# AMERICAN MICROTRACE, INC., FAIRBURY, NE
> **Judicial** · FY1997 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `45724`
- **Case Number:** 07-1997-0165
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $5.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN MICROTRACE, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS FACILITY HAS BEEN OPERATING WITHOUT A PERMIT, ALTHOUGH  EPA HAS TOLD                                                 THE FACILITY THEY NEED TO GET A PERMIT.  THE FACILITY        RECEIVES ZINC FUME                                           DUST FROM FOUNDRIES AND OTHER SOURCES AND EXTRACTS THE ZINC  FOR USE IN                                                   FERTILIZER AND ANIMAL FEED.  THE FACILITY PRODUCES HAZARDOUS WASTE THAT                                                   WAS IMPROPERLY STORED & HANDLED, RESULTING IN HARM TO HUMAN  HEALTH                                                       (ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN EMPLOYEES) AND THE            ENVIRONMENT (LEAD                                            CONTAMINATION IN SOIL, WATER, AND SEDIMENTS IN NEARBY        WETLAND AREA).

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