Monroe Auto Equipment Highway 1Division of Tenneco Automotive

M a r c h 6, 1984A r k . D e p t . o f P o l l u t i o n C o n t r o l & E c o l o g y8001 N a t i o n a l DriveL i t t l e Rock, AR 72209( A t t n : M r . J o p l i n C a r l i s l e )Dear Mr. C a r l i s l e :P l e a s e f i n d enc l o s ed the f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n that you re- • oquested c onc ern ing the Monroe l a n d f i l l on A r k a n s a s H i g h w a y <->358J 3 0 . o

1 ) M o n i t o r i n g W e l l T e s t R e s u l t s °2 ) S o i l T e s t R e s u l t s O3 ) E P A D e l i s t i n g o f M o n r o e ' s S l u d g eT h e r e was an EPA i n s p e c t i o n of t h i s s i t e in 1980. At thatt ime it was p o i n t e d out that the chromium in the so i l isn a t u r a l l y o c cur ing to the l o c a t i o n and t y p e o f s o i l . Asoi l s a m p l e taken 0 .2 m i l e s f r o m the s i t e and up g r a d i e n tshowed as much ' to ta l chromium as any o f the s o i l s a m p l e staken at the s i t e . _iY o u w i l l no t i c e that t h e te s t w e l l water s a m p l e s show l i t t l e ,i f any, d i s s o l v e d chromium.Some of the m o n i t o r i n g w e l l s are dry and t h e r e f o r e we haveno test r e s u l t s . A s ta t e g e o l o g i s t e s t i m a t e d the watert a b l e in that area to be at l ea s t 150 f e e t d e ep .

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C h a r l e s P i c k n e yP l a n t C h e m i s tC P / s hc opy w o / e n c l o s u r e sPaul H i l lJ o h n H i l l i sS a m M o s t k o f fPaul K o t o w i c zP a u l K a l t e r

March 5, 1984

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cyanide are not used hi Reynold'snitmimfml n*t*mtmmn^tmfMt: KP tOiyicrrydatarindicate that dironnmn-leacbate- -. f t f l f f f n t T " « n M «r«»-h«i~~ •«•- —". 7^—•—•.•• «i<i immw-uie-natpnmary mtstha drinking, water * <«*Mdm*" n cyamda-camantrttions.l« j .——«cons idered . .- 'Boaeajaa-Ageacy-toexdnde-its..- -.-. «»ad1nthesauWararaosES^^^^ 5 ' S SS^~:Sff l iS«^«^

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wesiewaier treatement process,ilation lists from its suppliers ofreals and mixtures used in the^1 convta;|ion Process. EP toxidtyssults for all toxic constituentsled in f 281.2?fcrthe regulations.constituent analysis of the s ludge. o l d ' , treatment proce» of - *S3E£^JJ££"**cai conversion rinse wastes oescribed^SrcSMon^f^^ ^Lr P S s s ± S " ' H d ^ s i ' ^ s s s a s sxides. and dewatering via pressureon*

on .ists indicate tha,•urn and f l u o r i d e compounds. -aad. hydrofluoric acid.luos i f i c acid, tannic acid, and- e sar eU.emaior con s t i tu en t s o f

carbon steel: and (ojchemica etchingandaauuigofdanUBimi.Mbnm.hss *petitioned to exdude its waste becauseit does not meet the criteria for.which ftwas listed. . ' ....... The prodnctioa process a l M o n r o e ' s&cilitywhidi9Bnerates the listed rhazardous waste is hard dntnne piatmg*of carbon steel rods. The harardoua .constituents of concern in this waste(FD06) are «?a«liiiim»t chrommm. nickel •and cyanides. Monroe uses only '.chromium (chromic add) in its plat ing • •operatic^ while cac{mram.'nickei and .cyardde compounds are not used in anyof its processes. Monroe daims mat its •treated wastewater sludge i s non- ' . ;hazardous due to the imnioouVandnoh*-toxic form of eJatmnaat and aegi igi fauf - '• :

levels of cadmiBnunidcel and-cyanide^a •.the sludge. - - - - • -~ -.-,Monroe-has submitted a. description of.. .i t s waafewatar t r e a t m e n t ' p r o c f f t s r E P ' • 'toxidty test nsaits-fiir cadmnaafc • -•'^->- vchromium, a n d nickel. and~£bnstitaent • ' ; .analyses o / t h e s m d g e for cyanide. ^- ^M o n r o e ' s chromic add rinse .^wastewater passes through « Heil ' " / .chrome reduction unit which uses sul furdioxide in sulfuric add hrreduce^hexavalent chromium t o t h e nfralent . ' • •form. The reduced chromium sohitioathen enters a Walker process-danger • 'along with •f l fa i ty i* cleaning andphosphat ing solutions, lime and "ploymen. resulting in neutralization andprecipi tat ion of metal hydroxides. A f t e rsettl ing, the sludge is pumped to astorage lagoon from where the sludge - . *passes through vacuum f i l t ra t i on fordewaiering.EP tox id ty tests involving chromium,cadmium, and nickel produced" ' •"maximum leachate levels of O7S. <OM. •and a05.ppm. respectively. Constituentanalyses of the sludge for total cyanideproduced a maximum-conceutraUon ofi9 ppm. while free cyanide wasreported as <OOOJ ppm.

