NEPACCO

NEPACCO

NEPACCO

Pharmaceutical and chemical company, known for its role in the Times Beach Hazmat Incident

NEPACCO, or the "North Eastern Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals Co"[2] was a pharmaceutical and chemical company founded in 1966 in Stamford, Connecticut,[3]: ¶27  best known for its role in the Times Beach Hazmat Incident.

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NEPACCO's main product was hexachlorophene, which it began producing after leasing a Verona, Missouri based chemical production facility from Hoffman-Taff in 1969.[4] As a byproduct of this process, dioxin, most well known for its use in Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, was created.[4] Although the dioxin was initially held on site, it was eventually improperly disposed of in a trench in the facility,[5] and by a local waste handler, Russell Bliss.[6]

Following the ban of Hexachlorophene in 1972, NEPACCO halted production on the site.[4] By 1974, the company had liquidated all its assets, and was shut down by the Delaware Secretary of State in 1976.[3]: ¶27 

Edwin Michaels and John W. Lee, the President and Vice President of NEPACCO, and Ronald Mills, shift Supervisor, were personally liable for their actions in the Times Beach dioxin case. [7]

References

  1. [1]
    Gough, Michael (1986). Dioxin, Agent Orange, The Facts. Plenum, United States: Springer. pp. 122. ISBN 9780306422478.
  2. [2]
    "NEPACCO". Little Bits of History. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  3. [3]
    United States v. Northeastern Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Company (Western District of Missouri 1984), Text.
  4. [4]
    "SYNTEX FACILITY; VERONA, MO; Superfund Site". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  5. [5]
    Carelli, Richard. "Court Refuses to Force Company to Pay for Dioxin Cleanup in Missouri Case". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  6. [6]
    Powell, William (2012-12-03). "Remember Times Beach: The Dioxin Disaster, 30 Years Later". www.stlmag.com. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  7. [7]
    "Individual Liability for Corporate Wrongdoing" (PDF).
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