EPA-600 /8-90-052
June 1990
EVALUATION OF EMISSION FACTORS
FOR FORMALDEHYDE FROM CERTAIN WOOD
PROCESSING OPERATIONS
by
Ted S. White
Radian Corporation
P. 0. Box 13000
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
EPA Contract No. 68-02-4286
Work Assignment 1/083
Project Officer:
T. Kelly Janes
Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Prepared for:
Control Technology Center
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

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TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
(Please read Inslnictions on the reverse before completii
1. REPORT NO.
EPA-600/8-90-052
2.
3. f
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Evaluation of Emission Factors for Formaldehyde
from Certain Wood Processing Operations
5. REPORT DATE
June 1990
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR(S)
Ted S. White
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Radian Corporation
P. O. Box 13000
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-4286. Task 1/083
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
EPA, Office of Research and Development
Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
Task Final; 5"8/89
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
15. supplementary NOTES AEERL project officer is T. Kelly Janes, Mail Drop 63, 919/541-
2852. Supplements EPA-450/3-87-023 (NTIS PB88-I18492), October 1987.
16. abstract	rep0rt gives results of a search for information on formaldehyde
emissions from wood veneer operations, to develop emission factors for the indus-
try. Formaldehyde releases of 246 kg were reported under Title III of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 from a large plywood plant in
Mississippi. However, existing data found during the study period were insufficient
to allow reliable emission factors to be calculated.
17.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
b. IDENTI Fl ERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
c. COSATI Field/Group
Pollution
Formaldehyde
Plywood
Emission
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Emission Factors
13B
07 C
11D, 11L
14 G
13. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
Release to Public
19. SECURITY class (This Report)
Unclassified
21. NO. OF PAGES
32
20. SECURITY CLASS (This page)
Unclassified
22. PRICE
EPA Form 2220-1 (9-73)

