Marine Shale Processors Inc.

Marine Shale, a recycler of non-hazardous oilfield wastes, opened in 1985, claiming its incinerator in Amelia could burn industrial sludge at heat so high that the chemicals turned to glassy black chunks that were safe for use in road beds. In the late 1980s environmentalists blamed the plant for an outbreak of a rare childhood cancer, but couldn't find direct evidence. The EPA sued and the plant closed in 1996. $13.25 million in settlements have been reached with Marine Shale, an affiliate and a partner and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Justice and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. (Jun-14-06) [KATC 3 NEWS]

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