# AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY (FIKE/ARTEL, NITRO)
> **Judicial** · FY1991 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `15343`
- **Case Number:** 03-1991-0225
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- ETHYL PETROLEUM ADDITIVES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- HALLIBURTON SERVICES (complaint) (settlement)
- HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- MOBAY CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- P B & S CHEMICAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- POLAROID CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- SPECIALTY POLYMERS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE PRN OUTLINE EPA'S CASE AGAINST TWENTY-FIVE (25) PRP'S AT THE ARTEL SITE IN NITRO, WV, TO BOTH IMPLEMENT EPA'S PRE- FERRED ALTERCATION FOR OU2 AND REIMBURST EPA FOR OVER $18M   OF PAST  COSTS INCURRED IN IMPLEMENTING OU1 AND EMERGENCY    REMOVAL WORK AT THE SITE.  WHILE THE DEFENDANTS INCLUDES     CLASSIC WASTE GENERATORS, A NUMBER OF COMPANIES WHO ENGAGED  ARTEL TO CUSTOM MANUFACTURE VARIOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS HAVE   ALSO BEEN INCLUDED UNDER THE ACETO THEORY.

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