w offere d t o sen d th e firstpag e o f th e materia

l safet y dat a sheet s fo

r both resin s t o PES . Mr. Va n Lie w indicate d tha tBristo l purchase s bot

h resin s from Ashlan d Chemica l Company . Th e nam e o f

th e technica l sale s representative i s Chri s Orazi o (phon e 714-457-0470) . Mr . Va n Lie w pointe d ou ttha tBristo l ha s purchased thei r resin s from Ashlan d fo r a numbe r o f years . Bristo l purchase s thei r resin s b y specification s (e.g . flam e retardant) , bu tth e resin s are no t specificall y formulate d fo r Bristol . Mr . Van Lie w als o state d tha tBristo l specifie s thatthei r resin s mee tSout

h Coas tRul e 116 2 requirements , bu tBristo l di d no tspecif y a 2 8 percen tHA P content . Th e resin s use d b y Bristo l d o no thav e an y special corrosio n resistan tproperties . Th e products produce d hav e structura l requirement

s t o handl e loads , bu tth e requirement s are no t extreme . Accordin g t o Mr . Van Liew , Bristo l doe s no tappl y o r handl e thei r resin s i n an y specia l way . Th e resi n i s spraye d i n a n ope n mold , rolle d out , and allowe d t o cure . Th e reinforcemen ti s applie d b y usin g standar

d choppe r guns . Th

e glas s contenti n th e fina l producti s approximatel y 

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2 0 percent . Mr

. Va n Lie w explaine d tha

tth e lo w HA P contentdoe s no tnegativel y affec tth e abilit y t o spra y th e resin . H e furthe

r explaine d tha

ti s wa s no tnecessary t o hea tth e resi n t o decreas e th e resi n viscosity . Mr . Van Lie w pointe d ou ttha tth e resi n storag e tank s wer e insulated , bu tno theated . H e though ttha tcol d coul d increas e th e viscosit y o f th e resin , whic h woul d mak e spra

y applicatio n mor

e difficult . Mr . Va n Lie w indicate d tha tBristol Fiberlit

e i s a majo

r sourc e an

d i s require d t o obtai n a Titl e V permit .
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