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Contac tReport From : Rober tJemison , Pacific Environmenta l Services , Inc . (PES ) Date : Januai y 20,199 8 Contact : Ms . Sand y Brackin s Company : GL& V LaValle

y Industries , Inc . Telephon e Number : (360 ) 696*258 8 . Fa x Number . (360)696-005 5 Contac tSummary : Ms . Sand y Brackin s wa s contacte d o n behal f o f th e U.S . EF A t o updat e infonnatio n provide

d i n th e 199 3 EP

A Reinforce

d Plasti c Composites Screenin g Surve y submitte

d b y GL& V LaValley Industries , Inc . fo

r ihei r facilit

y locate d i n Vancouver

, Washington

. I n res]jons e i o my questions Ms . Brackin s indicated the following : Th e faciUt

y produce

s product s fo r bot h conosio n resistan

tan d non-corrosio n resistan

t applications . Approximatel y 85 % ofth e facility' s productio n consist s o f conosio n resistan

tproduct s use d b y the pul

p an d pape r industry . Example s o f thes e product

s include pulp washin g drum s (use d whe n bleachin g pulp ) an

d pul p washing shower

s (use d m conjunctio

n wit h othe r pul p washin g equipment) . The facilit

y stil l use s han

d lay-u p (bucke t& brush/roller

) t o apply a viny l este r resi n (Ashlan d HETRO N 980/35 ) in th

e fabricatio

n o f corrosio n resistan tproducts . The facilit

y use s han

d lay-up fo r approximatel

y 37.5 % o f

it s tota l productio

n o f corrosio n resistan tproducts . Th e viny l este r resin applie

d b y han d lay-u p contain s approximatel

y 34 % HA P b y weigh tan

d doe s no tcontai

n a vapo r suppressant

. Th e only HA P presen ti n the viny l este

r resi n i s styrene . N o additiona l HA P i s adde d t o the resi

n durin g th e fabricatio

n proces s wit

h th e exceptio n o f smal l amount s o f HA P tba t ma y (o r ma y not ) b e presen

ti n initiators , promoter

s and/o r catalyst s adde d t o th e resin . Th e facilit

y stil l use s atomize

d mechanica

l spray-u p t o appl y a viny l este r resi n (Ashlan d HETRO N 980/35 ) i n th

e fabricatio

n o f corrosio n resistan tproducts . Th

e facilit y use s atomized mechanica

l spray-u p fo r approximatel

y 37.5 % o f

it s tota l productio

n o f corrosio n resistan tproducts . The viny l este r resin applie d b y atomize d mechamca

l spray-u p contain s approximatel

y 34 % HA

P b y weigh tan

d doe s notcontai

n a vapo r suppressan

tTh e onl y HA P presen ti n th e viny l este r resin i s styrene . N o additiona

l HA P i s adde d t o th e resi n durin g th e fabricatio

n proces s wit

h tiie exceptio n 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/o r catalyst

s adde d t o th e resin . (contac trepor tcontinue d o n second page ) INFORMATION I S ACCURAT E AiJinfJUL ^/llJfilMAJ

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Ms . Sand y Brackin s Januai y 20,199 8 Page 2 Th

e facilit y ha s starte d usin g non-atomize

d mechanica

l spray-u p (ie . flo w coaters ) t o appl y a viny l este r resi n (Ashlan d HETRO N 980/ 3 S) in th e fabricatio

n o f conosio n resistan

tproducts . Th

e faciUt y use s flo w coater

s fo r approximatel

y 25 % o f its tota l production o f

corrosio n resistan

t products . Th e viny l este

r resin applie

d b y thes e flow-coalers contains approximatel y 34 % HA

P b y weigh tan d doe s no tcontain a vapor suppressant , th e onl y HA P presen ti n th e viny l este r resi n i s styrene . N o additiona

l HAP i s adde

d t o tiie resi n durin

g the fabrication proces s wit h the exceptio n o f smal l amount s o f HA P tha tma y (o r ma y not ) b e presen

ti n initiators , j-romoter

s and/o r catalyst

s adde d t o th e resin . Th e facilit y still use s atomize

d mechamca

l spray-u p t o appl y a pigmented polyeste r gel coa t which contains approximatel y 35 % HA

P b y weigh tTh

e onl y HA P presen ti n th e ge l coa

ti s styrene . N o additiona

l HA P i s adde

d l o th e ge l cos ti n th e fabricatio n proces s with th e exceptio n o f smal l amount s o f HAP tha tma y (o r ma y not ) b e presen

ti n initiators , promoter

s and/o r catalyst

s adde d t o th e ge l coa t Approximatel

y 15 % ofth e facility' s productio n consist s o f non-corrosion resistan

tproducts . Thes e product

s ar e mold s (cauls ) used b y anothe r compan y t o manufactur

e composit

e shingle s wit

h a woo d appearance , Th e facilit y use s atomi2e

d mechanica

l spray-u p t o appl y a polyeste r resi n (Ashlan d Aropo l MR 12600 ) i n th e fabrication o f it s non-corrosio

n resistan tproducts . The facility use s atomize d mechanica

l spray-u p for 100 % o f

its productio

n o f non-corrosio

n resistan tproducts . Th

e polyeste r resi n applie d b y atomize d mechanica l spray-u p contain s approximate!) ' 44 % HA P b y weigh tan d doe s notcontai n a vapo

r suppressant

. Th e onl y HA P presen ti n th e polyeste r resi n i s styTene . N o additiona l HA P i s adde d t o th e resi n durin

g di e fabricatio

n proces s with th e exceptio n o f small amount s o f HAP tha tma y (o r ma y not ) b e presen

ti n initiators , promoter

s and/o r catalyst

s adde d t o th e resin .

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