# OLIN CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1990 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `20584`
- **Case Number:** 04-1990-0068
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.00M
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- OLIN CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS A PROPOSED CIVIL ACTION AGAINST OLIN CORPORATION  TO OBTAIN CIVIL PENALTIES FOR SEVERAL VIOLATONS OF THE       NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS     (NESHAP), 40 C.F.R. PART 61, SUBPART A - GENERAL PROVISIONS  AND SUBPART E-NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARD FOR MERCURY.           THIS CASE INVOLVES THE CHARLESTON, BRADLEY COUNTY,        TENNESSEE, CHLORINE PRODUCTION FACILITY OWNED AND OPERATED   BY OLIN.  BASED ON INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED BY EPA AND INFORMA- TION GAINED FROM THE DEFENDANT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OLIN  CORPORATION FAILED TO ABIDE BY THE GOOD-HOUSEKEEPING         PRACTICES REFERENCED IN 40 C.F.R. SECTION 61.53.  THE NESHAP MERCURY STANDARDS REGULATE THE AMOUNT OF MERCURY EMISSIONS   ALLOWABLE FROM THE CHLOR-ALKALI CELL ROOM PROCESS USED IN    THE MANUFACTURE OF CHLORINE.  THE SPECIFIC VIOLATIONS WERE:  1) ON AUGUST 22, 1988, OLIN FAILED TO CONTAIN ELEMENTAL      MERCURY SPILLS DURING THE MAINTENANCE PROJECT IN ITS E-182   CELL ROOM; 2) AN EPA DECEMBER 13, 1988, INSPECTION OF THE    CELL ROOM FOUND THE CELL FLOOR BADLY CRACKED AND  MERCURY    DROPLETS WERE FOUND IN SEVERAL OF THE CRACKS AND FLOOR       SEAMS; 3) OLIN CORPORATION FAILED TO RECORD THE AUGUST 22,   1988 MERCURY SPILL; 4) OLIN CORPORATION FAILED TO MAKE       TIMELY LEAK REPAIRS IN THE CELL ROOM BUILDING; AND 5) OLIN   CAUSTIC HEADER PIPE IN THE CELL ROOM.  EPA IS SEEKING        INJUNCTIVE RELEIF AND PENALTIES FOR THE PAST VIOLATIONS.        THIS IS THE INITIAL NESHAP MERCURY C

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