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ABSTRACT
A search for information on formaldehyde emissions from wood
veneer operations was performed to develop emission factors for the
industry. Formaldehyde releases of 246 kg (542 lb) were reported
under Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
(SARA) of 1986 from a large plywood plant in Mississippi. However,
existing data found during the study period were insufficient to allow
reliable emission factors to be calculated.
CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CENTER
SPONSORED BY:
Emission Standards and Engineering Division
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Air and Energy Engineering Research laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Center for Environmental Research Information
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Cincinnati, OH 45268
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section	Page
1.0 SUMMARY		1-1
2.0 INTRODUCTION		2-1
3.0 FINDINGS		3-1
4.0 DATA SOURCES		4-1
4.1	Information Gathering Methodology		4-1
4.2	Results		4-3
4.2.1	SARA Title III Data		4-3
4.2.2	Industrial Hygiene Data		4-4
4.2.3	State Agency Data		4-4
5.0 CONCLUSIONS		5-1
6.0 REFERENCES		6-1
Appendix A - Telephone Conference Records	A-l
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PREFACE
This report on formaldehyde emissions factors from wood veneer operation
was funded by the Control Technology Center (CTC).
The CTC was established by the EPA's Office of Research and Development
(ORD) and Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) to provide
technical assistance to State and local air pollution control agencies. Three
levels of assistance can be accessed through the CTC. First a CTC Hotline has
been established to provide telephone assistance on matters relating to air
pollution control technology. Second, more in-depth engineering assistance
can be provided when appropriate. Third, the CTC can provide technical
guidance through publication of technical guidance documents, development of
personal computer software, and presentation of workshops on control
technology matters.
The technical guidance projects, such as this one, focus on topics of
national or regional interest that are identified through contacts with State
and local agencies. In this case, the State of Virginia. The CTC had
previously published a report on "Evaluation of Emission Factors for
Formaldehyde from Certain Wood Processing Operations," EPA-450/3-87-023 (NTIS
PB88-118492), October 1987. This document discusses additional data that
became available between October 1987 and May 1989 for wood veneer operations.
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1.0 SUMMARY
A search for information on formaldehyde emissions from wood veneer
operations was performed to develop emission factors for the industry.
Formaldehyde releases of 246 kg (542 lbs) were reported under Title III of the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) from a large
plywood plant in Mississippi. However, existing data found during the study
period were insufficient to allow reliable emission factors to be calculated.
Mandatory submittals of formaldehyde release estimates under SARA Title
III and the California Air Toxic Hot Spot Act of 1987 should become available
within the next few years. These data could potentially be combined with
available production statistics for the wood veneer industry to compile
emissions factors. More reliable data may become available from compliance
tests that follow permit decisions in States that regulate formaldehyde
emissions from wood veneer plants now and in the future. A comprehensive test
program performed in several plants and unit operations would provide the
highest quality, most useful data for emission factor development.
This report is organized as follows. Section 2.0 presents the
Introduction, and Section 3.0 contains Findings. Section 4.0 discusses Data
Sources, including a detailed discussion of information gathering methodology
and study results, Section 5.0 presents Conclusions, and Section 6.0 contains
References.
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2.0 INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this study was to supplement the information presented in
"Evaluation of Emission Factors for Formaldehyde from Certain Wood Processing
Operations," EPA-450/3-87-023 (NTIS PB88-118492), October 1987, with any
additional formaldehyde emission information that became available between
October 1987 and May 1989. The focus of this effort was existing data that
would allow calculation of emission factors for the following four unit
operations in wood veneer plants:
1.	The formulation of the urea- and phenol-formaldehyde resin
glues;
2.	The application of the glues;
3.	The curing operation; and
4.	Storage of finished products.
The methodology used for collecting emission data included: 1) telephone
surveys of regulatory personnel, industry contacts, and trade organization
contacts; 2) a computerized literature search; and 3) a search of databases
containing air toxics emissions data, including the National Air Toxics
Information Clearing House (NATICH), recent supplements to the Best Available
Control Technology/Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (BACT/LAER) Clearinghouse
document, and estimates of 1987 releases of formaldehyde from plants provided
to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Title III of SARA.
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3.0 FINDINGS
Sources of non-confidential formaldehyde emission data found during this
study are listed below:
1.	Estimated formaldehyde emissions, separated into total
fugitive and total point sources for a calendar year, are
or will become available from large veneer operations that
comply with the reporting requirements of Section 313 of
SARA Title III. Under this law, a large plywood plant in
Mississippi reported fugitive formaldehyde releases of
24 kg (54 lbs) and point source formaldehyde releases of
