Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0084-0006
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2005-10-26T04:00Z

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No.
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BACKGROUND
AND
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
PLATING
AND
POLISHING
INFORMATION
REQUEST
Background
and
Instructions
Section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
outlines
the
statutory
requirements
for
the
EPA's
stationary
source
air
toxics
program.
Section
112(
k)
requires
the
development
of
standards
for
area
sources
which
account
for
90
percent
of
the
emissions
in
urban
areas
of
the
33
urban
hazardous
air
pollutants
(
HAP)
listed
in
the
Integrated
Urban
Air
Toxics
Strategy.
The
Integrated
Urban
Air
Toxics
Strategy
lists
plating
and
polishing
as
an
area
source
category.
The
plating
and
polishing
source
category
is
defined
to
include
establishments
primarily
engaged
in
all
types
of
electroplating,
plating,
polishing
(
using
physical,
chemical,
or
electrochemical
processes),
thermal
or
metal
spraying,
anodizing,
coloring,
and
finishing
of
metals
and
formed
products
for
the
trade.
Please
note
that
chromium
emissions
from
chromium
electroplating
and
anodizing
tanks
are
regulated
under
40
CFR
63,
subpart
N
and
will
not
be
addressed
under
the
plating
and
polishing
source
category.
We
are
requesting
in
question
I.
G
that
you
identify
electroplating
finishes,
including
chromium,
applied
in
your
facility
and
we
are
requesting
facility
chromium
emissions
in
Table
1
but
we
are
not
requesting
any
further
information
on
chromium
electroplating
operations.
Also
note
that
the
electroplating,
electroless
plating,
polishing,
anodizing,
thermal
or
metal
spraying,
coloring,
and
finishing
processes
covered
by
this
questionnaire
will
be
referred
to
generically
as
plating
and
polishing.

The
EPA
will
use
the
information
collected
from
a
full
industry
mail
out
of
this
questionnaire
to
evaluate
the
need
for
area
source
National
Emission
Standards
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
(
NESHAP)
for
the
plating
and
polishing
area
source
category.
If
an
area
source
NESHAP
is
developed,
the
collected
information
will
be
used
to
evaluate
the
types
of
provisions
needed
to
limit
HAP
emissions
from
plating
and
polishing
operations
and
to
estimate
the
impacts
of
regulatory
options.

Please
answer
all
questions
unless
not
applicable
to
your
facility
or
operations,
in
which
case
note
that
the
question
is
not
applicable.
All
information
should
be
for
the
reporting
year.
Readily
available
information
should
be
used;
no
additional
emission
testing
or
monitoring
is
required
to
respond
to
this
questionnaire.

An
electronic
version
of
the
Information
Request
form
is
available
in
the
public
docket
through
the
EPA's
Electronic
Docket
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
docket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
download
a
word
processing
electronic
copy
of
the
form.
Once
in
the
EPA
docket
system,
select
"
search,"
then
key
in
the
Docket
ID
number:
OAR­
2005­
0084.
2
Please
note
that
you
are
to
provide
a
separate
response
package
for
each
facility
in
your
company
with
plating
and
polishing
operations.
Copies
of
this
questionnaire
should
be
made
for
additional
facilities.
Return
this
request
along
with
any
additional
information
to:

Donna
Lee
Jones
USEPA
Mailroom
(
C439­
02)
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
this
request,
please
contact
Donna
Lee
Jones
at
919­
541­
5251
(
e­
mail
Jones.
DonnaLee@
epa.
gov).

