Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0051-1028
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2023-08-16T04:00Z

From: 
Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>
Sent:
Thursday, August 4, 2016 2:05 PM
To: 
Jonelle S Scheetz <JSScheetz@uss.com>
Cc:
Coleen Davis <CDavis@uss.com>; Shappley, Ned <Shappley.Ned@epa.gov>; Raymond, Gabrielle <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: 
Re: EPA questions: U. S. Steel Clairton Works - Coke Oven ICR Questions

Thanks for contacting me for clarification. I have some comments and questions.

1. Yes, of course.
2. What do you see as the a potential problem with what you plan to do?
3. Why do you not want to use the required water sampling methods? Do you mean you would want to substitute just the sampling parts or also the analysis parts of the other methods listed?

Regards,
Donna Lee Jones, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Advisor, Metals Sector
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Sector Policies and Programs Division / Metals & Inorganic Chemicals Group (D243-02) Research Triangle Park, NC  27711  Tele:  (919)  541-5251  Fax  (919)  541-3207 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Reasonableness never fails to be appreciated."  - anon.

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From: Jonelle S Scheetz <JSScheetz@uss.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 1:39:06 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee
Cc: Coleen Davis
Subject: U. S. Steel Clairton Works - Coke Oven ICR Questions

Dr. Jones,

Please see the following questions regarding the ICR testing at U. S. Steel - Clairton Works for 7A Quench Tower:

1.  EPA Method 315.  Clarification.  "Toluene to be used instead of methylene chloride as solvent for extraction."  It will be assumed EPA intended toluene to replace methylene chloride for sample collection and extraction.

2.  H2S by EPA Method 15 or 16.  Language in ICR page 11 of 40 for hydrogen sulfide is unclear regarding duration of test runs.  "Perform all tests over a period of at least 3 clock hours."    A single quench sample period for one rail car of coke will last approximately 2 minutes and ~ 4 quenches per hour are expected.  U. S. Steel proposes to complete the sampling at the Quench Tower in three clock hours collecting approximately 16 quench events for this method.

3.  For water sampling specifically, can the following methods replace the required methods in Enclosure 2?

        Pollutant                Required Method        Proposed Method
        Mercury                EPA 200.7(2)                EPA 245.1 (3) [method is mercury specific]
        PAH                        EPA 610 (5)                EPA 625 (6)
        TDS                        EPA 160.1(7)                SM 2540D

Thank you very much for your consideration in this matter,

Jonelle Scheetz
Clairton Environmental
United States Steel Corporation
Office: 412-233-1015
Cell: 412-445-1946