Re: Major New Dioxin (PVC) Factory Proposed

[DrBillC@aol.com]

In an earlier posting, Charlie Cray wrote:

<<While the Vinyl Institute and its members claim VCM production is a small
source of dioxins, they have yet to produce any data to substantiate their
claim.   In fact, limits in analytical methods make this virtually
impossible.>>

I suggest he review the papers from Dioxin '96, which at least two of his
colleagues attended.  There are two articles which contain exactly such data.
 And, in fact, it is not impossible to make these determinations at sub ppt
levels.  And VCM production is a small source of dioxins.

Bill Carroll 
Chlorine Chemistry Council