Thursday, January 21, 2010

NDK must disclose possible pollutants within 10 days

NDK NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO.,LTD.

NDK Crystal must disclose within 10 days to the Illinois attorney general’s office and the Boone County state’s attorney’s office what harmful chemicals may have polluted the water, soil and air after a Dec. 7 explosion at its Belvidere plant.

company also has 60 days to provide a corrective action plan, hazard and operability study and supply a “root cause analysis” of what caused the disaster.

Click on the following for more details:  NDK must disclose possible pollutants within 10 days - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Below are photocopies of the court complaint against NDK.  The two count indictment claimed “Substantial Endangerment to the Environment”(page1)  and “Air Pollution”(page 5).   Quartz particles and caustic soda are named in the complaint.  Page 4 describes the injunction which was sought.

Click on the photocopies to enlarge:

NDK Case 1 ndk case 2

ndk 3 ndk case 4

ndk case 5 ndk page 6

ndk case 7 ndk page 8

ndk case 9

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