222 kg (488 lbs) during 1987. Reported estimates alone
will not be sufficient for developing emission factors for
wood veneer processes. Production rate data, urea-
formaldehyde resin composition data, and emissions from
individual processing steps within a facility are not
provided in Section 313 reports.
2.	Worker exposures to formaldehyde in wood veneer plants are
documented in several National Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports. Emission factors could
not be developed from these data. However, in one in-
depth survey at a wood veneer plant in North Carolina, air
exchange rates were reported in the press room, and
formaldehyde concentrations at operator work stations were
also measured. However, actual press room formaldehyde
emissions, production rate, and urea-formaldehyde glue
compositions were not reported.
3.	Several States are developing or implementing regulations
governing formaldehyde emissions or concentrations at
plant fencelines. Thus, emissions data may become
available from future compliance tests at wood veneer
facilities. One permit recently issued by the State of
Virginia to a veneer trimming and gluing operation limits
formaldehyde emissions from this process to 0.627 kg/hour
(1.38 lbs/hour) and 5.48 Mg/year (6.04 tons/year) at a
production rate of 277.5 m of veneer/hour (2,987 ft2 of
veneer/hour). Additionally, California will be developing
a toxics release inventory, including formaldehyde, based
on data reported by California plants. Data will be
submitted by the plants starting in August 1990.
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Formaldehyde emissions information from wood veneer operations found
during the study period is insufficient to relate emission rate, production
rate, and free formaldehyde content of urea-formaldehyde resin used. Reliable
factors could be developed from emission data collected during a test program
designed to measure actual emissions, production rate, and percent free
formaldehyde in the glue from several wood veneer unit operations at several
plants. The number of plants and sources tested would determine the quality
of the emission factors generated.
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4.0 DATA SOURCES
Telephone contacts, literature searches, and data base reviews provided
three primary sources of formaldehyde emission information from wood veneer
operations: 1) SARA Title III data submitted for calendar year 1987; 2)
industrial hygiene data from Health Hazard Evaluations, Control Technology
Reports, and an in-depth survey by NIOSH; and 3) information that will become
available from the States in the future. This includes a State toxics
database in California, and future permits that could contain data from
formaldehyde compliance tests. These sources and available information are
discussed in the following sections.
4.1 INFORMATION GATHERING METHODOLOGY
Table 4-1 presents a summary of the information sources reviewed,
including key words used in the computerized searches. Formaldehyde emissions
information was sought during telephone conversations with individuals in both
industry and government. Key persons having knowledge of environmental
programs in the wood veneer industry, within EPA, NIOSH, and the California
State government were contacted.
Library searches were performed using combinations of key words
describing formaldehyde emissions from wood processing plants. Once a list of
titles and abstracts was obtained, the articles or reports most likely to
contain wood veneer plant emission information were reviewed. Searches were
also performed within the BACT/LAER Clearinghouse document and the NATICH.
SARA Title III toxic release information submitted by plants in eight
states for 1987 was also reviewed. First, all submitting plants reporting
formaldehyde releases within a State were identified. Next, for those plants,
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TABLE 4-1. SUMMARY OF INFORMATION SOURCES
Type	Sources
Telephone Contacts	EPA, Office of Toxic Subtances, Formaldehyde
Task Group
California Regulatory Agencies
NIOSH
Industry (Georgia Pacific, Weyerhauser, etc.)
Databases	NATICH (EPA)
BACT/LAER Clearinghouse (EPA)
SARA Title III submittals in eight States (EPA)
Literature Search	Keywords
Formaldehyde
Emissions
Furniture
Wood
Veneer
Plywood
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the Standard Industrial Codes (SIC) were compared to the SIC codes that apply
to wood veneer operations. Wood veneer plants reporting releases of
formaldehyde were further investigated.
4.2 RESULTS
This section presents the results of the data search. Formaldehyde
release data was obtained for one plywood plant in Mississippi, and a permit
determination was found limiting formaldehyde releases from a wood veneer
operation in Virginia. Findings are discussed in detail below.
4.2.1 SARA Title III Data
The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 requires
industrial facilities using formaldehyde and other toxic chemicals above
certain usage thresholds to report to the EPA and the State the amount
released to air, water, land, and off-site facilities during a calendar year.
Reports must be submitted by July 1 of the year following the reporting year.
This summary information is made available to the public through State offices
and a Federal database. The first report was due on July 1, 1988, containing
calendar year 1987 releases.
Several industry contacts confirmed that large veneer operations would
use urea-formaldehyde glues in quantities sufficient to warrant reporting
under SARA Title III.1'2 For toxic chemicals manufactured or processed,
including reactants, the reporting threshold was 75,000 lbs in 1987. This
threshold dropped to 50,000 lbs in 1988, and 25,000 lbs in 1989. For toxic
chemicals (Otherwise Used), the threshold is 10,000 lbs for all years.3
Submittals from plants in eight States were reviewed (Alabama, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Tennessee).
