(AGENPARL) – gio 07 novembre 2024 Issued: Nov 7, 2024 (3:25pm EST)
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EPA Issues Compliance Order to Baltimore Metal Shredding Operation to Address
Air Violations
PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 07, 2024) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announced today that it has issued an administrative order on consent to Sims
ARG Inc., a scrap metal shedding and recycling facility located at 3000 Vera
Street, in  Baltimore, Maryland. The order alleged that the facility did not
obtain the necessary permit required by the federal Clean Air Act and the
Maryland State Air Permitting Program.
The permit is required in order to limit emissions of Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOCs) which can contribute to ground-level ozone that can be
harmful to human health. The young, the elderly and those with respiratory
conditions such as asthma are especially vulnerable to the effects of
ground-level ozone pollution. Test data has shown that metal shredding
operations emit VOCs at rates up to 200 pounds per hour.
“For far too long, metal shredding and recycling facilities have polluted
the air, especially in underserved communities in urban areas,” said EPA
Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz. “This action demonstrates
that EPA will hold facilities accountable when they fail to take the actions
necessary to meet health-based air quality standards.”
The order requires the company to submit a complete permit application to the
State of Maryland within 60 days of the effective date of the order.
Get more information about reducing pollution from metal recycling facilities.
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