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Vol. 6. No. 7
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                                                                         July 1977
       EPA's  National
    Computer Center
 Sam Brown - Analyzing  an equipment utilization report.

   The National Computer Center (NCC) has undergone
 a complete face lift within the last two years.  Not only
 have offices been remodeled and new equipment added,
 but since January of this year a new director is at the
 helm.
   Samuel  C.  Brown,  NCC's new director, has outlined
 several  objectives  for  the  Center to  pursue:  (1)
 Readiness -The only true measure of NCC's value to its
 customers  shall  always  be its ability to respond on
 short notice to  carry out its missions,  whatever the
 place,  time, or  circumstance;  (2) Flexibility - Recent
 events have clearly demonstrated the  worth of  a NCC
 capable  of  responding  to a wide spectrum  of tasks
 ranging from implementing a large, complex, planned
 system  optimization such  as     the  aerometric data
 bank  to  quick  response  requests   such  as  the
 processing required by an  ad hoc congressional report;
 (3)  Computer Capability - The  NCC computer system
 must be able to accomplish  real benefits  for  any
 potential customer; (4) Balance - Without proper balance
 in  service  types, NCC becomes  relatively inefficient
 and flexibility of action  is reduced; and  (5) Personnel
 professionalism and stability.
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                    Burchard  Named
                      Senior  Official
                                                        Dr. John Burchard
                 Dr. John K. Burchard was  named Senior Research
               and  Development Official  by  Dr.  Wilson K.  Talley,
               former  Assistant  Administrator  for   Research  and
               Development, EPA, Washington.
                 In making  the appointment,  Talley said Burchard's
               extensive experience in planning and management along
               with  his strong technical  and research background
               make him exceptionally well qualified for the position of
               Senior Official  at EPA's largest research operation.
               "Dr.  Burchard's knowledge of energy technologies and
               their application to  industry  are invaluable  to EPA's
               efforts as we face the tough but solvable problems in
               the energy/environment area," continued Talley.
                 Dr. Burchard joined  EPA in 1970.  This Laboratory
               has  responsibility for development of control techno-
               logies in  areas of  air,  water, and solid waste for
               industry.
                 Burchard received his B.S., M.S.,  and Ph. D. in
               chemical   engineering  from   Carnegie  Institute  of
               Technology   (now   Carnegie-Mellon   University)  in
               Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania.   He is  a  member  of the
               American Institute  of Chemical Engineers, Sigma Xi,
               and Tau Beta Pi, an  honorary engineering Society.
                 Dr. Burchard lives with his wife and two sons in
               Chapel  Hill,  North  Carolina.   His  hobby?   Tennis,
               anyone?

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   Vivian Jackson - Storing a tape in the Mag-tape
   1ibrary.

COMPUTER CENTER  (cont'd from page 1)
    Customers  have the right to expect  the  first four
objectives,  but   achievement  depends  on  people.
Therefore, every man and woman must strive for pro-
fessionalism and  take personal pride in their work.
   NCC is in the process of expanding its mission  not
only to provide  the  National Data  Center Service with
information,  which it has  been  doing  for  the past
several  years,   but  also  to  include  some   other
significant  national  functions.    NCC  now  has  the
responsibility for managing and  formulating EPA policy
and  objectives  for  the   National   Telecommunication
Network and serves as the EPA  technical  focal point on
telecommunication matters.   Fred  Kastner and  Toinmie
Rogers are the foremost EPA experts in this area.
   NCC  has recently  initiated  the  development of a
large scale management information  system for EPA in
the area of personnel management.  This  was assigned
to NCC because Don  Worley is recognized as  an expert
       Mac Chaisson - Mounting  a  magnetic disc.

in the field of large-scale systems development and data
base systems technology.
   Other systems being converted to NCC are the  Per-
sonal Property System which will be operational by  July
1 and the Contracts Information  System which will follow
in FY-78.  Mike Steinacher's branch leads this  effort
with  Joe  Wilson  and   Ernie  Watson  having  prime
responsibilities.
   NCC is presently evaluating  proposals for a facilities
management  contract.   Under  this  arrangement  the
contractor would have total responsibility for the day-
to-day   management  and  operation  of  the  Center,
including   providing   professional   analysis    and
programming  services,   software  optimization,   user
consulting  services,   and   remote   site   equipment
operation.
   NCC is proud of having established a record of high
reliability and stability during the previous six months.
(Continued on page  5)
Charles Evans - Analyzing a central  processor and 1/0
Channel.
       Kathy Kruziak  -  Cleaning a magnetic tape.

