According to the report, the mixture includes 65 percent of 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol, the main component of MCHM. The Shurflott 944 also contains another 16 percent combined of two other materials also listed as components of MCHM, according to the report. However, the report says Shurflott contains 9 percent DiPPH and 7 percent PPH. Its the only material listed in the report for the site that contains PPH or DiPPH. Within hours of discovering the spill the state reported MCHM, a chemical with a licorice odor, had leaked into the Elk River. However, Freedom told the state on Jan. 21 the spill also contained an additional material. That material has been called both PPH and PPH, stripped. Freedom President Gary Southern told the DEP in Jan. 22 letter the tank contained about 88.5 percent crude MCHM, 7.3 percent PPH and 4.2 percent water. Our records and internal investigation indicate that there were no other materials in Tank No. 396 at the time of release, Southern said in the letter. Southern referred to a Material Safety Data Sheet provided to the state for PPH. The only sheet made available is for a product called PPH, Stripped. The sheet doesnt list the components of the chemical, deeming it proprietary information. --- Here are the mixtures that were stored in tank 396, as listed on the Tier II report. Crude MCHM 75% = 34885-03-5 = 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol 14% = 98955-27-2 = 4-(methoxy)cyclohexane 05% = 51181-40-9 = methyl, 4-methylcyclohexanecarboxylate 04% = 7732-18-5 = water 01% = 105-08-8 = 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol 01% = 94-60-0 = dimethyl 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate SureFlot 944 65% = 34885-03-5 = 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol 12% = 98955-27-2 = 4-(methoxy)cyclohexane 09% = 51730-94-0 = dipropyleneglycol phenyl ether [DiPPH] 07% = 770-35-4 = propyleneglycol phenyl ether [PPH] 04% = 51181-40-9 = methyl, 4-methylcyclohexanecarboxylate 03% = 7732-18-5 = water More chemical data released - Kanawha County - Charleston Daily Mail - West Virginia News CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- New information released by the state Wednesday raises more questions about what exactly contaminated the tap water of 300,000 West Virginia residents.
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