One submittal was found from a softwood veneer and plywood manufacturing
plant in Mississippi with 336 employees.* Reported fugitive releases of
formaldehyde from this plant during 1987 were 24 kg (54 lbs); point source
releases totalled 222 kg (488 lbs). Production rate information and percent
free formaldehyde in the resin used were not available. Thus, no emission
factor could be calculated from these data.
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Release data submitted by plants under SARA Title III are often estimates
based on emission factors and engineering judgement, not monitoring data.
Therefore, the quality of this type of data is often questionable as to
accuracy.
4.2.2	Industrial Hygiene Data
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
performed an in-depth survey of occupational exposures to formaldehyde at the
Hillcrest veneer plant in High Point, North Carolina.5 Data collected during
the survey were limited to formaldehyde concentrations in specific areas of
worker exposure. Air exchange rates through the plant veneer press room were
also measured. No formaldehyde emission rates were measured or could be
calculated from data in the report, and production rate and glue compositions
were not reported. No other NIOSH reports were reviewed for this study.
4.2.3	State Agency Data
Several States are in the process of developing or implementing
regulations governing formaldehyde concentrations at plant fencelines. These
States include Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Nevada, New York, North
Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
and Wisconsin.6,7 Additionally, California recently promulgated regulations
requiring facilities that emit >25 TPY of criteria pollutants and at least one
toxic compound to report emissions of toxic compounds, including formaldehyde.
A flow diagram showing emissions points had to submitted by August 1989. The
first toxic emissions data must be submitted by August 1990.8,9
A search of information in the BACT/LAER Clearinghouse document revealed
one permit issued on December 12, 1986 in Virginia limiting formaldehyde
emissions from veneer sizing and gluing operations.10 At a throughput
capacity of 277.5 m2 of veneer/hour (2,987 ft2 of veneer/hour), maximum
formaldehyde emissions were limited to 0.627 kg/hour (1.38 lb/hr) and
5.48 Mg/yr (6.04 tons/yr). In addition, the exhaust stack in this operation
was limited to a minimum height of 11.4 m (37.5 ft).
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Since formaldehyde is a regulated pollutant in Virginia and other states,
future compliance testing may provide data that could be used in computing
emission factors based on the type of operation, production rate, and glue
composition.
A search of the NATICH database revealed no information on formaldehyde
emissions from wood veneer plants.
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5.0 CONCLUSIONS
This section presents suggestions for future investigations based on
information found in this study. More formaldehyde emission data from veneer
plants should become available within the next two to three years from
mandatory submittals under SARA Title III, the California Air Toxic Hot Spot
Act, future permit determinations, and possibly compliance tests. Four
potential sources of formaldehyde emissions data are explored below:
1.	As SARA Title III reporting thresholds drop and
formaldehyde release information becomes available (mainly
from high volume veneer operations such as plywood
plants), a database of this type of information could be
developed. This database could be supplemented by
information submitted by California plants under the
requirements of the Air Toxic Hot Spot Act of 1987.
Additionally, future data of this type could be related to
production information potentially available in facility
permit applications on file in State agency and EPA
Regional Offices, or production statistics compiled by the
veneer industry as a whole each year.
2.	As State permit determinations limiting formaldehyde
emissions become more widespread, a database of these
maximum permitted rates and of any future compliance test
results could be compiled.
3.	Unpublished data from NIOSH surveys of veneer operations
may include additional information, such as production
rate or glue composition, that could be used to develop an
emission factor.
4.	Reliable emission factors could be developed from a
comprehensive test program designed to measure actual
emissions, production rate, and percent free formaldehyde
in the glue from several wood veneer unit operations at
several plants.
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6.0 REFERENCES
1.	Telecon. Maggie Dean, Georgia Pacific Co., with T.S. White, Radian
Corporation. June 9, 1989.
2.	Telecon. Dan Sjolsath, Weyerhauser Corporation, with T.S. White, Radian
Corporation. June 16, 1989.
3.	40 CFR Part 372. Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community Right-to-
Know.
4.	Vallado, L. 1985 Mississippi Manufacturers Directory. Mississippi
Research and Development Center, Jackson, Mississippi, 1985.
5.	Mortimer, V. D., Jr., In-Depth Survey Report: Control Technology for
Formaldehyde Emissions at Hillcrest Veneer Plant, High Point, NC.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
January 6, 1984.
6.	Telecon. William Groah, Hardwood - Plywood Manufacturing Association,
with T.S. White, Radian Corporation. May 26, 1989.
7.	Personal Communication. John Stelling, Radian Corporation, with T.S.
White, Radian Corporation. July 14, 1989.
8.	Telecon. Tim Smith, Bay Area Air Quality Region, with T.S. White,
Radian Corporation. May 24, 1989.
9.	Telecon. Jeanette Brooks, Sacramento Air Resources Board, with T.S.
White, Radian Corporation. June 1, 1989.
10. BACT/LAER Clearinghouse - A Compilation of Control Technology
Determinations. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina, July 1988.
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APPENDIX A
TELEPHONE CONFERENCE RECORDS

