INITIAL REVIEW ENGINEERING REPORT 

PMN: 08-0513 

Post-Focus Draft Revision 4 1/17/2012 

ENGINEER: Macek/Austin \ JAS/CLM 

PV (kg/yr): 

Revision Notes / Assessment Overview: This report is an 

 10/7/08) based on the following additional 

information: 

1. Amendment from the submitter dated 11/8/11 which included: 

 

 b. additional details on operations at submitter's site and customers 

sites. 

 c. additional information on handling and disposal of wastes. 

2. Phone call between the submitter and EPA New Chemicals 

af

 

SUBMITTER: 

USE: Surfactant for enhanced oil recovery applications. 

ti . No references 

 

O

 
y[oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)], .alpha. 

a.-hydroxy-, C16-17-branched alkyl ethers, 

 s 

20 e g/L @ 

 .0 t 

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si at C

% PMN substance in 

anol 

 in crude 

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= 

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SAT (concerns) (07/25/2008): 

Migration to groundwater: Negligible 

PBT rating: P1B1T1 

Health: 1-2 Dermal, Inhalation, XB Testing (No Testing 

desired) 

Eco: 2 Water (All releases to water with a CC = 20ppb), XB 

Testing (Testing desired) 

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE RATING: 0-1 

NOTES & KEY ASSUMPTIONS: 

Generated by the 06/07/2005 version of ChemSTEER. 

POLLUTION PREVENTION CONSIDERATIONS: 
None. 

EXPOSURE-BASED REVIEW: Yes (0 criteria met) 

1) # of workers exposed: 0 >1000? No 

2) >100 workers with >10 mg/day inhalation exposure: No 

3) (a) >100 workers w/1-10 mg/day inh. exp. & >100 

days/yr: No 

 (b) Routine Dermal Cont: >250 workers & >100 days/yr: 

No 
INITIAL REVIEW ENGINEERING REPORT 

PMN: 08-0513 

Manufacturing: 

Number of Sites/ Location: 1 

om ny - Winder Facility Winder GA 30680 

 

me ment from submitter indicated that 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASES ESTIMATE SUMMARY 

IRER Note: The daily releases listed for any source below 

may coincide with daily releases from the other sources 

to the same medium. 

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES ESTIMATE SUMMARY 

INITIAL REVIEW ENGINEERING REPORT 

PMN: 08-0513 

Use: Oil Recovery Applications 

Number of Sites/ Location: 2 

si s) 

 

n ndment (11/8/11), submitter indicated 1-2 

lt e 

 ssment 

s 

te EB 

 

0,

P xp . 

 

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als 

co e 

 

and 

ected into oil field over an extended 

period of time". 

Process Description: Formulation (containing P-08-0513 

 a f 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASES ESTIMATE SUMMARY 

IRER Note: The daily releases listed for any source below 

may coincide with daily releases from the other sources 

to the same medium. 

Release #1 

njection 

2 kg/site-day over 350 days/yr from 2 sites 

submission, consistent with GS) 

 

s ed, 

i cting upstream losses, LF = 0.978 [calc: 

 (1-.002)*(1-.02)] 

Release #2 

njection

rvative: 1.4E+1 kg/site-day over 1 day/yr from 2 

jection 
 bu tanks 

th 

e o once at 

 l 

 s

 wa ion 

 Stepan has 

en 

k cleanout 

di

 d

ia ay be to other media 

but that is considered less likely. 

Release #3 

2 kg/site-day over 3 days/yr from 2 sites 

rs 

 U CEB assumes 1-2 

 bm

 es

 e le nt ed 

 st

ilcar. 75,700 x 0.2% = 151. 

4 kg of P-08-0513per cleaning. 

or in an 

 t r SOP for 

 The 

 e ct 

 

 the containers will be handled by one of 

three methods: 

 ing residue then deep well injected at the 

st

2. Re rn cation where the containers will be: 

 

 

 rated. 

 d party waste handler designated by Stepan Company where the 

ontai rs

| thout cleaning 

 

 c. cleaned and the rinsate disposed of by incineration. 

deepwell injection as the most likely media of release for any cleaning residue. 

Release #4 

t 2: 3.8E+1 kg/site-day over 3 days/yr from 2 sites 
 

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES ESTIMATE SUMMARY 
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