Pilliod fined by EPA.Pilliod Cabinet Co., recently purchased by Ladd Furniture, has been hit with a $19,670 fine and ordered to make more than $800,000 worth of pollution control upgrade at two of its plants.The U.S. 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 cited Pilliod for violating The federal Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act which requires companies meeting certain specifications to report releases of these chemicals no later than July 1 for the preceding calendar year. According to the EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. , Pilliod failed to report emissions of acetone, methyl ethyl ketone methyl ethyl ketone n. See butanone. methyl ethyl ketone See butanone. Noun 1. methyl ethyl ketone , and toluene toluene (tōl`y  ēn') or methylbenzene (mĕth'əlbĕn`zēn), C7H8 for 1987 and dichloromethane for 1989.
"This is an excellent settlement," said Corinne Wellish,
acting regional director, Environmental Sciences Division. "With
this agreement we are removing more than 82,500 pounds of pollutants
every year. The more we control such pollutants, the better it is for
human health and the environment."
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