Chicago, Ill.-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 recently accessed Royster-Clark Inc. (now owned by Agrium Inc.) a penalty of $10,478 for a hazardous chemical release. The Lanark, Ill., facility was cited for failure to promptly report an 800 pound release of anhydrous ammonia to the National Response Center on Oct. 19, 2005. The NRC was notified more than two hours after the company knew of the incident. The chemical was released from a nurse tank during transport and lasted approximately 20 minutes. It was eight times the reportable quantity. An anhydrous ammonia release greater than 100 pounds must be reported immediately.
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