Resin spill not cleaned up 3-14-2011

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110313/NEWS01/103130041/1009/RSS/In-depth--Hazardous-material-sits-near-country-club-since-October

Illnesses linked to BP oil disaster - Features - Al Jazeera English

Illnesses linked to BP oil disaster - Features - Al Jazeera English

2010 Evacuations and "Non-Disruption"

http://thetimes-tribune.com/midvalley-industrial-spill-sends-40-to-hospital-thousands-into-lockdown-1.1048166
organic peroxides are toxic as well as DOT Hazmat controlled chemicals. Shippping one gram of these products require full documentation and liscensed shipper. The mixture with the resin then becomes extremely reactive and the contractor fails to disclose to the general public...putting the public at risk. Factories have burned to the ground: Staten Island, NY, Charlton, MA and now a near miss in the article above. Profits over safety.

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20101006/NEWS01/110060053/1009/Fire-department-says-chemical-spill-is-contained

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/09/some_in_lorain_county_lake_com.html

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/evanston.construction.project.2.1581107.html

http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2758822
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/09/some_in_lorain_county_lake_com.html

World Health Org for drinking water: Styrene converts to 7,8 Styrene-Oxide
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/chemicals/styrene.pdf

See Odor Threshold Limits. Insituform says its OK for 180+ ppm in a public setting. They will measure at 1-2 meters above ground or even the second floor level! Styrene is heavier than air!
Measurements of 360 PPM have been sampled in cure water before adding cooling water (pollution by dilution)
Measurements of 180-200 PPM have been observed in steam cure by monitoring air in the pipe before putting line into operation.

Myth: "Styrene dissapates and is no-longer an issue".
Styrene is converted to other hazardous substances (7,8 styrene-oxide, CO, CO2)
http://www.fwr.org/waterq/dwi0032.htm
Insituform First Time:
http://www.helenair.com/news/local/article_d3a9b492-ff42-11de-afa9-001cc4c03286.html
Insituform Second Time?
http://www.helenair.com/news/local/article_6d95e828-058d-11df-b4c6-001cc4c002e0.html
Coincidence? Maybe
http://www.helenair.com/news/local/article_79ad5af4-0a49-11df-b52d-001cc4c03286.html
Insurance is a great thing to keep a non-disrutive process going.

Check out and compare Styrene to Gasoline:
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/explosive-concentration-limits-d_423.html

InLiner doesn't have a problem with toxic Styrene?
http://www.irontontribune.com/news/2009/dec/07/infrastructure-improvements-continue-city/

Insituform, InLiner and the NASSCO Org says its OK to dump 2500 LBS of resin before emergency measures are taken: BUT, some don't agree, 35 gallons of spilled resin at $25,651.71
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2010/01/14/emergency-agency-suing-over-cleanup/

Evacuations 2009

http://wvwri.nrcce.wvu.edu/conferences/2008/WRRI/pdf/presentations/Donaldson.pdf
A power point with great material. Imagine what you don't see when testing people aren't around. Sanitary sewer for example would be "out of sight-out of mind", How do the insurance companies keep up with these guys.

http://www.irontontribune.com/news/2009/dec/07/infrastructure-improvements-continue-city/
Read the comment by CIPP Sewer. This engineering firm E.L. Robinson Engineering (http://www.elrobinson.com/) should get some competent people who care about the public and not trying to make a name for themselves on products/processes they don't understand. Embarassing for anyone to be a part in this article.
Reynolds Inliner doing a great job promoting their "GREEN" products. If you are going to get rid of those chemicals, don't dig! use an existing hole!

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20091111/NEWS/911110380/Foul-odor-blamed-on-sewer-repairs
Another Insituform evacuation....The Iowa Public Safety Building!!!!!!..Not once but TWICE!! Luckily it was a govenment building so loss of work hours didn't matter or affect production.
Capt. Steve Brown should get a clue on what materials are included in HAZMAT. The internet works for some people, maybe MSDS's submittals from the contractor might be in order?

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2008/8/13/toxic-release-prompts-allston-residents-to/
When people care about toxic styrene fumes entering their houses.

NASSCO Mythical AND REALITY?

From MTC , an Insituform Company

"The degree of cure varies from inner surface to outer surface. However, in general the thick wall liner gets better cure (percentage). If everything is done properly as described above, around 90% of average degree of cure can be expected."

A Diffential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) test will produce percent of cure. What happens to the residual styrene? It doesn't majically dissapear as MTC or the others on the NASSCO CIPP EXPERT Panel would like you to believe.

The NASSCO "expert" panel states styrene can be released into the environment without harm. Lynn Osborn of Insituform Gerry Muenchmeyer an ex-Insituform employee.

More pictures/articles to follow on fish kills, home evacuations.

The expert panels "competing financial interests" far exceeds their knowledge.

Article above by Gerry Muenchmeyer of Insituform. Another quality product installed.

Trenchless air and water styrene releases

CIPP STYRENE RISKS:

StyRedux(R): Significantly reduces, by 99%, toxics in air and water process systems. A patented product to make systems "GREEN"

PolyThix(R): A patented chemical thickener to reduce toxic spills to downstream environments.

