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TO BE FREE OF MISINTERPRETATION AND TO GAIN PROPER TIRE INFLATION
RETENTION AND REDUCED OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION BENEFITS, IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT NITROGEN PURITY BE CLEARLY STATED IN ARTICLE 10,
SECTION (C), RESOLUTION 09-25, ATTACHMENT B THAT WAS POSTED MAY 6,
2009.

BASED UPON PEER REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC STUDIES,  THE TIRE'S INFLATIO
GAS REQUIRES AT LEAST 95% NITROGEN PURITY AND NOT MORE THAN 5%
RUBBER WEAKENING REACTIVE OXYGEN. TO MEET THIS ESTABLISHED CHEMICAL
REQUIREMENT DURING THE TIRE INFLATION PROCESS, THE NITROGEN PURITY
OF THE INFLATION GAS MUST BE IN EXCESS OF 95% TO OFFSET ANY
RESIDUAL OXYGEN THAT CANNOT BE EFFECTIVELY PURGED.  THE READILY AND
EASY COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF 98% TO 99.9% NITROGEN MAKES IT
REASONABLE TO HAVE THE CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NOT CREAT CONFUSION
AND CLEARLY DEFINE NITROGEN'S REQUIRED PURITY BE NO LESS THAN 98%.

THE PRESENT NON QUANTITATIVE WORDING OF "NITROGEN" INSTEAD OF THE
MORE PRECISE WORDING OF "NITROGEN OF AT LEAST 98% PURITY" (IE: HIGH
PURITY)  WOULD ALLOW SELLERS TO INNOCENTLY OR INTENTIONALLY CONFUSE
THE CONSUMER AND COMPROMISE NITROGEN'S BENEFITS AS WELL AS THE
AGENCIES INTENT BY CLAIMING THAT AIR WITH IT'S NORMAL 78% NITROGEN
MAKE-UP IS "NITROGEN INFLATION".  

ATTACHED IS MY CV WHICH DESCRIBES MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE WHICH
IS THE BASIS OF THIS OPINION.