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Person-to-Person
   Raymond  Graves,  GSD,   wishes   to  express  his
appreciation to everyone in General Services along with
all OA and other EPA employees for their concern and
help to him and his family upon the recent death of his
father, Raymond Graves, Senior.

   David Mobley, IERL/RTP, and his wife, Peggy, are
the proud parents of a little girl, Diane Christine, born
June 21.  Diane weighed in at 7 Ibs.  -  6 ozs.

   Congratulations to Richard  Linko,  HERL/RTP, and
his lovely bride,  Patricia Hickman, NIEHS. The couple
were  married  June 18 in the  University Presbyterian
Church,  Chapel Hill,  N.C. , and honeymooned  at Myrtle
Beach, S.C.

Bon Voyage.'
   Robert  Fankhauser,  a   meteorologist   with   the
Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory,  will
retire the end of July after 37 years of Federal service.
The lab  honored him at a  picnic June 10.  Robert and
his wife  plan to travel to the west coast in their camper
to visit their  daughter  in Seattle and their son in  San
Francisco.  The couple plan  to do some  more  traveling
and  then return to  North  Carolina  for at  least four
more  years until  their  youngest  son graduates  from
high  school.    Robert  hopes to keep his  hand in  by
doing some consulting work.

   Joseph Bufalini and his  wife Marijon  spend a lot of
time under the hood.  Why  so? It's only natural when
you collect and rebuild cars.   The Bufalinis have eight
vehicles  including:  a  1947 MG TC;  1948 MG TC;  1951
MB-TD;  1954  MG-TF; 1967 MG-Magnette;  1958-MGA; 1963
Jaguar Mark  II sedan; and a  1967 Mark  II  sedan,  com-
pletely  rebuilt.  Joe  said,  "I  sometimes feel  over ex-
tended," but  noted how gratifying  it is  to see the cars
come to life.  But then, what's a hobby for?

   IERL  had  the busiest booth at the  recent APCA con-
vention in Toronto according to Bruce Harris, Environ-
mental Engineer in the Public  Health Service.  He and
Bill  Kuykendal  distributed more than 4,000  copies of
selected  reports.   The  SASS  Train  (see  the  last
"Cleaner  Times"  for a  description)  was  there  for
inspection  along  with several  other instruments which
included  a  droplet   counting  device for  sizing  and
counting  the  number   of  water  droplets   in  stack
emissions and an automatic  particulate sampler.

   All CSD employees wish  a  speedy  recovery to  Sa'id
Salaam who recently underwent knee surgery.

   Doug  Richmond,   Director,  Contracts Management
Division,  made a video tape  up in Washington recently
about the contracting organization in  general and RTP's
operation specifically.   Using  slides and graphs the
presentation  was very  much  "to-the-point."  It is one
in a series of programs  about  the contracting process,
and will be used  in employee  orientation and in EPA's
regional  offices.

   From  MDAD comes news of George Manire.  He was
in a serious car accident recently, but is recovering on
schedule.  He recently  went home from the hospital and
we wish him well during  his convalescence.

   Also  from  MDAD—after  34 years  of government
service—Martha Abernathy  has retired.   In  the next  1
1/2 years  she and her  husband will be planning and
building a home on the Tennessee River near Knoxville.
They plan to  move there as  soon  as Mr.  Abernathy
retires.  We   wish them much personal  happiness and
many happy years.
   CSD/HERL is losing  the services of three employees
this month .   Bill  Isley has taken a resident position in
San Antonio,  Texas.   Tom Hinson and Jim Sanderford
are leaving  to  devote full  time  to  3rd year medical
school work at NCMH.

   Dr. William P. Kirk, Chief, Developmental Biology
Branch,   was  installed  as  President  of  the  North
Carolina  Chapter of the Health Physics Society  at  its
annual  meeting  May  20-21  at  EPA's  Environmental
Research  Center.  Dr.  Kirk is  a Scientist  Director,
U.S.  Public  Health Service,  and has been assigned to
EPA since 1970.