Thousands of fish have been killed by unnessary resin and styrene releases from CIPP.

Case 1. "Outfall-Unauthorized Discharge-An unsaturated polyester resin containing styrene used in an in situ pipe relining operation was discharged to EFPC through Outfall 109 causing approximately 5,600 minnow sized fish to die. An estimated five gallons or less of uncured resin material, which failed to harden during the curing process, flowed from the storm drain system into EFPC."

12-11-2007

"A Tauton familty spent nearly two weeks with a foul smell in their house following sewer repairs................other houses along the same stretch of road were also affected."

""The repairs were carried out by inserting impregnated sock with a polyester resin into the sewer. The liner was filled with water or air and heated to initiate the hardening process."

"Carrie Crook, who lives with her step-mother and 7 month old baby near the Parkfield Drive junction, said "It smelt like someone left the lid off a pot of paint. We had to shut the door to downstairs because the smell was getting everywhere. It was very worrying.""
http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/misc/print.php?artid=1895931

The proceedures for operating under ASTM 1216, 5-15% excess resin to fill voids and for resin polymerization are in the majority of specifications. There is a need/requirement to keep the resin on the tube and in the confines of the host pipe. A chemically thickened resin with PolyThix(R) will resolve any issue of drain-down pertaining to fish kills and downstream pollution. Additives to the resin systems have tremendous success in controlling "draindown" and "wash-out". Any type of downstream pollution is contractor negligence.

See below for more stories on fish kills.

If interested See Google: Search: Styrene MSDS
SEE MSDS ON CIPP RESIN: http://www.reichhold.com/docs/msds/EN6324.PDF

See: http://www.osha.gov/ Enter Styrene in search

To write an MSDS you don't have to be certified. However, new regulations are requireing a 16 part international MSDS for "standards". The company is liable for accuracy when an accident occurs.

CIPP manufacturers rely on styrene to link polyester or vinyl ester molecules to form a large polymer chain that will provide properties to coat the inside of damaged pipes. For over 30 years, toxic spills into air and water have been ignored. Other monomers substituted for styrene (double-bond carbon structure), i.e. Vinyl-Toluene (VT) are higher cost and lower in solubility of polyester/vinyl ester resin and performance is sacrificed. With some certainty, we know how to control styrene and monomer toxic emissions to protect against health effects and production disruption. Styrene has advantages but will be a problem to workers exposed to it, the public smelling it and the environmental damage from it. Health risks are more prevalent as we all look into "green" technologies and worry if eventually claims will be litigated.

DRAINDOWN WASHOUT : Resin Slug "Marine Pollutant" in front of inverting tube

All applications applying an unsaturated polyester or vinyl ester resin will have air,land and water emissions. Odor nuisances (some describe as a "floral" smell) are common and overlooked. Contractors will down play the severity of evacuating household and businesses, a personal attack by toxic fugitive emissions. "Styrene releases from pipeline rehabilitation have been a problem" as stated by DEP officials.

Epoxy, Bisphenyl A, a mutagen and Curing Agents are more toxic rated than styrene.

Here are only a few articles pertaining to air and water releases:

AIR EMISSIONS?

NEW: December 3, 2007

DEP dumps pine deodorizer to cover smell from Brooklyn pipe project, by Matthew Lysiak, NY Daily News, December 3, 2007

"the bureacratic equivalent of trying to cover up bad body odor with Channel No. 5"

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/12/03/2007-12-03_untitled_stink03m-4.html?
1.) Recipe for leaky pipe: felt, resin, hot water, St. Petersburg Times Online Tampa Bay, by Mike Saewitz, http://www.stpetetimes.com/?news/051301/news_pf/SouthPinellas......

"Odor from one Insituform job baffled the hazardous waste team in April, when 40 people were evacuated from St Anthony's Hospital for four hours. The hazardous material team originally believed the smell was caused by chlorine from the hospitals rehabilitation pool".

"Yeah, that was us," said Longly.......

"Lane Longly, division manager of waste water maintenance for St Petersburg"

2.) Fumes from Va. Sewer Work Cited in Illnesses, Washingtonpost.com

by Annie Gowen, The Washington Post, www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19262-2004May11.html

"Greg Laszczynski, Insituform's regional operations manager, said that the company has been doing work for Fairfax County.......since 1978". "He said that over the years, he has heard reports of about 10 residents having adverse reactions to styrene fumes". "On rare occasions, we've had people overreact, as we've had in this situation, and go to the hospital as a result of smelling styrene....which can cause your eyes to burn and your nose to run, much like smelling ammonia."

"the city is taking steps to prevent further problems....new literature door-door, ....venting and flushing lines........." Gee, isn't this pollution by dilution? The emergency response guide states any styrene toxic fumes released must be evacuated......"Overreaction" ?

WATER EMISSIONS?

from "less disruption" "environmental friendly pipe re-line"

1.)Toxins dumped in Como Crk., The Tri-City News, tricitynews.com

by Lara Gerrits, 8-17-2007, www.tricitynews.com/portals-code/list.ogi?paper........

