# Alpharma Inc. (Chicago Heights)
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2007 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `600024085`
- **Case Number:** 05-2007-3709
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- Alpharma Inc. (Chicago Heights) (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

A sulfuric acid release occurred at Alpharma, Inc. on 10/31/2005.  The release to the environment was 13 times the RQ.  The person in charge of the facility notified the NRC 6 hours and 58 minutes after the release was discovered.

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*Source: [EPA ECHO](https://echo.epa.gov/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*