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**

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SUBMITTER:

USE: Surfactant for enhanced oil recovery applications.
ti . No references

Oy[oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)], .alpha. a.-hydroxy-, C16-17-branched alkyl ethers,

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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:

NoINITIAL 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 SUMMARYINITIAL 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

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Process Description: Formulation (containing P-08-0513

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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

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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

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st ilcar. 75,700 x 0.2% = 151. 4 kg of P-08-0513per cleaning.

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the containers will be handled by one of

three methods:

ing residue then deep well injected at the

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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 sitesOCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES ESTIMATE SUMMARY-