# GENERAL BATTERY (OU2)
> **Judicial** · FY1992 · — · Litigated No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `16020`
- **Case Number:** 03-1992-0435
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Litigated No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN SCRAP CO (complaint)
- DECKER BROTHERS INC (complaint)
- GENERAL BATTERY CORPORATION (complaint)
- GLOSSER, M., & SONS, INC. (complaint)
- HARRY TIDERMAN (complaint)
- LEVENE'S SONS, INC. (complaint)
- MINKIN INDUSTRIES, INC. (complaint)
- TERRY SHANER (complaint)
## Summary

BETWEEN 1961 & 1971 ROBERT BROWN OPERATED A FACILITY FOR     BREAKING BATTERIERS AND RECOVERY OF LEAD.  INITIALLY         PRICE BATTERY CORPORATION WAS BROWN'S EXCLUSIVE CUSTONER.    BROWN WOULD PICK UP THE BATTERIES FROM PRICE, BREAK THEM IN  GROUPS, RECOVER THE LEAD PARTS, WASH & CRUSH THE CASINGS,    & DISPOSE OF LIQUIDS IN THE BATTERIES & CASINGS ON SITE.     BROWN WAS PAID PER BATTERY WHEN THE LEAD WAS RETURNED TO     PRICE.  THE CASINGS WAS USED AS FILL MATERIAL & AS A BASE    FOR DRIVEWAYS ON THE PROPERTY.                               ROBERT BROWN DIED IN 1971, AT WHICH TIME OPERATIONS CEASED.  HIS WIFE, BARBARA BROWN, INHERITED THE PROPERTY.  SHE SOLD   IT TO TERRY & SUSAN SHANER IN 1977.  IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO   TERRY SHANER INDIVIDUALLY IN 1980.  THREE RESIDENCES AND A   GARAGE ARE PRESENTLY LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY.                DURING THE SUMMER OF 1983, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT CHILDREN   LIVING ON THE PROPERTY HAD BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN EXCESS OF    LEVELS CONSIDERED BY THE CENTER FOR DISEASE TO POSE A        POTENTIAL RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS.                    AN EXTENT ON CONTAMINATION STUDY REVEALED THAT AN            ESTIMATED 24, 700 CU YRDS. OF LEAD CONTAMINATED BATTERY      CASINGS WERE PRESENT AT THE FACILITY.  IN THE PRIMARY        DISPOSAL AREA THE SOIL CONTAINED UP TO 70% LEAD.             AN IMMEDIATE REMOVAL ACTION WAS COMMENCED IN OCT, 1983       TO ELIMINATE THE THREAT OF DIRECT CONTACT TO LEAD, AN        ACUTELY TOXIC SUBSTANCE, AND THE REL

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