The
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
12.1
hours
per
response.
Send
comments
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
through
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques
to
the
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
2822T),
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
D.
C.
20460.
Include
the
OMB
control
number
in
any
correspondence.
Do
not
send
the
completed
form
to
this
address.
3
ENCLOSURE
1
INFORMATION
REQUEST
FOR
PLATING
AND
POLISHING
OPERATIONS
I.
General
Information
A.
Facility
Name:

B.
Facility
Street
Address:
1)
Street:
2)
City:
3)
State:
4)
ZIP
Code:
5)
County:

C.
Mailing
Address
(
If
different
from
Facility
Street
Address):
1)
Street
or
P.
O.
Box
2)
City:
3)
State:
4)
ZIP
Code:

D.
Corporate
Owner:
1)
Name
of
Corporate
Owner:
2)
Street:
3)
City:
4)
State:
5)
ZIP
Code:
6)
Corporate
Sales:
$

E.
Facility
Description
1)
Provide
a
brief
description
of
the
facility
(
e.
g.,
plating
and
polishing
job
shop)

2)
Dun
&
Bradstreet
No:
3)
SARA
TRI
Facility
ID:
4)
Number
of
facility
employees
5)
SIC(
s)
6)
NAIC(
s)
7)
Operating
hours:
Hours/
day:________
Days/
week:_______
Weeks/
year:________

F.
Plating
and
Polishing
Processes
Conducted
(
Check
all
that
apply)

Electroplating

Polishing
(
Please
Identify,
e.
g.,
mechanical,
chemical,
or
electrochemical,
and
briefly
describe)

Electroless
Plating
(
Please
identify
processes,
e.
g.,
electroless
nickel)

Anodizing
(
Please
identify
and
briefly
describe)
4

Thermal
or
Metal
Spraying
(
Please
identify
and
briefly
describe)

Other
(
Please
identify
and
briefly
describe)

G
Electroplating
Finishes
Applied
(
Check
all
that
apply)

Brass

Bronze

Cadmium

Chromium,
Black

Chromium,
Decorative

Chromium,
Hard

Copper

Gold

Lead

Nickel,
Black

Nickel,
Decorative

Nickel,
Industrial

Platinum

Silver

Tin

Tin­
Lead

Tin­
Nickel

Tin­
Zinc

Zinc

Zinc­
Iron

Zinc­
Nickel

Other
(
Please
identify)

H.
Technical
Contact
(
able
to
answer
technical
questions
about
this
survey)
1)
Name
and
Title:
2)
Telephone:
3)
Facsimile:
4)
Email:

I.
Geographic
Coordinates;
either
latitude
and
longitude
(
in
degrees
and
minutes)
or
UTM
coordinates
of
the
center
of
the
plant:

J.
Regulatory
Requirements
(
Please
indicate
any
Federal
emission
standards,
such
as
NSPS
or
NESHAP,
which
are
applicable
to
your
facility):

40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
N
Chromium
Electroplating
NESHAP

40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
T
Halogenated
Solvent
Cleaning

Other
(
Please
Identify)

K.
Facility
Classification
for
HAP
(
If
you
have
an
air
operating
permit
issued
under
Title
V
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
please
indicate
the
classification
of
your
facility):

Major
Source

Synthetic
Minor
Source

Minor/
Area
Source
What
co­
located
activities
influence
facility
classification:
5
6
II.
HAP
Emissions
and
Permit
Data
Attachment
1
is
a
list
of
the
most
common
HAP
reported
as
being
emitted
by
electroplating
facilities.
The
complete
list
of
HAP
is
provided
in
Attachment
2.
Please
provide
readily
available
emissions
information
for
these
HAP
in
Table
1
for
the
most
recent
year
for
which
data
are
available.
Indicate
the
reporting
year
below.
Also
provide
readily
available
emissions
information
for
any
other
HAP
(
e.
g.,
chromium
compounds
from
chromic
acid
etching)
known
to
be
used
in
your
facility.
If
you
are
required
to
prepare
annual
emissions
inventory
reports,
you
may
attach
a
copy
of
the
most
recent
annual
emissions
inventory
instead
of
completing
this
table.
No
additional
emissions
testing
or
monitoring
is
required
to
respond
to
this
questionnaire.
Reporting
Year:
________