   A  technical program dealing with the  effects of non-
ionizing  radiation  was presented  by  scientists  from
EPA,  NIEHS,  RTI,  ERDA,  FDA, Bureau of Radiological
Health and  Duke  University.  Dr.  Joe Elder,  HERL,
coordinated  the presentations .

   Walter Barber, Director, OAQPS , announced the ap-
pointment of  Betty  Abramson,  MDAD/OAQPS ,  as the
OAQPS Federal Women's Program (FWP) representative.
She   will  serve  on   the   EPA-RTP  FWP   Advisory
Committee , along with representatives from ORD , OA ,
and Local 3347.
   Betty has  been  an active  participant in the Federal
Women's  Program  since  its inception  and   has  been
formally  recognized in  the  past   for  her worthwhile
contributions  to  the Program.  She is counting on the
continued support and cooperation of EPA personnel in
promoting the objectives of the  FWP.

   Martha Mueser,  HERL/RTP,   was married  to  Roy
Girolami July 2 in Raleigh .  Roy is an engineer with the
N.C.  Department of Transportation .

   Nancy Wilson, HERL/RTP, and  husband, Jim, are  the
proud parents of a little girl,  Leslie Keeler,  born May
25.  Leslie bowed in at 8 Ibs. 10 ozs.

   Steve  Scarabin, HERL/RTP, and wife Sandra have  a
little  daughter, Kendra Lyvette, born June 3, weighing
in at  7 Ibs.  13 ozs.

   The  staff  of  the  Analytical  Chemistry  Branch,
HERL/RTP,  entertained  Dr. Robert  Moseman  with  a
surprise  stork  shower  July  8.   The  honoree  opened
gifts  for the baby-to-be and  refreshments were served.
 New OSHA Chief  may be Activist
         Dr. Eula Bingham
    Look for a lot more  action from  the Occupational
 Safety   and  Health  Administration  under  its  new
 administrator,  Dr. Eula Bingham.
    She  will  continue  to  stress   the   prevention  of
 occupational disease, as did her predecessor, by step-
 ping up the  issuance  of  more health  standards  for
 widely  known carcinogens.
    Dr. Bingham  also wants OSHA to do a better job of
 notifying the  public of health  dangers at the earliest
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PSP -  What  is  It?
   Have  you heard about PSP'  It's not a new dance

step or  letters  on a  bumper  sticker   It's  something

much more satisfying, more profitable, longer lasting

   PSP stands for the Payroll Savings Plan   Over nine
and  one half million  Americans have joined  it for the

automatic purchase  of U S   Savings Bonds   It's a
painless  way to  save.  No sweat   No fuss   No forget-

ting  Once you  sign  up,  the money is  never missed,
yet  it  grows every payday  in the form  of  interest-
bearing bonds

   Your  payroll  allotment isn't  really a deduction   It's

just  a deferred  payment that's always yours  when you
need it—plus interest1

   What  do  you  do for  ready cash  when  an emergency

strikes'  Everybody needs a rainy day  fund—and the
easiest way to build it is through the PSP

   Pay yourself  first   This automatic plan makes  sure
your future gets a share of your paycheck

   The 1977 Federal Agencies  Savings Bonds Program is

underway with Shirley Bowens, PMD/OA, as  Campaign

Coordinator   Canvassers  have  been  designated  in

every office, lab, and  division and will  be contacting
employees individually

   INVEST IN YOUR  FUTURE  - ENROLL IN THE  PSP
TODAY!
Personnel  Corner
   Did you know'

