SCHEDULE II VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES For the Years Ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 Amounts in Thousands Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F Balance at Additions Charged To Balance at Beginning Costs and Other End Description Of Period Expenses Accounts Deductions Of Period 1996 Accrued Environmental Costs... $2,765 $285 $3,000 $2,318 (1) $3,732 Doubtful Receivables.......... 8,176 732 802 (2) 8,106 All Other (3)................. 1,395 1,687 1995 Accrued Environmental Costs... $12,867 $3,998 $14,100 (1) $2,765 Doubtful Receivables.......... 8,244 984 $18 1,070 (2) 8,176 All Other (3)................. 2,005 1,395 1994 Accrued Environmental Costs... $19,100 $7,833 $14,066 (1) $12,867 Doubtful Receivables.......... 7,284 1,001 $70 111 (2) 8,244 All Other (3)................. 2,428 2,005 <FN> (1) Expenditures on environmental remendiation projects (2) Write-offs of uncollected accounts and worthless notes, less recoveries (3) Valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves for which additions, deductions and balances are not individually significant