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Index
The Story
Part one
The Fire
Part two
The Dump
Part three Aftermath
Part four Cancers
Part five
Paper Trail
Part six
Moose Dies
Part seven
Gag Order
Part eight Who's Next
About this series
Multimedia
In their own words
Photos
Making of a disaster
Reports
The sick and the dead
Cancer Incidence
Chemicals at the site
Companies with waste at the site:
By Name

By Gallons
By Location

Companies Whose Waste Went to the Wade Property

SOURCE: Court Records, U.S. v. Wade

Company Location Chemicals Dumped Volume in Gallons

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Allentown, Pa. (HQ) Acids, toluene diamine acid, transformer oil. 3,630
Allied Chemical Corp. Morristown, Morris County, N.J. Phenols, acids, oil, salt. 35,343
Amchem Products Inc. Ambler, Montgomery County, Pa. Hydrochloric & sulfuric acids, xylene, chromium. 123,470
American Cyanamid Co. Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pa. Vinyl chloride, polyvinyl chloride, vinyl acetate. 103,785
Ansley/ T&B Electronics Corp. Perkasie, Bucks County, Pa. Lead, copper, nickel, acids. 31,635
Apollo Metals Inc. Bethlehem, Pa. Copper sulfate liquid, carbonate plating waste (cyanide). NA
Ashland Oil Inc. Ashland, Ky. (HQ) Sulfuric and nitric acids, 1-chloro-3-nitrobenzene, hydrocarbons. 69,500
Asten Group Inc. Devon, Chester County, Pa. Tetrachloroethylene. 31,100
B.W. Coatings / Grow Group Inc. Cleveland, Ohio Not available. NA
Boeing Vertol Co. Ridley Twp., Delaware County, Pa. Cyanide, paint solids, oil, acids, alkaline. 72,000
Budd Co. Bridgeport, Montgomery County, Pa. Cooker liquor. NA
Congoleum Corp. Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pa. Polyvinyl chloride, plasticizers, solvents. NA
CPS Chemical Co. Old Bridge, Middlesex County, N.J. Methacrylate, methanol. 120,450
Delbar Products Inc. Perkasie, Bucks County, Pa. Xylene, chromium, zinc, TCE, hydrocarbons. 19,185
Diversified Printing Corp. Atglen, Chester County, Pa. Copper, chromium, iron-plating waste. NA
E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co. In. Wilmington, Del. Hydrochloric and fluoroboric acids, trace metals. 112,800
East Falls Corp. Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pa. Muriatic acid, ferric chloride. NA
Ford Aerospace & Communications Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pa. Toluene, TCE, acids. 14,080
Gates Engineering Co. Inc. Wilmington, Del. Methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, toluene, xylene. 19,815
General Electric Co. Fairfield, Conn. (HQ) TCE. 11,275
Gould Inc. Dunmore, Lackawanna County, Pa. Lead in liquid waste. NA
H.K. Porter Inc. Prospect Park, Delaware County, Pa. Acids, chromium, nickel. 60,695
J.L. Clark Manufacturing Inc. Rockford, Ill. (HQ) Xylene, vinyl chloride. NA
Jordan Chemical Co. Folcroft, Delaware County, Pa. Synthetic fiber, textile chemicals. NA
Kaumagraph Corp. Wilmington, Del. Toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, oil, waste ink. 2,845
Knoll International Inc. East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pa. Methylene chloride, waste acids. 63,400
Mobile Hydro Hydraulics Inc. Downingtown, Chester County, Pa. Phenols. 17,671
NL Industries Philadelphia Waste containing mixture of lead and chemicals. NA
Owens-Illinois Inc. Glassboro, Gloucester County, N.J. Xylene, toluene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane. 52,545
Pennsbury Coatings Corp. New Britain, Bucks County, Pa. Methyl ethyl ketone, alcohol, toluene, xylene, naptha. 6,095
Prior Coated Metals Inc. Allentown, Pa. Methyl ethyl ketone, toluol. 1,815
Recticon Corp. Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pa. Nitric, hydrofluoric & chromic acids. 4,620
Sandvik Inc. Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County, Pa. Hydrofluoric & nitric acids, chromium, nickel. 135,100
SCM Corp. New York, N.Y. (HQ) Zinc oxide slurry, toluene, nitrobenzene. 4,123
Scott Paper Co. Philadelphia Waste water, composition unspecified. NA
Sermatech International Inc. Royersford, Montgomery County, Pa. Acid. 20,617
Sherwin-Williams Co. Gibbsboro, Camden County, N.J. Toluene, xylene, ketones, hydrocarbons. 47,418
SmithKline Corp. Upper Merion, Montgomery County, Pa. Toluene, mercury, cyanide, lead, nitrobenzene. 374,729
Standard Chlorine Chemical Co. Delaware City, Del. Sodium and ferric chlorinated benzene. 74,515
Sun Chemical Corp. East Rutherford, Bergen County, N.J. Toluene, caustic solvents, polyvinyl chloride. 11,715
Superior Tube Co. Evansburg, Montgomery County, Pa. Hydrofluoric & sulfuric acids, chromium, nickel, zinc. 103,600
Sybron Corp. Trenton, N.J. Caustic soda, methyl methacrylate. 230,830
Texaco Inc. Westville, Gloucester County, N.J. Leaded tank-bottom sludges; biological sludge. NA
U.S. Chrome Corp. / Tibon Plating Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa. Chromic acid, sulfuric acid. 3,035
Union Carbide Corp. Philadelphia Ethylene glycol, acrylates, vinyl chloride, vinyl acetates. 6,400
Wood Industrial Products Co. Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pa. Pickling acid wastes. 5,500
Wyeth Laboratories Inc. West Chester, Chester County, Pa. Acetone, dimethylamine, chlorine, sulfuric acid. 95,000
Zallea Brothers Inc. Wilmington, Del. Pickling acid wastes. 5,000



 
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