   An employee is prohibited from any action that might
   result  in, or give the appearance of, using public
   office for private gam, giving preferential treatment
   to any  person,  or  any  action  which  will affect
   adversely the confidence of  the pubbc in the integ-
   rity of the Government
   Generally, an employee should not, in the course of
   his  employment,  solicit or  accept, directly  or  in-
   directly, any gift,  gratuity, favor,  entertainment,
   loan, or any other things of  monetary value
    An   employee   should  not  engage  in   outside
   employment or other outside activity not compatible
   with  the  full and proper discharge of the duties and
   responsibilities of his Government employment
   When a program  is based on  law or Executive order,
   every employee  has a positive obligation to  make it
   function as efficiently  and economically  as possible
   An employee shall not directly or indirectly  use, or
   allow the use of  Government property of any kind
   for other than officially approved activities   An em-
   ployee  has a  positive  duty to protect and conserve
   Government property including equipment, supplies,
   and other property entrusted or issued to him.
   An employee shall not  participate,  while on Govern-
   ment  owned or leased  property or while on duty for
   the  Government, in  any  gambling,   including the
   operation of  a   gambling  device,  in  conducting a
   lottery  or pool,  in a game for money or property, or
   in selling or purchasing a numbers slip  or ticket
Welcome,  New Employees

   J. David Foster is an environmental engineer in the
 Control  Programs Development Division,  OAQPS   He
 has  completed his course work toward his doctorate at
 the  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  David
 and  his family reside in Trinity Park,  Durham
   Robert  Weber  began  working   in  the  Emission
 Standards  and   Engineering  Division,  OAQPS,  May
 23rd.   He is a  chemical  engineer  and  received  his
 degree  from  Lehigh University   He is attending  the
 University of  North   Carolina,   Chapel  Hill,  for a
 graduate  degree  in  Public Health   Robert  previously
 worked   in   the   Industrial   Environmental  Research
 Laboratory under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act
 He and his wife live in  Chapel Hill
   Atlee Jefcoat  is  not a newcomer to EPA, having
 worked   in   the   Industrial   Environmental  Research
 Laboratory for two years  under the  Intergovernmental
 Personnel  Act while  at Christian Brothers  College,
 Memphis,  Tennessee    He  has accepted  a  permanent
 position  as chemical engineer  in  IERL   Atlee and  his
wife  live in Durham
   Kerri Brothers,  a chemical  engineer  in the Emission
 Standards and Engineering Division,  OAQPS, has  the
 distinction  of graduating with  her mother from  North
 Carolina State University,  Raleigh   Both mother  and
 daughter graduated with high honors   Kern's husband
is  studying  for  a   master's  degree  in  chemical
engineering  The couple live in Raleigh

   David  Mage  -  a  recent  transfer from   EMSL/Las
Vegas,is a supervisory physical scientist in  the  Health
Effects  Research  Lab,  He  arrived at RTF April 10

 Dave and his family live in Chapel Hill, N C

(Continued on page 7)
   QUALITY SALARY  INCREASES
  EMSL
  Bobby E  Edmonds
  Malcolm C  Wilkins
  Cynthia B  Fox

  ESRL
  Susan W. Bass
  Peter  A  Gabele

  IERL
  Robert V  Hendriks
  Raymond S  Steiber
  Robert C  McCrilhs
  James H  Abbott
ESRL
Sara O
Sharpe
OA
Stacy D  Blackman
Bertha R. Johnson
Fannie T  Lee

OAQPS

Thomas R  McCurdy
Patrice Mansfield
Gary H  Wilder
Mary C  Wilkins
  CONTINUED  SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE

  Gloria L  Rigsbee            Marion B  Watson

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                          Dynamometer  Testing  in   ESRL
   The  mobile  source  test  facility   evaluates  new
emission measurement  methods   for  fuel  studies, and
pollution  control  systems  effects  on automobiles and
truck  tailpipe  emissions,  and for work  on evaporative
emissions.
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                                                              One  engine  dynamometer  is  used  for  testing  the
                                                           regular  gasoline  engine  for  catalyst  control  while
                                                           another is  used for  testing hydrocarbons and particu-
                                                           lates emitted from heavy  duty  diesel engines.
                                                              Two  chassis dynamometers are used for testing pas-
                                                           senger  cars  and  light trucks  weighing up  to 10,000
                                                           pounds.   These   treadmill-like  devices simulate  the
                                                           roadway loading effects on  a  stationary automobile.

