EPA v. EMERY CHEMICALS
Litigated With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$43,000
Case summary
EMERY SOLD AND DISTRIBUTED SEVERAL SHIPMENTS OF FATTY ACIDS CONTAMINATED WITH PCBS. SOME OF THIS MATERIAL WAS SOLD FOR USE IN FEED STOCK. THE EPA IS INVESTIGATING THE FEED CON- TAMINATION, WHILE U.S. EPA IS INVESTIGATING THE DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE PROBLEM.
Defendants (1)
- EMERY CHEMICALSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (6)
COGNIS CORPORATION
4900 ESTE AVE., CINCINNATI, OH, 452321491
Registry ID: 110066942321
COGNIS CORPORATION
4900 ESTE AVE., CINCINNATI, OH, 452321491
Registry ID: 110066942321
COGNIS CORPORATION
4900 ESTE AVE., CINCINNATI, OH, 452321491
Registry ID: 110066942321
COGNIS CORPORATION
4900 ESTE AVE., CINCINNATI, OH, 452321491
Registry ID: 110066942321
COGNIS CORPORATION
4900 ESTE AVE., CINCINNATI, OH, 452321491
Registry ID: 110066942321
COGNIS CORPORATION
4900 ESTE AVE., CINCINNATI, OH, 452321491
Registry ID: 110066942321
Statutes cited
- TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
EMERY CHEMICALSentered 1990-10-15
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $43,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1988-06-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1988-06-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-10-15Final Order Issued
- 1990-10-30Compliance Achieved
- 1990-10-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 26498
- Case number
- 05-1987-0266
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- PCBS
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1987-0266 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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