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TELECON CONTENTS
Date
Calling
Called
Subject
Page
5/24/89
T.White
G. Semeniuk
F ormaldehyde/Wood


(Radian)
(EPA/CTS)*
furniture/Veneering
A-l
5/24/89
T.White
G.Schweer
F ormaldehyde/Wood


(Radian)
(EPA/CTS)
veneering
A-2
5/24/89
T. Smith
T.White
Formaldehyde/Mattress


(BAAQR)
(Radian)
fumigation
A-3
5/26/89
T. White
W. Groah
Formaldehyde/Wood


(Radian)
(hpma)
veneering
A-4
5/26/89
J. Wiltse
T. White
Formaldehyde/Wood


(EPA/FTG)
(Radian)
veneering
A-5
5/31/89
M. Crandall
T. White
Formaldehyde/Wood


(NICSH)
(Radian)
processing/Hygiene
A-6
6/1/89
T. White
J. Brooks
Formaldehyde emissions


(Radian)
(CARB)

A-7
6/1/89
T. White
J. Denton
Formaldehyde/Wood


(Radian)
(CARB)
veneering
A-8
6/2/89
L. Murchison
T. White
Formaldehyde/Wood


(CARB)
(Radian)
processing
A-9
6/2/89
E. Spirer
T. White
Formaldehyde/Litera-


(NIOSH)
(Radian)
ture sources
A-10
6/2/89
V. Aguciovay
T. White
Formaldehyde/ Emissions


(CARB)
(Radian)
articles
A-11
6/9/89
T. White
M. Dean
Formaldehyde/ Emissions


(Radian)
(GA Pacific)
information
A-12
6/13/89
T. White
D. Lewis
Formaldehyde / Emissions


(Radian)
(Weyerhauser)
information
A-13
6/16/89
D. Sjolsath
T.White
Formaldehyde/ Emissions


