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Vesuvius USA Corporation
Springfield, IL: (Jun-07-07) The State of Illinois brought charges against Vesuvius USA Corporation, claiming that the company contributed to the damage of natural resources in Coles County that were injured by a June 2001 chemical spill. Vesuvius USA develops, manufactures, and markets high performance specialty ceramics, refractory products, and control systems for industrial applications. On June 22, 2001, Vesuvius USA experienced a factory malfunction that caused furfural, an industrial chemical that in low concentrations is harmful to aquatic life, to enter the Cassell, Riley, and Kickapoo Creeks, tributaries of the Embarras River. Biologists documented injury to aquatic flora and fauna within nine miles of the tributary system as a result of this release. While Vesuvius took immediate steps to investigate and clean up the released material, the state of Illinois sought recovery for damages to natural resources not addressed in the initial clean up.
In a settlement reached, Vesuvius will pay a total of $154,648 to the state for natural resource restoration and educational projects. The settlement will be paid through the Natural Resource Restoration Trust Fund that will help fund natural resource restoration in the Embarras River watershed. [JG-TC NEWS: CHEMICAL SPILL]
Published on Jun-8-07
In a settlement reached, Vesuvius will pay a total of $154,648 to the state for natural resource restoration and educational projects. The settlement will be paid through the Natural Resource Restoration Trust Fund that will help fund natural resource restoration in the Embarras River watershed. [JG-TC NEWS: CHEMICAL SPILL]
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