The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1986 Page: 3 of 12
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The Prospector / October 30. 1986/ Page 3
Refineries:
Higher EPA standards
will affect cost of 'regular'
SA offers roommate referrals
By John Gutierrez-Mier
staff Wrer
As * result of Environmental
Protection Agency standards,
lead content in regular gasoline
is being reduced with the end
result being higher prices, said
Dan Jos, supervisor of the Plan
ning and Analytical group of
Chevron USA Refinery in EI
Paso
"The EPA, after a study of
major metropolitan areas, feels
that the lead content emitted by
automobiles is detrimental to the
public’s health." Joss said.
He explained the process of
deleting the lead will result in a
higher run refinery process
‘It’s going to cost more for
raw materials to purify the
gasoline," said Joss “That, in
turn, will lead to higher gaa
prices "
Joss speculated that in the ear-
ly 1990s, regular gasoline will
cost more than unleaded
“Prices for regular gasoline are
currently lower than unleaded
prices but a will be the reverse
in the coming yean," he said.
Jous added that there will be no
advene effect on automobile
engines ‘although there are cer-
tain groups who are lobbying
against the EPA and their stan
dards."
"Some people are arguing that
lead is needed in order to help
lubricate valves and other parts of
the engine,” Joss said
The Chevron USA Refinery is
a 75,000-barrel-a day crude oil
refinery which markets its pro-
ducts in El Paso, New Mexico
and Arizona, Joss said
Archie Clouse, environmental
quality specialist for the Texas
Air Control Board, said lead from
gasoline has some impact on El
Paso’s air pollution, hut added
that ASARCO has had the biggest
impact
"The only excredances of lead
have all occurred in ASARCO,”
Clouse said "But it has been up
to two and a half yean that they
have not exceeded the levels plac
rd upon them and we expect them
to continue that way "
Lead deposited on the roadway
is not a problem in El Paso ax it
is in other metropolitan areas,
Clouse said
"We monitor ambient lead and
apply it at 1.5 micrograms per
cubic meter on an average of over
a three-month period." Clouse
said "A reading n taken every
six days for a 24-hour period."
He emphasized that there n not
any place in El Paso that comes
close to exceeding the 1.5
microgram level
Downtown El Paso has the
highest level which stands at 5
micrograms per cubic meter UT
El Paso has a reading of 3
micrograms per cubic meter
By Deborah Martin
Students seeking roommates
to share their off-campus
residences will soon have m
look no farther than the Stu
dent Association Office, 304
Union East
Beverly Shelton, executive
assistant to the Student
Association president, is im-
plementing her "pet project"
this semester, the Roommate
Referral Program, designed to
assist students living on their
own to find compatible
cohabitants
To meet this end, she has
drawn up a questionnaire for
prospective “roomies" to fill
out The form asks about such
matters as dating habits, study
habits, party habits, pets and
car ownership.
“I tried to cover
everything," she explained
Smidenss desiring roommates
can ask to look through the ap
plications on file in the SA of-
fice. The SA will not match
people: students will have in
take care of that themselves
On the other hand, dor-
mitory roommates are match
rd based on questions on the
student answers on applica
tions, Letty Gomez, Housing
Business Office Secretary,
said She said the applications
ask about sleeping and smok-
mg habits, among other things
Once Shelton has a few ap
plications, she hopes to draw
up a running list of names,
numbers and characteristics to
be puated on the Roommate
Referral Board located on the
first floor of the Union West
She said there is a need for
the program became "people
just don't want to live in the
dorms any more "
Gomez said 291 of the 400
•paces in Barry Hall are
presently filled
Shelton said students who
want to live on their own may
not be able to afford it.
"With the tuition increase,
it’s hard to live out on your
own," she said
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University of Texas at El Paso. The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1986, newspaper, October 30, 1986; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1626124/m1/3/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting University of Texas at El Paso.