# FEDERATED METALS/ASARCO
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1888`
- **Case Number:** 02-1984-0004
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $15K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ASARCO (complaint) (settlement)
- FEDERATED METALS CORP (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

DEF IS SUBSIDARY OF ASARCO, INC AND OPERATES A METAL    REFINING PLNT IN N.J.  ONE PROD IS MAGNESIUM ANODES.  A BAG- HOUSE CNTRLS EMISSIONS FR MAGNESIUM KETTLES THAT PROD ANODES      BAGHOUSE IS REQ BY NJDEP.  ON 11-2-83, AN INSP OF DEF   REVEALED THAT DEF WAS USING IMPORTED, CONTAMINATED MAGNESIUM SCRAP WHICH CLOGGED BAGHOUSE.  AS A RESULT, CAPTURE SYSTEM   AND BAGHOUSE WERE INEFFECTIVE AND FUMES EXITED DIRECTLY.          AFTER 11/25/83 MTG W/EPA, DEF SAID IT WOULD QUIT USING  IMPORTED SCRAP BUT WOULD USE SCRAP IN STOCK AND IN TRANSIT.  AFTER MTG W/EPA ON 02/27/84, DEF SAID IT WOULD NOT USEANY    IMPORTED SCRAP OR USE KETTLES UNTIL NEW BAGS INSTALLED,      CLEANER SCRAP IS OBTAINED, AND THE OPERATION CAN RUN IN      ACCORD W/ CERT TO OPERATE AND ALL APPLIC REGS.

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