# OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP (BURLINGTON)
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1909`
- **Case Number:** 02-1985-0002
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $490K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
## Summary

THE REGION PROPOSES FILING A CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT TO      CAA/113(B), 42 USC 7413(B), AGAINST OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL      CORP. ( OCCIDENTAL ) FOR VIOLATIONS OF CAA SECT. 112 & 114.  SECT. 112(C) PROHIBITS EMISSIONS OF HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS IN EXCESS OF THE STDS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO 112(B).  SECT. 114 REQUIRES THE SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION BY ANY PERSON     UPON REQUEST BY EPA.  UNDER 112 & 114, EPA HAS PROMULGATED A SERIES OF NESHAPS INCLUDING STDS FOR VINYL CHLORIDE EMIS-    SIONS AND RESINS & REPORTING RQRMTS.  THESE STDS ARE CODI-   FIED AT 40 CFR 61.60 ET. SEQ.                                  OCCIDENTAL IS THE OWNER OF A POLYVINYL CHLORIDE MANUFAC-   TURING PLANT IN BURLINGTON, NJ.  IAW 40 CFR 61.70, THE CO.   IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS WHICH IDENTIFY:    A) REACTOR OPENING LOSSES & THE EMISSION OF VINYL CHLORIDE   FROM EACH PRODUCTION VESSEL; & B) THE VINYL CHLORIDE CONTENT OF THE POLYVINYL CHLORIDE ( PVC ) RESIN FOR EACH DAY.  THE   REACTOR OPENING LOSS FROM EACH REACTOR SHALL NOT EXCEED 0.02 GRAMS OF VINYL CHLORIDE PER KG OF PVC PRODUCT PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 61.64(E)(1).                                               REGION II HAS REVIEWED THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS SUBMITTED   BY OCCIDENTAL FOR THE PERIOD 3/1/80 TO 8/31/84.  OCCIDENTAL  FAILED TO REPORT REACTOR OPENING LOSSES IN 188 OUT OF 2314   OPENINGS (8.1% NONCOMPLIANCE).  THE REACTOR OPENING LOSSES   EXCEEDED 0.02 GRAMS OF VINYL CHLORIDE PER KG OF PVC PRODUCT  IN 44 OPENINGS OUT OF 2126 MEASURED OP

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