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### From : Date : Contact : Company : Contac t Repor t Rober t Jemison , Pacific Environmenta l Services , Inc
. (PES ) Marc h 26,199 8 Mr
. Jeffre y C
. Benz Ershigs , Inc
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telephon e Number : (360)733-262 0 Fa x Number : (360 ) 733-262 8 Contac t Summary : Mr
. JefSreyC
. Ben z wa s contactedo n behal f o f the U.S
. EP

A to updat e infonnatio n provide d i n th e 199 3 EPA Reinforce dPlasti c Composite s Screening Surve y submitte db y Ershigs , Inc
. fo r their facilit y locate din Wilson , Nort

h Carolina
. In respons e to m y question s Mr
. Ben z indicate dth e following : Th e facilit y produce s fiberglas s reinforcedplasti c (FRP ) product s fo r variou s corrosio n resistant applications
. Thes e product s includ e tanks , pipes , andfittings
. Th e facility' s product s ar e primaril y use db y th e pul p & paper , chemica l processing , metals , electronics , an dpetroleu m industries
. Th e faciUt y use s han dlay-u

p (bucke t & brush/non-pressureife droller) t o appl y polyester resin s i n th e fabricatio n o f

certain corrosion resistan

t products
. Th e polyeste

r resin s applie db y han d lay-u p contai n approximately 45.9 % HA P b y weigh

t (o n average)
. Th e facilit y use s spra

y lay-u p t o appl y polyeste r resin s i n th e fabrication o f

certai n corrosio n resistant products
. Th e polyeste

r resin s appliedb y spra

y lay-u p contai n approximately 48.2 % HA P b y weight (o n average)
. Th e facilit y use s th e filamen

t windin g proces s t o appl

y polyeste r andviny l ester

resin s i n th e fabrication o f

certai n corrosio n resistan

t products
. Th

e vinyl este

r andpolyeste

r resin s applie dusin g th e filamen

t windin g proces s contai n approximatel y 44.6 % HA

P b y weigh

t (o n average)
. The facilit y use s spra

y lay-u p to appl y pigmentedpolyeste

r ge l coats . Th e facilit

y primaril y applie s whit e an dgre y ge l coat s wit h aHA P conten t o f 35 % (o n average)
. Th e onl y HAP presen t i n th e ge l coal s i s styren e (non e o f th e gel coat s contain methy l methacrylate)
. Th e onl y HA P initially presen

t i n an y o f the polyeste

r o r viny l ester

resin s use db y th e facilit

y i s styrene . I n certai n instances , small amounts o f HA P (styrtme) rna

y b e addedt o th e resins
. Thes e smal l amount s ar e reflecte di n th e HA P conten t value s give

n above
. Non e o f

th e viny l este r

o r polyeste r resin s use db y th e facilit

y contain vapor

suppressants . Th e informatio n pertainin g t o th e HAP content

o f th e resin s applie dusing eac h fabrication proces s i s base do n 199 6 productio n data
. Th e overwhelmin g majorit y (>95% ) o f

th e resi n mixin g at

Hhi s facilir y i s conducte di n 5 5 gallo n drums
. Occasionally , ver y small amount s o f

resi n ar e mixe dwit

h catalyst s i n small , ope n container s (bowls ) prio r

t o th e resin being appliedwit h han dlay-up
. The facilit

y doe s no t us e activ e (forced ) ventilatio n durin g an y o f it s mixing operations
. INFORMATION I S ACCURAT E UlMyU^It*/^OWL^FRO

M lERSHIG S T O l • 1919941023 4 1998.04-0 2 1212 3 H714P.03/3 I "* * " v<_iVV6/VV<t Contac tRepor t From : Rober tJemison , Pacifi c Environmenta l Services , Inc . (PES ) ..Date : Marc h 26,199 8 Contact : Mr . Jeffre y C . Ben z Company ; Ershigs , Inc . Telephon e Number . (360 ) 733-262 0 Fa x Number : (360)733-262 8 Contac tSummary : Mr . Jeffre y C . Ben z wa s contacte d o n behal f o f th e U.S . EPA t o updat