                                                              With this  apparatus,  it is possible  to operate a  car
                                                           over controlled driving cycles to derive a close  approx-
                                                           imation  of  vehicular  emission  characteristics  for city
                                                           street, urban expressway,  or highway  cruising  models.
                                                           Such  equipment is also useful for the measurement of
                                                           fuel consumption.
COMPUTER CENTER (cont'd from page 2)
In  fact,  during the  last three  months the mean time
between failure  of  the system has  been significantly
above  the industry  average.   A great deal of credit
must go  to  Don Fulford  and Dave Fields for their
efforts  in this area.

     Sam Brown says,  "With  this stability record now
becoming a  norm, my  personal goal for the National
Computer Center is to add a new meaning to the name
of RTF.  Most people when they hear the initials RTF
think of Research Triangle Park.  NCC's goal will be to
make those  initials   stand  for Reliable  and   Timely
Processing when  people think  about RTF  in  context
with NCC."
NEW OSHA (cont'd from page  3)
possible  moment and  continuing  to  communicate while
the agency moves through the often lengthy standards-
setting procedure.
   The  guidelines  OSHA will  issue  at  the onset of a
public health  emergency  will  be  unenforceable  but
should help  lower risks.
   Another  change  Dr.  Bingham says  she wants to
make  is  the  simplification of  safety  standards  so they
can be readily understood by businessmen.
                         (Reprinted from  Chemecology)
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  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Research Triangle Park. N.C 27711
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Conferences
   U.S.  EPA,  Technology  Transfer and  Region  IV
present a design seminar for small wastewater treatment
systems  at  the  Atlanta Hilton,  Atlanta,  Ga., July 27-
29.  The conference is sponsored by EPA as part of the
Technology  Transfer Program to disseminate the latest
information  on the  design of small wastewater treatment
systems.    Participation   is   offered  to  consulting
engineers,  municipal design engineers and federal and
state pollution control officials concerned with pollution
control and  abatement.

   Air Quality Meteorology and Atmospheric Ozone Con-
ference,   August  1-6,   Denver,  Colorado.   Contact:
Alvin  L.  Morris, Ambient  Analysis,  Inc.,  P.  O.  Box
4056, Boulder, Colorado 80306.

   The  First  Mid-Atlantic  Conference on  Bio-Fluid
Mechanics will be held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and  State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, August 10-
12.  A call  for  papers  has been issued and abstracts
must be  received no later than November 1.   For more
information  contact:  Dr.  Daniel J.  Schneck, Dept. of
Engineering Science & Mechanics, VPI, 227 Norris Hall,
Blacksburg, Va. 24061.

   Meteorology  and  Air  Pollution   Control  Seminar,
August 22-25, Nashville,  Tennessee.  Contact:  Prof.
W. Wesley Eckenfelder.  Jr.,  P. O.  Box  6222,  Station
B, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235.

   Stationary  Source Combustion  Seminar,  August 29-
September  1,   New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  sponsored  by
U.S.  Environmental  Protection   Agency.   Contact:
Betty  Farley,  Symposium  Coordinator,  Acurex  Corp./
Aerotherm  Division, 485   Clyde  Avenue,  Mt.  View,
California 94042.

   Environmental    Aspects   of   Fuel    Conversion
Technology  Symposium,  September  13-16,  Hollywood,
Florida,  sponsored  by U.S.  Environmental  Protection
Agency.     Contact:   Franklin  A.  Ayer,   Research
Triangle Institute,  P.O. Box 12194,  Research Triangle
Park,  N.C.  27709.

   Air Pollution  Control Association, Southern  Section
Annual Meeting, September 21-23, Jackson, Mississippi.
Contact:  Jim Haynes, Tennessee Air Pollution  Control
Division,  256  Capitol Hill  Bldg.,  Nashville,  Tennessee
37219.

   A call for technical papers has been issued for  the
1977  meeting  of the East  Central Section  of the  Air
Pollution  Control Association  (ECS-APCA).  This is the
thirty-fourth  annual meeting of private, industrial, and
governmental    representatives   concerned  with   air
pollution  control.  It will be held in Akron, Ohio, on
September 21  through 23, 1977.
   Meeting  coordinators  are soliciting  papers  on  air
pollution  topics and state  that preference will be given
to  papers  related  to  the  theme   "Energy  and  the
Environment."   Persons   interested  in  presenting  a
paper should submit a 100-word abstract to Dr. Glenn
A.  Atwood, Department of Chemical Engineering, The
University  of  Akron, 302 E. Buchtel Avenue,  Akron,
Ohio 44325.