A.
Table
1.
HAP
Emissions
HAP
CAS
Number
Facility
HAP
Emissions
(
pounds/
year)
Plating
and
Polishing
HAP
Emissions
(
pounds/
year)
Basis
for
Estimate
2
Reporting
Year
Actual
Reporting
Year
Actual
Chlorine
7782505
Formaldehyde
50000
Hydrochloric
Acid
7647010
Hydrogen
Fluoride
7664393
Cadmium
Compounds
Chromium
Compounds
1
Cyanide
Compounds
Glycol
Ethers
Lead
Compounds
Manganese
Compounds
Nickel
Compounds
Other
(
Specify
)__________

Other
(
Specify
)__________

Total
HAP
­­­­­

1
For
facility
emissions,
include
all
chromium
emissions;
for
plating
and
polishing
emissions,
do
not
include
chromium
emissions
from
electroplating
or
anodizing
tanks
subject
to
the
NESHAP
(
40
CFR
63,
subpart
N).
2
Indicate
basis
for
emission
estimates:
TD
=
test
data;
MB
=
mass
balance;
EJ
=
engineering
judgement;
Other
(
please
specify).
7
Please
make
blank
copies
of
this
table
for
use
as
work
sheets
and/
or
for
additional
room.
8
B.
Permit
Conditions
If
any
of
the
plating
and
polishing
operations
at
your
facility
are
subject
to
permit
limits,,
please
provide
a
copy
of
your
air
operating
permit.

C.
Emission
tests
Enclose
complete
test
reports
from
any
emission
tests
conducted
on
plating
and
polishing
processes
and
air
pollution
control
devices
(
APCDs).
No
additional
emissions
testing
or
monitoring
is
required
to
respond
to
this
questionnaire.
Include:

(
1)
pollutants
and
emission
rates
measured,
(
2)
the
test
method
or
procedure
used,
(
3)
information
on
actual
plating
or
polishing
process
conditions
at
the
time
the
measurements
were
made,
(
4)
if
the
tests
were
conducted
on
outlet
streams
of
APCDs,
the
APCD
operating
conditions,
and
(
5)
all
appendices,
including
field
data
sheets,
laboratory
reports,
example
calculations,
process
data
recorded
during
the
test,
and
other
supporting
data.
9
III
Plating
and
Polishing
Process
Information
A.
Table
2.
Summary
of
Electroplating
Tank
Information
(
Provide
the
following
information
for
each
tank
in
which
an
electroplating
finish
containing
HAP
listed
in
Attachment
1
is
applied
[
plating
tank].)

Tank
ID
1
Finish
type
applied
2
Tank
volume
(
gal)
Tank
surface
dimensions
(
ft
x
ft)
Maximum
operating
amperage
(
amps)
Rectifier
operating
hours
(
hr/
year)
Type
of
bath
agitation3
Tank
emission
control
method
4
1
For
example,
if
you
operate
three
industrial
nickel
plating
tanks,
you
can
number
them
InNi1,
InNi2,
and
InNi3.
2
For
Example,
Black
nickel
=
BlNi;
Brass
=
Bs;
Cadmium
=
Cd;
Copper
=
Cu;
Gold
=
Au;
Lead
=
Pb;
Nickel,
Decorative
=
NiD;
Nickel,
Industrial
=
NiI;
Silver
=
Ag;
Tin/
Lead
=
SnPb;
Tin­
Nickel
=
SnNi;
Zinc
=
Zn;
Zinc/
Nickel
=
ZnNi.
3
Please
fill
in
Air
agitation
=
AA;
Eductor
(
pump
mixing)
=
Ed;
Mechanical
mixing
=
MM;
No
agitation
=
None;
or
Other
(
Specify)
=
Other.
4
Indicate
only
controls
applied
to
each
specific
tank,
such
as
polypropylene
balls
=
PB;
wetting
agent
fume
suppressant
=
WAFS;
foam
blanket
=
FB;
Merlin
cover
=
MC;
tank
enclosure
=
TE.
Do
not
include
control
devices
installed
on
the
ventilation
or
exhaust
system.

