REGIONAL DIGEST.COLUMN: REGIONAL DIGEST Milford company fined by EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. MILFORD - A local manufacturer has agreed to pay a $26,500 fine to settle an enforcement action from the federal 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 . The action involves tests of pollution equipment at the Archer Rubber Co. in 2005 and 2006. Archer's manufacturing processes generate hazardous air pollutants, primarily toluene toluene (tōl`y  ēn') or methylbenzene (mĕth'əlbĕn`zēn), C7H8 , according to according toprep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the EPA, which said that a test of an incinerator was not efficient enough to meet permit standards. Later tests showed it was in compliance, according to the EPA. |
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