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AMERICAN BRASS, INC.

Judicial · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 20291

$242K
Penalty
$0
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
04-1987-0028
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-7-1-436
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

AMERICAN BRASS, INC. OWNS AND OPERATES A BRASS FOUNDRY IN HEADLAND, AL. THE COMPANY GENERATES FURNACE SLAG WHICH EXHIBITS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF EP TOXICITY FOR LEAD AND CADMIUM. IN THE COURSE OF ITS OPERATIONS, ABI MANAGES A FURNACE SLAG PILE IN A MANNER THAT CONSTITUTES DISPOSAL. THE FACILITY ALSO GENERATES CRUSHED SLAG AND ZINC OXIDE BAG- HOUSE DUST IS MANUALLY TRANSPORTED ACROSS THE SITE IN A MANNER THAT CAUSES SPILLAGE ON THE GROUND, CONSTITUTING DISPOSAL. THE CRUSHED SLAG AND ZINC OXIDE BAGHOUSE DUST ARE STORED AT THE SITE PRIOR TO BEING SOLD TO A FERTILIZER MAN- UFACTURER.

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