"Preliminary estimates suggest between 30-100 fish were killed Tuesday......" "The cause of the contamination is still being investigated by the B.C. Ministry of Environment officials, who collected water samples and about 30 dead fish for analysis Tuesday afternoon. A possible source is a Rochester Avenue construction site where the city is re-lining a storm main pipe, which is used to carry runoff water from the streets to the river via Como Creek."

"Conquitlam firefighters were called to the outfall of the pipe - near the Millside school site - Tuesday afternoon after a resident smelled something "chemical" in the air. Firefighters cardoned off the scene and investigated whether the pungent fumes were combustible or posed a health risk. The water was opaque and fish were found dead."

"The stench lingered in the air Wednesday afternoon near the outfall, where white booms were set up from Brunette Avenue to Lucille Star Drive to contain the unknown contaminant. No fish were seen in the water." "We're potentially looking at 99% mortality in respect to all of the fish species across the board" including coastal cutthroat and coho salmon and threespine stickleback".

Note, a call to Conquitlam inquiring who the contractor is: Insituform. The liner is believed to be the "NEW" I-Plus, "environmentally friendly liner". Testing showed significant releases of styrene for several days.

2.) Emergency Sampling Related to Styrene Release at Exxon/Mobil, DEP/Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Program, Bureau of Waste Management. Oil and Spill Division, 6-29-04.

"......during storm water pipe lining activities, between 40 pounds and 161 pounds of styrene -impacted process water and resin were released through a 48-inch diameter concrete storm water pipe to down gradient retention pound system and then to an outfall located several hundred feet from the source."............."Having collected a sample of the CIPP resin, and is currently in the process of having the resin analyzed. A possibility that the CIPP did not cure properly during the installation could be the source of the continued styrene concentrations"

NOTE: The cure was more than doubled compared to conventional/normal procedures.

Public money (taxes) used for legal

SOLUTION TO ONGOING CIPP POLLUTION:

Several solutions are available and EPA studied the feasibility of all nine technologies. The issue is not what technology to use but who will require them to do something about the toxic pollution and disruption or the litigation costs are higher than the technology costs.

See "STYRENE CONTROL COST SPREADSHEET MODEL, www.epa.gov/ttn/dirl/sty-read.txt

Control of Odors, Section 22a-174-23, Effective 4-04-2006

(a) (1) No person shall cause or permit the emission of any substance or combination of substances which create or contributes to an odor, in the ambient air, that constitutes a nuisance.

(2) An odor constitutes a nuisance if present with such intesity, characteristics, frequency and duration that

(A) It is, or can reasonably be expected to be, injurious to public health or welfare, or

(B) It unreasonably interferes with the enjoyment of life or the use of property, considering the character and degree of the injury to, or interference with, the health, general welfare, property of the people affected, and the location of the pollution source and character of the area or neighborhood affected. Whether the source of the emissions was present in the location first shall not be a consideration.

...............................Styrene Odor Limit Value in PPM fifteen minute average (from Table)

0.15 parts per million (very low concentrations)

Note: it has been recorded that odors have been measured above 100+ ppm! 660 times the Odor Limit Values.

Who to call if fugitive fumes invade your well-being?

Local Fire Department-911

National Response Center (NRC) 24 hours: 1-800-424-8802

Nationwide Poison Control Center (US Only) 1-800-222-1222

When fuel oil is delivered to a residence or business, they must have "placards". Vehicles on the road display many types of placards for your "Right to Know" as well as public safety. Why some contractors go without? Not to raise a public concern. Also, to fill out paperwork for hazardous materials, they must be certified. Negligence in your front yard?

Department Of Transportation

The DOT is reponsible for regulating the shipment of hazardous materials and dagerous goods. The thermoset resins, catalyst and curing agents ARE REGULATED. Transport of the CIPP tubes and chemicals must follow the "EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK". Flammable, class III and Marine Pollutant apply SEE http://www.dot.gov/

Styrene emissions into house or business

OSHA limits are for "occupational" or industrial workers. If you have been invaded by toxic fumes from construction activity, contact your local Fire or Center for Disease Control. If contractors take reading with a "Drager Tube", these are only 33% accurate.

IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO BE EXPOSED TO OSHA LIMITS IN YOUR PRIVATE RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS. Contractors will blame falty plumbing and not their process. There are ways to eliminate emissions into houses. Due to "low bid" and engineer negligence, technologies to eliminate disruption WON'T be used.

SEE: Fumes From Va. Sewer Work Cited in Illnesses (washingtonpost.com)

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19262-2004May11.html

Contractors for CIPP (CURED-IN-PLACE PIPE) contend their products are environmentally safe. Testing for (heavier than air) fumes are done on the surface. Workers go unprotected in "confined spaces". If a worker being exposed to high concentrations to STYRENE, call OSHA at 1-800-321-6742 and enter your zip code for direct local office.

Air emissions can be a public nuisance. Odor in the ambient air shall constitute a nuisance only if reported. Styrene levels of 0.15 ppm (parts per million) are deemed "oder problems". CIPP applications have been know to produce 350 ppm during installations. Contracts usually require contractors to submit $2 million dollar liability insurance to cover "accidental" releases.

Happens on every job.