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Midlothian to Receive Even More Pollution
APAC Sets
Its Sights on Midlothian, TX
April, 2002
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APAC-Texas has applied for a state air
pollution permit (no. 6959D) to site a proposed Asphalt Plant at Highway 67
& Ward Road and residents living in the area need to be concerned about the
types and levels of air pollution to be emitted by the plant.
APAC-Texas seeks to burn fuel oils that typically produce a range of harmful
air pollutants. APAC-Texas Asphalt Plant's permit application and draft
permit indicate that it seeks to emit several kinds of toxic air pollution,
particularly hazardous air pollutants such as benzene, arsenic, cadmium,
formaldehyde and others. Additional harmful air pollutants to be
released as gases include Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides, and Carbon
Monoxide, as well as small Particulate Matter (PM10)
as soot. PM10 is associated with increased premature deaths and
respiratory health effects. Sulfur Dioxide is a respiratory irritant and
Carbon Monoxide poisons red blood cells. This could also produce a Sulfur
smell in the air, also.
Asphalt plants may emit the following
Volatile Organic Compounds and Toxic Heavy Metals with known health effects
if a permit is issued to operate:
Acetaldehyde
- acute irritant
Arsenic - carcinogen, neurotoxin, birth defects, genetic damage
Benzene - carcinogen, birth defects, chronic toxin
Benzopyrene - carcinogen
Beryllium - carcinogen, genetic damage
Cadmium - carcinogen, genetic damage
Carbon Disulfide - chronic toxicant
Chromic Acid - chronic toxicant
Chromium - carcinogen, genetic damage
Formaldehyde - carcinogen, genetic damage, chronic toxin
Normal-hexane - chronic toxicant
Lead - carcinogen, neurotoxin, genetic damage, reproductive toxin
Manganese - chronic toxicant
Mercury - neurotoxin, chronic toxicant
Methyl Ethyl Ketone - chronic toxicant, acute irritant
Methylene Chloride - carcinogen, acute systemic toxicant
Nickel - carcinogen, chronic toxicant, genetic damage
Phenol - acute systemic toxicant, birth defects
Styrene - carcinogen, acute systemic toxicant, genetic damage
Tetrachloroethene - carcinogen
Toluene - chronic toxicant, acute irritant
Trichlorofluoromethane - acute systemic toxicant
Xylene - chronic toxicant, birth defects, reproductive toxin
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