B. Agency Analysis and ActionThe constituents for which EPAHazardous Waste No. FOOS is, listed arecadmium, chromium, nickel, andcyanide. Monroe has demonstrated '^Mits hard chromium p l a t i n g process does ' *not use cadmium. nickeL and cyanidecompounds. EP extracts show cadmium

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OM plainVAccardmg1b tha Applicant*• P«PP«r industry eodd ioaa aa« t i n u t a d S 5 a a j M O t f t h a p « p p « r blightwaanotcontroUuL_Znafa and copper oxycfalorida tn l& ta •(COGS) at* ngfetand far thiavM. fl»Appncantatated that zbwb and CCX3

axliact ara thainajdnjmnEPtaxid tylrre l* . These lowleadaata levels indicate .that thaC I J U S t i h l l H l t l < T 8 p f H M I t t S S M O t i e U l y f a l

thanfot«.haa granted a-tampomir ,•xdnrion to Monroa Ante Equintoanf *•fa cu l ty tB Psragodd; Arkansas. te thatreated wastes gatieialeu.'py'tts hard;cmonunm ^Matjufl nrocesB as?i f f i t a pe t t t io ib l i s t edunderEPAHazardous \Waat* No. J008.Dels*fcl)eceabar2ll9«L .

exemption tar Us* of CaptafoJ on.

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axamptfcntto-meQamectlgar ^ r ..-"

(Dtfb la tan 4F) on 370 acres of peppers inMiddlesex. New London. New Haven, 'and Tolland" Counties. ^ " " " " M ^ ' i l , tocontrol pepper blight The specific-Bxmnpllnn waa issued under the FederalAct.O A T S i T h e s p e c i f i c 'October 31. I f l a a . . prt" pind^nt

interstata The Food s n d J J r m rUS. Department of .

proved generally ine f f e c t ive for controlof this C issue in tMt.«»4 commercialf l e l d s .' Difol

Health; and Hunan Servicss*l l . T h e E P A w a s t o b a t t n m e d l a t e i yinformed of anjr adverse ef iactsresulting from dm osaof captafo l far- ••r t t b t m s e x e m p

-tf is^anrenny registered far :bodt ground and air appUcation bralarga variety of crops strata* greater -than, those requested for this use.Residues of captafo l hi or on pepper*?are not expected to exceed 10 parts perminion (ppm) as a result of this use. witha*day preharvest hnanraL This leva! .has been judged sdeqosta to protect thepublic health. Tha proposed ma waa notexpected itohava as unreasonable-OS bulIS* " i ^ r ^ n T ^ ' f t OK,'narshonldithava- -angered species •

l i T h a A p p u o u r t w a s r e s p o n s i b l a f o rassuring that ail of the provisions of Alapdon; wen met and moatsubmit a rof this tsummarizmgtlieresmtby April 2.1981. .(Sec, 01 as amended. 82 Slat O8 (T ttiC.

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qnatic-org -\Dposed chazard to IOPTS-C1other anilabh ln tion.-EPAdatanniMd that tha criteria fi» an :axannrtictthadb«nin«t.AccanUngiy.-.tha. Applicant was granted a s p e c i f i c - -exemption to HM me pesticide notedabove until October 31. ISaa to tfaa-

Agenex f lEPA).Acnewe Notice.a p p J i c a t f o n ^ T h a s p e c ialao mbject to the f o f l o w m g condition*: .Difb]atan-4F.(EPARe8^.Caanucal Compaoy t miyti be-appif>tn. Baitanngiatand label waa-oMdUt wa».tahave contained the identicai-, •• applicable precanti

E P A Lraxtendmg ma-review ' - •(PMNJ. P80-2B7. nndarsecdon5(c) of t fae-ToxteSoistance* Control Act (TSCAJ;. ;.• T h e > P M N i B v i e W ' p e r i o d ' i o r M m i ' • - - - _

chednied tb.cnd-oni .- -. December 28, 1980U-T1» period will noTw h i c h ' s p p e a t o n the registered labeL *;. Z. C a p t a f o l was to be applied at a rate-'of US pouhds suL per sere. . -. — .3. A maximum-of 5 sppiicstions wera-to be made with a preharvest interval of4 days,' 4. A maximum of 370 aoitreated in tha counties named above;.5. A maximum of £775 pounds ofcaptafo l were to be applied.

identity forth*.-tha PMN i* -Ipr-covered by:described a chemical sobstanca-thatWOfuu 00 inadditive for lnhr<mmt fornndationsi "He-

a. Application* w to be made witho a a l f l t d a y - .-

identity to t"r-«--""s p e d f i o chemical identity of thes u b a t a n n a ' i . -"

3 H C O M TLibby Welch. Registration Division CT$~787% OfBce-of Pesticide Programs;Environmental Protection Agency, 3

air or£ Spray mixture vohones of 5 gaflona. "of water per acre were to be applied byaireqinpment8. AppUeat ion waa not to begin anal

M T J• Cynthia W m i f , fDfririon &S-99I& O f f l c a of Toxic •' .^^fy^*^yy^y^yt ^Q^if^pn^|yiMfltM| JrOrffCillOiT' "*Aganejr. 4QtM Sbeat SWn Waahington.

stablished.r 20460 (2Q2-

blight i* caused by a f tmgua that Hves m.t f a s j o i l from year to year and may becarried on the seed. The infected plantliy is girdled «t the soil line.

P-causing a auddan wilting and death of

.f t ^ A f l apnl i ca fa la dfreetiona,restrictions, and precantions on the-EPA-registend product label were to ba.fo l lowed.la Peppers treated according to dieabove provisions should not have .residues of cap ta fo l in excess of 10 ppm.Peppers with residues of captafo l whichdo-not exceed this level may enter

Back dUndar section^ of TSCA any penoh 'who intend* to mannfkc&m In or importinto tha United States a new fk'nT\ifzt\ •

• submit a pr*""" ! f1"^"^ notice (PMN1to EPA prior to commencement of -section 5 providea that EPAnmit