GenCorp achieves special EPA status.Polymers supplier GenCorp Specialty Polymers, Fairlawn, OH, recently received a special designation at its Mogadore, OH facilities by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (OEPA OEPA Ohio Environmental Protection AgencyOEPA Office of Environmental Policy and Assistance (US EPA) OEPA On Earth Peace Assembly (Church of the Brethren educational program) ). The OEPA designed the plant a "minor source of hazardous air pollution' and issued it a "Synthetic Minor' air permit, which confirms that GenCorp has voluntarily agreed to meet rigorous emissions criteria of less than 2.3 pounds per hour of any EPA-listed hazardous air pollutants pollutants see environmental pollution. (HAP HAP. An old word which signifies to catch; as, "to hap the rent," to hap the deed poll." Techn. Dict. h.t. ) and less than 25 tons per year of all HAP's. |
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