(Weyerhauser)
(Radian)
information
A-14
(*) CTS--Office of Toxic Substances; BAAQR--Bay Area Air Quality Region;
HPMA--Hardwood-Plywood Manufacturing Assoc. ; FTG--Formaldehyde
Task Group; NIOSH--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health;
OARB--California Air Resources Board.
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TELECON
CALLING: Ted White	ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
CONTACTED: George Semeniuk ORGANIZATION: U.S. EPA/Office of Toxic
Substances (OTS)
401 M Street, N.W. TS 794
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 382-2134
DATE: May 24, 1989	TIME: 2:50 p.m.
SUBJECT: Emissions of Formaldehyde from Wood Furniture/Veneering
TOPICS DISCUSSED
1.	There is some information from furniture people. Formaldehyde levels
were measured in a showroom in High Point, North Carolina.
2.	You might check with OSHA (there was a new standard promulgated in
December 1987):
Imogene Rogers
(202) 523-7157
3.	George Semeniuk has been looking at the impact of wood products on indoor
air only.
He has looked at approximately 21 different types of controls and
benefits (risk/benefit analysis). This study was completed at the
end of 1988, now results are under review.
4.	Another source of data is California (Proposition 65). Trade associates
are also putting together documents for estimating formaldehyde
emissions. Go through the Air Resources Board, Peggy Jenkins,
(916) 323-5043.
5.	George has not looked at urea-formaldehyde glue testing techniques.
6.	In summary, the focus of the OTS work to date has been indoor air
emissions of formaldehyde based on board tests. Thus, OTS does not have
any actual processing information, or urea-formaldehyde resin
formulations information.
FOLLOW-UP
Contacted California (see Contact Reports, p. A-7 through A-9, and
pp. A-11).
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TELECON
CALLING: Ted White	ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
CONTACTED: Greg Schweer ORGANIZATION: U.S. EPA/OTS
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 382-3917
DATE: May 24, 1989	TIME: 4:30 p.m.
SUBJECT: Emissions of Formaldehyde from Wood Veneering Operations
TOPICS DISCUSSED
1.	Greg Schweer is not privy to this type of information.
2.	NIOSH may be a good source of information for formaldehyde
concentrations.
Start with: Mike Crandall (513) 841-4374
Another contact: Richard Hartell (513) 841-4374
FOLLOW-UP
Contacted Mike Crandall with NIOSH (see Contact Report, pp. A-6.)
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TELECON
CALLING: Tim Smith	ORGANIZATION: Bay Area Air Quality Region,
San Francisco, California
939 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 771-6000
CONTACTED: Ted White	ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
DATE: May 24, 1989	TIME: 4:40 p.m.
SUBJECT: Request Data for Mattress Fumigation with Formaldehyde
TOPICS DISCUSSED
1.	AB 2588 passed in 1987 or 1988: "Air Toxics Hot Spot Act of 1987".
2.	This is a toxics inventory effort. Inventory should be completed by
August 1989 for many industries (a toxics plan).
3.	Information gathered under this rule will be in the public domain:
Contact: Jeanette Brooks
California Air
Resources Board
Stationary Source Division
P. 0. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95812
(916) 322-9148
FOLLOW-UP
Contacted Jeanette Brooks (see Contact Report, pp. A-7).
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TELECON
CALLING: Ted White	ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
CONTACTED: William Groah ORGANIZATION: Hardwood-Plywood Manufacturing
Association
1825 Michael Faraday Drive
Reston, VA 22090
(703) 435-2900
DATE: May 26, 1989	TIME: 11:07 a.m.
SUBJECT: Emissions of Formaldehyde from Wood Veneering Operations
TOPICS DISCUSSED
1.	There are no non-confidential or confidential formaldehyde studies from
non-particleboard plants that Bill knows of.
2.	Bill thinks that there is probably proprietary data available, from (most
probably):
a.	Weyerhauser: Dave Lewis
Tacoma, WA
(206) 924-3690
b.	Georgia Pacific in Washington, DC: Maggie Dean or Kip Howlett
(202) 659-3600
c.	Possibly Louisiana Pacific (they have recently built plants in
States that have formaldehyde emissions limits; there may be
some permit application-type information).
d.	Bill said that these other States have either proposed or
actually regulate formaldehyde at plant fencelines:
Connecticut, New York, Maine, North Carolina, Iowa,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Nevada, and Vermont. The level