e informatio n provide d i n th e 199 3 EP A Reinforce d Plasti c Composite s Screenin g Survey submitte d b y Ershigs , Inc . fo r thei rfaciliry locate d i n Bellingham , Washington . In respons e t o m y question s Mr . Ben z indicate d th e Mowing : Th e facilit y produce s fiberglas s reinforced plasti c (FRP ) products fo r variou s corrosio n resistantapplications . Thes e product s includ e tanks , pipes , an

d fittings . Th e facility' s products ar e primaril y use d b y th e pul p & paper , chemical processing , metals , electronics , an d petroleu m industries . Th e facility use s han d lay-up (bucket& brush/non-pressure-ife d roller ) to

" appl y polyeste r resin s i n th e fabrication o f certain corrosion resistan

tproducts . Th

e polyeste r resin s applied b y hand lay-u p contai n approximately 45.2 % HA P b y weigh t(o n average) . Th e facility use s spra

y lay-up t o apply polyeste r resin s i n th e fabricatio n o f certai n corrosio n resistan tproducts . Th e polyeste r resin s applied b y spra y lay-up contai n approximatel y 43.9 % HA P b y weigh t(o n average) . Th e facilit

y use s th e filamentwindin g proces s t o apply polyeste r an d viny l este r resin s i n th e fabricatio n o f

certai n corrosio n resistan tproducts . Th e viny l este r an d polyeste r resin s applie d usin g th e filamen twindin g proces s contai n approximately 43.0 % HA P b y weigh t(o n average) . Th e facility use s spra

y lay-up t o appl

y pigmented polyeste r ge l coats . Th e facility primarily applie s thre e whit e ge l coats , on e gre y ge l coat , an

d on e beig e ge l coa tTh e thre e whit e ge l coats hav e HA P contents o f

34.3% , 35.0% , an

d 362% . The gre

y an d beig e ge l coat s hav e HA P content s o f 35.0 % an

d 35.5% , respectively . Th e onl y HA P presen ti n th e ge l coats i s styren e (non e o f th e ge l coat s contai n methy l methacrylate) . Th e onl y HA P initiall y presen ti n an y o f th e polyeste r or viny l este r resin s use d b y th e facilir y i s styrene . I n certai n instances , smal l amount s o f HA P (stvrene ) ma

y b e adde d t o th e resins . Thes e smal l amount s ar e reflecte d i n th e HA P contentvalue s give n above . Non e o f th e viny l este ro r polyeste rresin s use d b y th e facility contai n vapo r suppressants . Th e informatio n pertainin g t o th e HA P conten to f

th e resin s applie d usin g each fabrication proces s i s base d o n 199 6 productio n data .
INFORMATIO N I S ACCURAT E

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M 'ERSHIG S T O i ' i91994T0234" T """ " 1998.04-0 2 12i2 3 »»714P.04/0 4 <_tVV*f uu t Contac tRepor t• Ershigs , Inc . (Bellingham , W A Facility ) Mr . Jeffrey C . Ben z Marc h 26,199 8 Pag e Tw o Th e overwhehnin g majorit y (>95% ) o f

th e resi n mixin g a

tthi s facility i s conducte d i n 5 5 gallo n drums . Occasionally , very small amount s o f resi n ar e mixe d wit h catalyst s i n small , ope n containers (bowls ) prio

r l o th e resi n being applied wit h han d lay-up . Approximatel y 50 % o f th e 5 5 gallo n drum s ar

e full y seale d with a cove r tha tfits ove r th e dru

m itself . I n som e case s ai r i s vente d throug h th e cove r into th e 5 5 gallo n dru m t o ai d i n th e mixin g process . I n al l case s wher e th e resi n i s mixe d i n 5 5 gallo n drums , th e facilit y activel y (force ) vent s th e HA P emission s fro m th e dru m during mixin g operations . Th e practic e o f forced ventin g i s notnecessary fo r th e mixin g operatio n t o b e successfull y conducte d bu trathe r i s don e t o reduce th e ambientHA P concentration s present i n th e facilit y an d thereb y reduce worker exposur e t o HAP . INFORMATIO N I S ACCURAT E



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