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There were seven environmental fines and penalties issued in 2002.
Six of them were in the US, for a total of $11,500 (£7,000).
All were for minor non-compliance with permits, two for air emission
non-compliance, three for substances in wastewater and one for waste
labelling. One was a P767,000 (£10,000) penalty in the Philippines
paid over the past five years for periodically exceeding effluent
discharge limits. There were also 12 notices of violation and 68
excursions above permitted limits for releases to air or water that
did not result in fines or penalties.
In addition, there were several environmental events that did not
result in fines, penalties or notices of violation. There were two
significant spills, one of ethanol and one of diesel fuel, there
was one leak of solvent from a drain, one explosion of a keg and
one site evacuation during a fire to avoid exposure to fumes. There
were 22 small fires all resulting in only minor damage.
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