proposed in Vermont is approximately 1000 times more stringent
than the level currently regulated by Virginia at the
fenceline.
FOLLOW-UP
Contacted Maggie Dean of Georgia Pacific and Dave Lewis of Weyerhauser
(see Contact Reports, pages A-12 and A-13, respectively).
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TELECON
CALLING: Janette Wiltse
ORGANIZATION:
Chair, Formaldehyde Task Group,
U.S. EPA
401 M Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 382-7400
CONTACTED: Ted White
DATE: May 26, 1989
ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
TIME: 3:15 p.m.
SUBJECT: Formaldehyde Emissions from Veneering - Data Sources
TOPICS DISCUSSED
1.	Janette Wiltse had no information or sources of information for emission
rates of formaldehyde from wood processing plants.
2.	She suggested searching the SARA Title III databases for formaldehyde
emissions reported yearly, since she thought the reporting threshold
would be 10,000 lbs for glues.
FOLLOW-UP
Reviewed SARA Title III submittals for calendar year 1987 in eight
States.
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TELECON
CALLING: Mike Crandall
ORGANIZATION: NIOSH, R-ll
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226
(513) 841-4374
CONTACTED: Ted White
ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
DATE: May 31, 1989
TIME: 3:32 p.m.
SUBJECT: Formaldehyde - Wood Processing Operations-Industrial Hygiene Data
1.	Mike has lots of reports on worker exposure information in wood
processing plants in the file.
2.	He has been in some plywood manufacturing plants measuring emissions.
3.	All reports are in National Technical Information Service (NTIS): There
are probably hundreds of Health Hazard Evaluations (HHE). Whether or not
they contain ventilation data is questionable.
4.	Mike will check to see if he can do a search of applicable reports. If
he cannot, he will call back. If he can, he will send a "searched" list
TOPICS DISCUSSED
to me.
FOLLOW-UP
Ed Spirer of NIOSH called back with a list of reports (see Contact
Report, pp. A-10).
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TELECON
CALLING: Ted White	ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
CONTACTED: Jeanette Brooks ORGANIZATION: California Air Resources Board
Stationary Source Division
P. 0. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95812
(916) 322-9148
DATE: June 1, 1989	TIME: 12:45 p.m.
SUBJECT: Request Formaldehyde Emissions Information
TOPICS DISCUSSED
1.	There has been some emissions work for regulatory work estimated or
measured. Cal1:
a.	Dr. Joan Denton (916) 322-8278
b.	Beth Schwehr (916) 322-3807 (Lisa Murchison is Beth's boss.)
2.	A plan will be required for facilities with criteria pollutant emissions
greater than 25 TPY. Reporting requirements include:
a.	Flow diagram for emission points (by August 1989)
b.	First emission information (by August 1989) (plants are required to
submit this information to the State if they emit 10 to 25 TPY
criteria pollutants)
-There is no lower cutoff of toxic emissions required to be
reported;
-There is a degree of accuracy required, and there are some
exemptions.
FOLLOW-UP
Contacted Joan Denton and Lisa Murchison (see Contact Reports on pages
A-8 and A-9, respectively).
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TELECON
CALLING: Ted White	ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
CONTACTED: Joan Denton	ORGANIZATION: Department Head,
California Air Resources Board
Stationary Source Division
P. 0. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95812
(916) 322-9148
DATE: June 1, 1989	TIME: 12:55 p.m.
SUBJECT: Information on Formaldehyde Emissions from Wood Veneer Plants
TOPICS DISCUSSED
1. Joan thought that Beth Schwehr was a good person to talk to about
formaldehyde emission inventories.
FOLLOW-UP
Called for Beth Schwehr, and was referred to Lisa Murchison (see Contact
Report, pp. A-9).
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TELECON
CALLING: Lisa Murchison ORGANIZATION: California Air Resources Board
Stationary Source Division
P. 0. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95812
(916) 322-3807
CONTACTED: Ted White	ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
DATE: June 2, 1989	TIME: 10:58 a.m.
SUBJECT: Formaldehyde Emissions from Wood Processing Plants
TOPICS DISCUSSED
1.	Lisa's office has been working on emission estimating techniques.
However, she does not know about wood processing plants.
2.	Vincent Aguciovay [(916) 322-7078] is working on formaldehyde.