Please
make
blank
copies
of
this
table
for
use
as
work
sheets
and/
or
for
additional
room.
10
B.
Table
3.
Summary
of
Electroless
Plating,
Anodizing,
and
Other
Finishing
Tank
Information
(
Provide
the
following
information
for
each
tank
in
which
an
electroless
plating,
anodizing
or
other
finish
containing
HAP
listed
in
Attachment
1
is
applied.)

Tank
ID
1
Finish
type
applied
2
Tank
volume
(
gal)
Tank
surface
dimensions
(
ft
x
ft)
Type
of
bath
agitation
3
Tank
emission
control
method
4
1
For
example,
if
you
operate
three
electroless
nickel
plating
tanks,
they
could
be
numbered
ENi1,
ENi2,
and
ENi3.
2
For
example;
Alodine
Treatment
=
Ad,
Blackening/
Antiquing
=
BlA,
Black
Dye
=
BlDy,
Black
Oxide
=
BlOx,
Boric­
Sulfuric
Acid
Anodize
=
Bo­
SuAn,
Bright
Dip
=
BrD,
Cadmium
Strip
=
CdStr,
Chromate
Conversion
=
ChCv;
Electroless
Nickel
=
ENi;
Electrophoretic
Coating
Process
=
EPC,
Galvanic
Anodize
=
GaAn,
Lacquering
=
Lq,
Magnesium
Treatment
=
Mg,
Nitric
Acid
Passivation
=
NitPa,
Passivation
=
Pa,
Phosphating
=
Ph,
Phosphoric
Acid
Anodize
=
PhAn,
Sodium
Dichromate
Treat
=
NaDiCr,
Sulfuric
Acid
Aluminum
Anodize
=
SuAn,
Sulfuric
Acid
Strip
Anodize
=
SuStrAn,
Titanium
Anodize
=
TiAn.
3
Please
fill
in
Air
Agitation
=
AA,
Eductor
(
pump
mixing)
=
Ed,
Mechanical
Mixing
=
MM,
or
No
Agitation
=
None.
4
Indicate
only
controls
applied
to
each
specific
tank,
such
as:
polypropylene
balls
=
PB;
wetting
agent
fume
suppressant
=
WAFS;
foam
blanket
=
FB;
Merlin
cover
=
MC;
tank
enclosure
=
TE.
Do
not
include
control
devices
installed
on
exhaust
system.

Please
make
blank
copies
of
this
table
for
use
as
work
sheets
and/
or
for
additional
room.
11
C.
Table
4.
Summary
of
Information
on
Thermal
Spraying
(
Provide
the
following
information
for
each
thermal
or
metal
spraying
operation
in
which
any
material
containing
HAP
listed
in
Attachment
1
is
applied.)

Thermal
spraying
line
ID
1
Thermal
spraying
process
type
2
Is
line
operated
in
booth
or
enclosure?
(
yes/
no)
Type
of
booth
or
enclosure3
Is
operation
ventilated?
(
yes/
no)

1
For
each
thermal
spraying
process
line,
indicate
the
name
or
ID
number.
2
For
example,
flame
spraying
=
FlS;
electric
arc
spraying
=
EAS;
plasma
arc
spraying
=
PAS;
highvelocity
oxy­
fuel
=
HVOF;
detonation
gun
=
DG;
Other
=
(
specify).
3
Indicate
if
booth
or
enclosure
is
partial
(
i.
e.,
open
on
one
or
more
sides)
or
if
enclosure
is
complete
(
enclosed
on
all
sides).

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make
blank
copies
of
this
table
for
use
as
work
sheets
and/
or
for
additional
room.
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D.
Table
5.
Summary
of
Information
on
Finished
Materials,
Substrates,
and
Products
(
Provide
the
following
information
for
products
or
materials
that
are
plated,
polished,
or
finished
at
your
facility.
For
each
product,
also
indicate
the
base
metal
or
base
material
that
is
finished
and
the
ID
number
corresponding
to
the
tanks
from
Tables
2
or
3,
or
thermal
spraying
operation
from
Table
4,
that
are
used
to
finish
the
product.)

