Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0051-1021
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
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Posted Date: 2023-08-16T04:00Z

From: 
Kiechle, Fredric S <Fredric.Kiechle@arcelormittal.com>
Sent:
Monday, August 29, 2016 4:16 PM
To: 
Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>; Raymond, Gabrielle <graymond@rti.org>
Cc:
May, Jeffrey X <Jeffrey.May@arcelormittal.com>; Zavoda, Rich <Rich.Zavoda@arcelormittal.com>; Hill, John R <john.hill@arcelormittal.com>
Subject: 
RE: Coke MACT ICR testing method question SW-846 Method 8100

Dr. Jones, 

Thank you for accepting 8270C as an appropriate method alternative to 8100 and for providing a timely answer.

Scott K

F. Scott Kiechle  Sr. Engineer-Environmental ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor Maintenance, Environmental & Utilities | 250 W. U.S. Highway 12 Burns Harbor, IN 46304-9745 T +219 787 4968 | F +219 787 4973  | M +219 313 2661  | www.arcelormittal.c  Qapla'!

-----Original Message-----
From: Jones, DonnaLee [mailto:Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov]
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 12:45 PM
To: Kiechle, Fredric S; GABRIELLE RAYMOND
Cc: May, Jeffrey X; Zavoda, Rich; Hill, John R
Subject: RE: Coke MACT ICR testing method question SW-846 Method 8100

You are Ok to use 8270C. I will send out an email to the industry soon on this issue.

_____________________________________________________________
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 (D 243-02) Research Triangle Park, NC  27711  Tele:  (919)  541-5251  Fax  (919)  541-3207 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Reasonableness never fails to be appreciated."  - anon.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kiechle, Fredric S [mailto:Fredric.Kiechle@arcelormittal.com]
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 2:37 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>; GABRIELLE RAYMOND <graymond@rti.org>
Cc: May, Jeffrey X <Jeffrey.May@arcelormittal.com>; Zavoda, Rich <Rich.Zavoda@arcelormittal.com>; Hill, John R <john.hill@arcelormittal.com>
Subject: RE: Coke MACT ICR testing method question SW-846 Method 8100

Thank you, much appreciated.

Scott K

F. Scott Kiechle  Sr. Engineer-Environmental ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor Maintenance, Environmental & Utilities | 250 W. U.S. Highway 12 Burns Harbor, IN 46304-9745 T +219 787 4968 | F +219 787 4973  | M +219 313 2661  | www.arcelormittal.c  Qapla'!

-----Original Message-----
From: Jones, DonnaLee [mailto:Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov]
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 1:36 PM
To: Kiechle, Fredric S; GABRIELLE RAYMOND
Cc: May, Jeffrey X; Zavoda, Rich; Hill, John R
Subject: Re: Coke MACT ICR testing method question SW-846 Method 8100

I am checking with EPA measurement staff and will get back with you hopefully soon.

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.

________________________________________
From: Kiechle, Fredric S <Fredric.Kiechle@arcelormittal.com>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 1:43 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee; GABRIELLE RAYMOND
Cc: May, Jeffrey X; Zavoda, Rich; Hill, John R
Subject: Coke MACT ICR testing method question SW-846 Method 8100

Dr. Jones,

The USEPA 114 Request Coke Information Collection Request (ICR) includes analyzing the Pushing Baghouse Dust using EPA SW-846 Method 8100  for Semi-volatile HAPs (PAHs). We have been informed by a third party independent lab that SW-846 Method 8270C is preferred "as opposed to method SW-846 Method 8100.  The main difference is that method 8100 was released back in 1986 and this method references technology that is now considered dated and is not as sensitive, accurate, or efficient as the newer method SW-846 Method 8270C.  Method 8270C was released in 1996 so it is 10 years more current than 8100.  Method 8100 used a GC/FID system as 8270 uses GC/MS.  MS stands for Mass Spectrometer.  The Mass Spectrometer is much better technology that the FID (Flame Ionization Detector) used in method 8100 for identifying and quantitation PAHs compounds.  There are probably not even many labs that still use method 8100 as method 8270 is the most common and preferred way to analyze for PAHs these days in the environmental testing industry.  The sensitivity of 8270 is also much better than 8100.  We are able to detect much lower amounts of PAHs using 8270."

Please approve the use of SW-846 Method 8270C in lieu of SW-846 Method 8100 to analyze the pushing baghouse dust for Semi-volatile HAPs (PAHs).

The Coke ICR Enclosure 2 excerpt, "Table 3. Information for Material Sampling and Analysis" is provided below.

Pushing control baghouse dust or scrubber sludge (as applicable)

Mercury

EPA SW84619 Method 7471B with sample preparation by EPA SW84619 Methods 3050, 3051, or 3052

Take one sample during each Method 29 test run

mg/kg
(dry basis)

PAH/POM

EPA19 SW846 Method 8100

Take one sample during each test run for semi-volatile HAP (PAHs)

Semi-volatile HAP (Semi-Vol) and CAS No.'s Acenaphthene (83-32-9) Acenaphthylene (208-96-8) Anthracene (120-12-7) Benz[a]anthracene (56-55-3) Benzo[a]pyrene (50-32-8) Benzo[b]fluoranthene (205-99-2) Benzo[g,h,i]perylene (191-24-2) Benzo[k]fluoranthene (207-08-9) Chrysene (218-01-9) Dibenz[a,h]anthracene (53-70-3) Fluoranthene (206-44-0) Fluorene (86-73-7) Indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene (193-39-5) Naphthalene (91-20-3) Phenanthrene (85-01-8) Perylene (198-55-0) Pyrene (129-00-0)

Thank You,
Scott Kiechle

F. Scott Kiechle  Sr. Engineer-Environmental ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor Maintenance, Environmental & Utilities | 250 W. U.S. Highway 12 Burns Harbor, IN 46304-9745 T +219 787 4968 | F +219 787 4973  | M +219 313 2661  | www.arcelormittal.c  Qapla'!