3.	Vincent will call back with any articles or information.
FOLLOW-UP
See telecon on page A-11.
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TELECON
CALLING: Ed Spirer
ORGANIZATION: NIOSH, R-9
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226
(513) 841-4374
CONTACTED: Ted Whitfe
ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
DATE: June 2, 1989
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
SUBJECT: Names of Literature Sources (at the request of Mike Crandall)
1.	1982: Hi 11 crest Veneer Plant
CT\4 108.13B (this is an in-depth survey report)
2.	Dixie Furniture Plant
Lexington, North Carolina
CT\108.27B
3. Burlington Industries
1W\033.IB
House Finishing Plant
4. Note: These are all NIOSH reports in the NIOSHTIC database
(513) 533-8328.
Obtained and reviewed these NIOSH reports for formaldehyde emission
information.
TOPICS DISCUSSED
FOLLOW-UP
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TELECON
CALLING: Vincent Aguciovay ORGANIZATION: California Air Resources Board
Stationary Source Division
P. 0. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95812
(916) 322-3807
CONTACTED: Ted White	ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
DATE: June 2, 1989	TIME: 2:35 p.m.
SUBJECT: Formaldehyde Emissions Articles
TOPICS DISCUSSED
1. Vincent had some references for estimating formaldehyde emissions:
a.	1984
Advances in Chemistry Series
Formaldehyde: Analytical Chemistry and Toxicology
Victor Puroski,
James River Corporation
Developed from a symposium sponsored by the Division of
Environmental Chemistry of the 187th meeting of the ACS, St. Louis,
Missouri. April 8-13, 1984. Publisher: ACS, Washington, D.C.
1985. p.252
b.	EPA 450/2-88-006 (NTIS PB89-135644)
Toxic Air Pollutant Emission Factors
A compilation for selected toxic compounds from sources.
FOLLOW-UP
Obtained and reviewed these reports for formaldehyde emissions
information.
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TELECON
CALLING: Ted White
ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
CONTACTED: Maggie Dean
ORGANIZATION: Georgia Pacific Co.
1875 I Street, N.W. Suite 775
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 659-3600
DATE: June 9, 1989
TIME: 4:51 p.m.
SUBJECT: Information on Formaldehyde Emissions
TOPICS DISCUSSED
1.	Existing non-confidential data are available from some of the Georgia
Pacific plants in the form of SARA Title III responses.
2.	Georgia Pacific has reported formaldehyde emissions from gluing
operations.
3.	EPA's Office of Toxic Substances has issued a guidance document for SARA
assistance.
4.	NCASI has also issued SARA Title III Guidance: the person to talk to at
NCASI is Gaxy Bond. However, this guidance is only for pulp and paper
manufacturing.
FOLLOW-UP
Reviewed SARA Title III submittals for calendar year 1987 in eight
States.
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TELECON
CALLING: Ted White
ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
CONTACTED: Dave Lewis
ORGANIZATION: Weyerhauser Corporation
Weyerhauser Building
Tacoma, WA 98477
(206) 924-3690
DATE: June 13, 1989
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
SUBJECT: Information on Formaldehyde Releases
1. Dave thought Weyerhauser had done some preliminary work in this area and
gave me two contacts:
a. Dan Sjolsath
(206) 924-6153
Head, Environmental Technology Group
b. Gordon DeBruine (206) 924-2132
Issue Manager, Formaldehyde
Contacted Dan Sjolsath (see Contact Report, pp. A-14).
TOPICS DISCUSSED
FOLLOW-UP
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TELECON
CALLING: Dan Sjolsath
ORGANIZATION: Weyerhauser Corporation
Weyerhauser Building
Tacoma, WA 98477
(206) 924-6153
CONTACTED: Ted White
ORGANIZATION: Radian Corporation
DATE: June 16, 1989
TIME: 11:30 a.m.
SUBJECT: Information on Formaldehyde Releases
TOPICS DISCUSSED
1.	Dan has done some research into emissions of formaldehyde from particle
board and oriented strand board plants, but none on molding operations or
plywood plants.
2.	Many large veneering operations would bring in tank truck loads of glue
components, and mix up their own urea-formaldehyde resins; thus, the
plants would probably process enough formaldehyde to report under SARA
Title III requirements.
3.	Jerry White of Weyerhauser would be the "point man" for SARA III work
done in the company. He is in Tacoma, WA at (206) 924-6415.
FOLLOW-UP
Reviewed SARA Title III submittals for calendar year 1987 in eight
States.
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