Archer Rubber Co.

Boston, MA: (Jun-05-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency filed a suit against Archer Rubber Co., over a Clean Air Act enforcement action involving air pollution control equipment at the company's manufacturing plant in Milford; MA. Archer Rubber produces various kinds of rubber-coated fabrics. Archer's manufacturing processes generate hazardous air pollutants, primarily toluene. Prolonged toluene exposure affects the central nervous system and can cause impaired vision, dizziness and decreased motor skills. Archer's hazardous air emissions are controlled by a special incinerator that was installed in the early 1990s as the result of an earlier EPA enforcement action.

In October 2005, EPA ordered Archer Rubber to test the incinerator to ensure it was functioning properly. The test showed that the incinerator was destroying pollutants less efficiently than required by Archer's federally enforceable state air permit. Consequently, EPA ordered Archer to test the incinerator again. Upon retesting in 2006, the incinerator was in compliance with the permit. The settlement assesses a monetary penalty for the incinerator test violation and a one-time emissions violation earlier in 2005. In a settlement reached, Archer agreed to pay a fine of $26,500. [YOSEMITE EPA: TOLUENE POLLUTION]

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Published on Jun-6-07