Type
of
product
or
substrate
finished
Base
metal
or
material
ID
Nos
for
tanks
and/
or
thermal
spraying
lines
Please
make
blank
copies
of
this
table
for
use
as
work
sheets
and/
or
for
additional
room.
13
IV.
HAP­
Containing
Plating
and
Polishing
Material
Data
Table
6.
HAP­
Containing
Material
Data
(
Please
provide
the
following
information
for
each
HAPcontaining
plating
or
polishing
material
used
in
the
Reporting
Year
that
is
a
source
of
HAP
emissions
reported
in
Table
1.
If
records
for
the
full
Reporting
Year
are
not
readily
available,
provide
HAPcontaining
material
information
for
a
typical
quarter
in
the
Reporting
Year
and
check

that
data
are
for
one
quarter
of
the
Reporting
Year.
For
each
material,
either
submit
speciated
HAP
content
data
from
the
Material
Safety
Data
Sheet
[
MSDS]
or
provide
the
speciated
HAP
content
in
Columns
4
and
5
of
this
table.)

Data
are
for
Full
Reporting
Year

Data
are
for
One
Quarter

Material
name
or
ID1
Manufacturer
or
supplier
name
Amount
used2
Units3
HAP
Species4
Tank
or
thermal
spray
line
ID
Nos.
5
1
Indicate
the
generic
name,
trade
name,
or
product
name
for
any
material
that
contains
one
or
more
HAP.
2
Indicate
the
total
amount
used
during
the
reporting
year.
3
For
example,
gallons,
pounds.
4
List
all
HAP
present
in
the
material;
refer
to
the
attachment
for
a
list
of
HAP
commonly
used
in
plating
and
polishing
operations.
5
Use
the
same
ID
Nos
for
all
plating
and
polishing
tanks
listed
in
Tables
2
and
3
and
for
all
thermal
spraying
lines
listed
in
Table
4.

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copies
of
this
table
for
use
as
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sheets
and/
or
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additional
room.
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V.
Ventilation
System
and
Emission
Control
System
Information
A.
Table
7.
Local
Ventilation
System
Design
and
Operating
Data
(
For
each
ventilation
system
that
exhausts
one
or
more
of
the
tanks
listed
in
Tables
2
or
3,
or
thermal
spraying
operation
listed
in
Table
4,
please
provide
the
following
information,
if
available.

Ventilation
system
ID1
Tank
and
thermal
spray
line
ID
Nos.
2
Exhaust
flow
rate
(
acfm)
3
Exhaust
duct
diameter
(
in)
4
Hood
location5
Type
of
emission
control6
1
Indicate
the
name
or
identification
number
for
each
independent
ventilation
system.
2
List
the
ID
Nos.
from
Tables
2
and
3
for
all
tanks
or
the
thermal
spray
line
ID
Nos
from
Table
4
for
all
tanks
and
thermal
spraying
operations
that
are
exhausted
by
the
ventilation
system.
3
Indicate
the
exhaust
flow
rate
through
the
entire
system
in
units
of
actual
cubic
feet
per
minute.
4
Provide
the
diameter
of
the
duct
in
inches
at
the
inlet
to
the
control
device
or
at
the
exhaust
point.
5
For
ventilation
systems
that
exhaust
tanks,
indicate
if
the
tank
exhaust
hood
is
located
on
the
centerlines
or
sides
of
the
tanks.
6
Identify
the
type
of
emission
control
system
installed
on
the
ventilation
system.
For
example,
composite
mesh
pad
=
CMP;
mesh
pad
mist
eliminator
=
MPME;
packed
bed
scrubber
=
PBS;
high
efficiency
particulate
air
filter
=
HEPA;
wet
scrubber
(
other
than
packed
bed)
=
WS;
chevron­
blade
mist
eliminator
=
CBME.