   A  National  Conference on  Chlorination:  Environ-
mental Impact & Health Effects  will be held October 31-
November 4 in  Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  The conference
is sponsored  by EPA,  ERDA,  and Oak Ridge National
Laboratory.   Contact:    R.   L.   Jolley,   Oak  Ridge
National  Laboratory,  P.  O.  Box   X,   Oak   Ridge,
Tennessee 37830.
    International Environment  Improvement Conference,
 November  1-3,  Moncton,   New  Brunswick,  Canada.
 Contact:   David   H.  Paterson,   Technical  Section,
 Canadian Pulp and Paper  Association,  2300 Sun  Life
 Bldg., Montreal, Quebec, Canada  H3B 2X9.

    Sensing of Environmental PoEutants Conference will
 be held in  New  Orleans,  Louisiana, November 6-11.
 Contact:  Dr. V.  E. Derr,  Program Chairman, 4th Joint
 Conference   on  Sensing of Environmental  Pollutants,
 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ERL-
 WPL, R45.3,  Boulder, Colorado 80302.

    Annual    Purdue   Air   Quality    Conference  and
 Exhibition  is being held November 15-16 in  Indianapolis,
 Indiana.   Contact:    Robert  Jacko,  Rm.   220,  Civil
 Engineering  Bldg. ,  Purdue University, West Lafayette,
 Indiana 47907.
                      ORWOW-IW PROCESS MEASUH
  lERL's Process  Measurements  Branch  displayed newly
  developed hardware  and  distributed  reports dealing
  with environmental measurements to attendees at the
  recent Air  Pollution  Control  Association meeting
  held in Toronto, Canada.(See Perscn-to-Person, pg-3;
Speaking  Engagements
   Bill  Hamilton,  Chief,   Economic Analysis  Branch,
OAQPS,  was in Sophia, Bulgaria, June  22-July 2.   He
participated in the Inter-Regional  Course on Environ-
mental Pollution Control and gave  two lectures during
the course, one on  Economic Aspects of Pollution  and
its  Control and the other on Control Technology for Air
Pollution.  The course  was sponsored  by  the World
Health Organization.

   Dr. E2ra Berman, HERL/RTP, presented a paper on
"Observations on  Mouse Fetuses Exposed  to 2.45 GHZ
Microwave Radiation," July 6, at the annual meeting of
the Health Physics Society in Atlanta, Georgia.

   Fred  Porter, ESED/OAQPS,  spoke  to approximately
100  members of the Durham Kiwanis Club at a luncheon
meeting  in Durham,  July  14.  He gave a general over-
view of EPA in  North  Carolina and discussed the effects
of environmental pollution on our daily  lives.

