PCBs

Titanium Metals Corp. to Pay $13.75M Penalty and Clean up PCBs Contamination
May 21, 2014
Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), one of the world’s largest producers of titanium parts for jet engines, has agreed to pay a record $13.75 million civil penalty and perform an extensive investigation and cleanup of potential contamination stemming primarily from the unauthorized manufacture and disposal of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) at its manufacturing...
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EPA May Revise Rules On, or End Existing Authorized Uses of, PCBs
July 25, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking input to a federal panel that will explore changes to existing uses of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).  PCBs are used in fluid-filled capacitors and transformers, fluorescent light ballasts, and natural gas pipelines.  They are a known carcinogen and reproductive toxicant, as well as an environmental...
Prop 65 / Environment
environmental protection agency, EPA, PCBs, Proposition 65
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