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B.
Table
8.
Surfactant
or
Wetting
Agent
Fume
Suppressant
Information
(
For
each
tank
listed
in
Tables
2
or
3
in
which
a
foam
blanket,
surfactant
or
wetting
agent
fume
suppressant,
or
combination
foam
blanket/
surfactant
or
wetting
agent
is
used,
please
provide
the
following
information
and
submit
the
MSDS
for
each
surfactant
or
wetting
agent
used.)

Tank
ID1
Surfactant
or
wetting
agent
name
Manufacturer/
supplier
Amount
used
in
reporting
year2
Annual
cost
of
surfactant
or
wetting
agent
($)
Bath
surface
tension3
1
List
the
ID
Nos.
from
Tables
2
and
3
for
all
tanks
in
which
the
surfactant
or
wetting
agent
is
used.
2
Indicate
the
amount
used
during
the
reporting
year
and
units
(
e.
g.,
gallons,
pounds).
3
If
you
monitor
or
periodically
measure
the
bath
surface
tension,
indicate
the
surface
tension
in
units
of
dynes
per
centimeter.

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C.
Table
9.
Air
Pollution
Control
Device
(
APCD)
Information
(
For
each
ventilation
system
listed
in
Table
7
that
is
exhausted
to
an
emission
or
air
pollution
control
device,
please
provide
the
following
information
Ventilation
system
ID
1
APCD
Type
2
Control
efficiency
(%)
3
Basis
for
control
efficiency
4
1
Indicate
the
ventilation
system
ID
No
or
name
from
Table
7.
2
List
the
type
of
air
pollution
control
device.
For
example,
composite
mesh
pad
=
CMP;
mesh
pad
mist
eliminator
=
MPME;
packed
bed
scrubber
=
PBS;
high
efficiency
particulate
air
filter
=
HEPA;
wet
scrubber
(
other
than
packed
bed)
=
WS;
chevron­
blade
mist
eliminator
=
CBME.
3
Indicate
the
control
efficiency
or
percent
reduction
in
percent.
4
Identify
the
basis
for
the
control
efficiency.
For
example,
manufacturer's
guarantee,
performance
test,
other
(
please
specify).

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1
Pollution
prevention
means
any
practice
that
reduces
or
eliminates
the
creation
of
pollutants
through
increased
efficiency
in
the
use
of
raw
materials,
energy,
water,
or
other
resources.
Examples
include
substituting
a
hazardous
material
with
a
nonhazardous
material
and
process
changes
that
eliminate
the
use
of
a
hazardous
material.

2
Dragout
refers
to
residual
plating
or
finishing
bath
solution
that
remains
on
parts
or
workpieces
after
they
are
removed
from
the
tank.

17
VI.
Pollution
Prevention1
A.
Steps
used
to
minimize
drag­
out2:

Surfactants

Drip
time

Air
blow
down

Other:

B.
Describe
any
other
pollution
prevention
measures
(
e.
g.,
drain
board
between
tanks
angled
to
drain
dragout
back
to
the
previous
bath):

C.
Provide
costs
and
cost
basis
(
e.
g.,
cost
of
developing
and
implementing
work
practices
or
cost
of
substituting
a
non­
HAP
plating
finish
for
a
HAP­
containing
plating
finish)
of
work
practices
or
pollution
prevention
(
P2)
measures
currently
being
used:

D.
Provide
costs
and
cost
basis
for
P2
measures
evaluated
but
not
implemented
and
reason(
s)
why
they
were
not
implemented:
18
Attachment
1
List
of
Most
Common
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
(
HAPs)
Reported
Emitted
from
Electroplating
Facilities
in
SIC
Code
3471
CAS
Number
Chemical
Name
7782505
Chlorine
50000
Formaldehyde
7647010
Hydrochloric
acid
7664393
Hydrogen
Fluoride
67561
Methanol
7723140
Phosphorus
108883
Toluene
1330207
Xylenes
Cadmium
Compounds
Cobalt
Compounds
Chromium
Compounds
Cyanide
Compounds
Glycol
Ethers
Lead
Compounds
Manganese
Compounds
Nickel
Compounds