   J.  F.  Thompson,  HERL/RTP,  attended a Pesticide
Residue  Conference  in Ft.  Lauderdale,  Florida, July
11-13, and gave  a  presentation  entitled "Analytical
Quality Control--What, Why,  Who, When."
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            Leg Power Versus
             Gasoline  Power!
                   John  Summerhays
   We,  as Americans,  waste an  estimated 30% of the
energy   consumed  in  this   country.   We  can  help
eliminate  this waste  of  our  precious resources,  save
money,  and contribute to a better life now and for the
future by wise use  of our energy fuels.
   We all  know  that automobiles  are  the major  con-
sumers  of gasoline.   With  this  thought  in mind  we
turned  our efforts towards  finding out if people  were
using other  means of transportation  to come  to  work
and we  found  quite a  few were riding bicycles.
   John  Summerhays,   MDAD/OAQPS,  has  ridden  a
bicycle  for over 20  years.   In  fact, he  has  traveled
more  miles  on  a bike than in a car.  He has commuted to
EPA by  bike for the past three years and before that to
school.   Some of  his  reasons:  pro-bike,  exercise,
aesthetics,   freedom    from   parking   hassles,   and
economics  (the average  24%  of people's  budgets spent
on  transportation  for  him  runs about 0.5%).   Some
other reasons  are anti-car  relating to the fact that cars
are the  major source of a  variety of  air pollutants,
noise levels, and  they consume valuable land space.
   Don  Lokey,   SASD/OAQPS,   has  been  riding  his
bicycle  to  work through summer  sun  and winter  chill
since he started  with SASD  two  years  ago.   He  first
developed  the habit of bike  riding  while  a student at
Auburn  University, where  parking spaces were hard to
get.   He selected his residence  in  Durham so that he
could continue commuting by  bike.  Some of his reasons
for bicycling to work  are:  physical exercise, economic
incentive,  and conservation  of  energy,  but an added
bonus derived from  biking is the sheer enjoyment of
being able to hear  birds  singing in  the morning,
smelling  flowers in bloom,  and exchanging smiles  with
 folks  along  the  way.    Such  perception  of  the
 surroundings is not possible while driving a car. Don
 says,  "Since life  is  so  short,  it  seems a shame  to
 routinely pass by  opportunities to partake of nature's
 bountiful sensory stimulations."
   John  Davis, ESED/OAQPS, has been asked, "Why  do
 you  ride a bike to work?"  His initial response is to fire
 back with, "Why  aren't you riding a  bike to work?"  To
 his  way  of thinking it's the  only choice of transporta-
 tion  for  those who wish to practice  what  we preach  at
 EPA—a  clean  environment.    John  says,  "I  ride   a
 bicycle because it's fun  and economical.   Bikes  don't
 require gasoline,  oil, tune-ups, insurance, and all the
 other necessities  that  cars  require.  Also, there's  no
 problem  finding parking  spaces  and traffic jams are
 easily  by-passed  when  you're on two wheels. And, for
 people worried about extra pounds, it's  a  great form  of
 exercise.    There's  the  additional  satisfaction   of
 knowing  you  are  not  contributing  to air, water,  or
 noise pollution.  So come on  the rest of you!  Get out
of your cars  and  onto  your bikes.  Your  environment,
 body, and wallet will appreciate it."
   David Mascone,  ESED/OAQPS, began  riding a bike
when he  was  in college.  He  travels 12 miles round-trip
to work by bike every day.   David says, "I ride a bike
to keep me in shape,  save money  and energy, reduce
pollution, and because I really enjoy bicycling.  I even
rode this past winter when the temperature got down  to
10° F."
   Jeff Shumaker,  ESED/OAQPS, also rides a bike  to
work.  He travels about three miles each way daily and
finds it most enjoyable.
   We  salute   all  of our  energy  conservationists and
hope more people will take to biking.
WELCOME (cont'd from page 4)
   John  O'Neill - transferred from  NIEHS a month ago.
 He  is a research  physiologist in  the Health Effects
 Research Lab.  John  and his family  live  in Raleigh,
 North Carolina.
 SPEAKINfi (cont'd  from page 6)
   H.   L.   Crist,  HERL/RTP,   attended  the   same
 conference on pesticide residues.  His presentation was
 entitled   "Micro    Derivatization   of   Polychlorinated
 Biphenyls in Biological  Tissue."
   The Industrial  Environmental Research Laboratory
 will  hold a  Flue  Gas Desulfurization Symposium (FGD)
 in Hollywood, Florida,  November 7-11.  Michael Maxwell
 will  chair the meeting and Julian  Jones will be co-
 chairman.  Robert  Borgwardt will give results of  IERL-
 RTP  FGD  pilot  tests.  Wade Ponder will discuss the
 Wellman-Lord/Allied Chemical FGD demonstration plant.
 Richard   Stern   will   talk  about  regenerable   FGD
 processes.
   James  Kilgroe,  IERL/RTP, will be general chairman
 of the Coal Cleaning Symposium in  Hollywood, Florida,
 May  14-17, 1978.

