Chemical Company Failed to Disclose Public Health Risks, Judge Rules in Favor of EPA

摘要

WASHINGTON - In an administrative decision issued, Elementis Chromium, Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of chromium chemicals in the world, was ordered to pay a penalty of $2,571,800 for failing to disclose information about substantial risk of injury to human health from exposure to hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen, on workers in modern chemical production plants, as required by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).