Doe Run Achieves National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ten Consecutive Quarters
Facility meets standard throughout 2003 and 2004.
St. Louis, MO (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) February 9, 2005 -- The Doe Run Company has announced that the
Herculaneum, Mo., smelter remained in attainment with the National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS) for the fourth quarter of 2004, according to data
collected from air monitors by Doe Run. The smelter consistently met the
standard throughout 2003 and 2004; and with the latest results reaches ten
consecutive quarters of attainment.
“Doe Run has demonstrated and
continues to demonstrate a willingness to be a responsible corporate citizen in
our community for the long-term,” said Herculaneum Mayor John Chamis. “We’re
eager to focus on the future of Herculaneum; and consistent air results are an
important step in that direction.”
According to Doe Run records, results
from the eight air monitors in Herculaneum range from 0.03 to 1.38 micrograms of
lead per cubic meter of air, placing the smelter under the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)-specified air quality standard of 1.5 micrograms of lead
per cubic meter of air (averaged over a three-month period). Individual results
for each monitoring station were: Ursuline 0.03; Golf Course 0.12; High School
0.27; North Station 0.09; Bluff 0.32; Sherman 0.17; Broad Street 1.32; and City
Hall 1.38.
In addition to Doe Run’s U.S.
operations, the Doe Run-owned Doe Run Peru operates a metals processing facility
in La Oroya, in the Peruvian Andes, and the Cobriza copper mine in southern
Peru.
The Doe Run Company is a privately held natural resource company
focused on environmentally sound mineral production, recycling and metals
fabrication. Based in St. Louis, the company and its subsidiaries serve as North
America’s largest integrated lead producer and third-largest total lead producer
worldwide, employing more than 4,000 people. The company and its employees are
committed to keeping its operations and communities clean and safe while
producing essential raw materials – lead, zinc, copper, gold and silver – that
are needed for everyday life. Doe Run and its subsidiaries have U.S. operations
in Missouri, Washington and Arizona, and South American operations in
Peru.
More information on The Doe Run Company is available at http://www.doerun.com.
Editor’s Note: A .JPG aerial
photo of Herculaneum Smelter is available. Please e-mail ksaunders @
standingpr.com or call Kristin Saunders at (314) 469-3500 for the
file.
Media Contact:
Christi Dixon
(314) 469-3500
# # #
Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prweb207323.htm