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White  Water  Rafting
    The   Chattooga,   the   roaring,   boulder-strewn,
 tumultuous,  killer river used  for filming  the movie
 Deliverance, was tamed last month by a group of daring
 adventurers from  SASD   Fortunately,  there were no
 casualties   Everyone  made  it  to  the  end,  though
 several of the more daring  did end up for a  tune in the
 churning rapids
    The group,  consisting  of  Neil Efird,  Bill Hamilton,
 Dick Jenkins, Bob Kellam, Ken  Lloyd,  Tom McCurdy,
 John O'Connor,  Skip  Schippers, and former SASD'er
 Mike Berry,  was somewhat apprehensive as  to what to
 expect from the much  ballyhooed river   The wild and
 scenic  river forms  the  northern part  of  the South
 Carolina-Georgia line,  and  is touted to  have "the best
 white-water in the Southeast "   Since  the  filming of
 Deliverance,  the river has become the mecca of both
 experienced  and  novice  canoeists,  kayakers,  and
 rafters  in  search  of an exhilarating and challenging
 experience   However,  several  foolhardy people have
 perished  in  the  river's  more  difficult  and perilous
 rapids,  creating a  dangerous aura to the river
    Being basically sound minded individuals, the SASD
 crew  chose  to  be on  the safe side    The trip  was
 organized through a professional rafting company which
 provided  experienced  guides and  four-person rafts,
 which  tend  to  be safer  modes of travel   With  the
 guides explaining the correct manner to  run  each series
 of  rapids,  the  rafters  were able  to  approach each
 challenge confidently and sometimes successfully
    The  trip covered the adjoining portions  of sections
 III and  IV of the river, with the latter being the most
 treacherous stretch of river which  is only for the most
 expert  or  foolhardy  river  riders    Numerous swift
 rapids with names like Screaming Left  Turn,  Jumble,
 and Sock  'Em Dog,  often  one  on  top  of  the other,
 challenged the rafters  and provided an exciting trip
    The  highlight of section  III  was Bull Sluice, com-
 posed  of two successive-five-foot  drops ending  in a
 whirlpool of white foam   These rapids were the scene
 of tragedy  in Deliverance where the canoes capsized,
 the  wooden  canoe  was   smashed,  and one  of  the
 canoeists   was   killed   after   being    thrown  into
 Decapitation Rock   Though many of the  rafters ended
 up sprawled  in the middle of the raft  looking at the
 scenery above after the first drop, each raft  made it
 through the rapids without incident
     The  trip culminated  at Woodall Shoals,  one of the
 river's  most dangerous spots   These rapids are char-
 acterized by a deep hole at the  bottom of a  ledge which
 creates a hydraulic  that has snatched people and boats
back into it, holding them for up to two hours
   After portaging  around  the ledge, the rafts  put  in
again just  below the hydraulic,  but close enough  to
make  taking off interesting   Only one group had an
anxious moment as one member was tossed overboard
when the raft  started out  With the current tugging  at
his feet,  the  fallen rafter  moved faster  than anyone
thought possible as he  swiftly jumped back into the
raft    The raft triumphantly  shot  the  rapids without
any further pitfalls
   All in all, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the trip   In
fact,  the group feels  so confident now that  they are
ready  to go back and take the entire stretch of section
IV    After just one trip they are  all confirmed river
rats
 It's  Your
 Ballgame
    Summer means  baseball  and  the  RTFEA  Softball
 league  is  in  full  swing    According to  Ken Lloyd,
 SASD, and League chairman, this is the largest number
 of teams to compete in the  three years that he's been
 playing in the league
    It's  mid-season  and  as  we  go  to  press   the
 Meteorology Laboratory's team, DEW POINTS captained
 by  Jack  Shreffler, is undefeated    Tied with a  one
 game loss apiece are NCC and TONY'S TAVERN (NCHS)
 headed by Steve Knudsen, George Scruggs,  and  Jim
 Sullivan  Battling  for last place  are  the OA TURKEYS
 with  Theresa  Butts  catcher  and  captain, and ARMY
 RESEARCH led by Phil Parrish
    Other   teams   are    BIOHAZARDS  (EBL),  Blair
 Rehnberg, ISI,  another computer  center  team headed
 by   Jim  Johnson,  BELLO'S  BOMBERS(ESED),   Jim
 Eddinger,  SWEATHOGS  (Northrop),  Joe  Clay; MEAN
 MACHINE (MADA/SASD), George Schewe, and NIEHS,
 Ralph Hester
    The teams are hitting home runs  and  chasing down
 fly balls every evening at Lowes Grove
    The final  tournament begins mid-August and cheer-
 leaders and rooters are always welcome.

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