Alabama chemical plant polluting air, federal authorities say

State and federal authorities say an Alabama chemical plant has been emitting sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid mist into the atmosphere.

Posted: Sep 15, 2019 10:38 PM

Posted By: Associated Press

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — State and federal authorities say an Alabama chemical plant has been emitting sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid mist into the atmosphere.

A federal court complaint accuses Nouryon Functional Chemicals of polluting the air from its sulfuric acid plant outside Mobile.

The EPA says the company modified its sulfuric acid unit without obtaining proper permits or installing required technology. Authorities are proposing a settlement with the company which they say would improve air quality.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 515208

Reported Deaths: 10290

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Harrison	34981	557
DeSoto	33342	432
Hinds	32718	643
Jackson	24896	391
Rankin	22553	404
Lee	16439	245
Madison	14949	283
Jones	14155	248
Forrest	13829	260
Lauderdale	12305	324
Lowndes	11348	193
Lamar	10687	140
Pearl River	9739	244
Lafayette	8867	143
Hancock	7847	132
Washington	7555	169
Oktibbeha	7228	138
Monroe	7055	179
Pontotoc	7026	110
Warren	6883	178
Panola	6783	135
Neshoba	6740	210
Marshall	6705	142
Bolivar	6468	151
Union	6428	98
Pike	5941	157
Alcorn	5912	107
Lincoln	5539	136
George	5106	80
Prentiss	5077	85
Tippah	4954	83
Itawamba	4877	107
Scott	4787	99
Adams	4775	125
Tate	4774	117
Leflore	4747	144
Copiah	4580	95
Yazoo	4578	92
Simpson	4565	117
Wayne	4434	72
Covington	4348	95
Sunflower	4318	106
Marion	4295	112
Coahoma	4243	109
Leake	4140	90
Newton	3960	82
Tishomingo	3861	94
Grenada	3786	109
Stone	3659	66
Jasper	3412	66
Attala	3395	90
Winston	3179	92
Chickasaw	3176	67
Clay	3127	78
Clarke	3016	95
Calhoun	2863	49
Holmes	2725	89
Smith	2699	52
Yalobusha	2446	47
Tallahatchie	2323	53
Greene	2251	49
Walthall	2221	66
Lawrence	2202	41
Perry	2144	56
Amite	2102	57
Webster	2065	48
Noxubee	1888	43
Montgomery	1821	57
Carroll	1752	41
Jefferson Davis	1740	43
Tunica	1635	39
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Kemper	1454	41
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Claiborne	1346	39
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Franklin	1264	30
Quitman	1078	28
Wilkinson	1061	39
Jefferson	969	34
Sharkey	653	21
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Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 847064

Reported Deaths: 16157

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Madison	53394	737
Shelby	38395	371
Baldwin	38140	589
Tuscaloosa	36096	642
Montgomery	34535	782
Lee	25639	264
Calhoun	22620	519
Morgan	22503	408
Etowah	20043	520
Marshall	18812	317
Houston	17754	425
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Limestone	16178	220
Cullman	16113	304
Elmore	15927	295
Lauderdale	15042	307
Talladega	14234	301
DeKalb	13033	270
Walker	12119	380
Blount	10756	193
Autauga	10531	157
Jackson	10191	195
Coffee	9431	192
Colbert	9356	210
Dale	9035	192
Tallapoosa	7283	202
Russell	7096	65
Chilton	7077	170
Escambia	6961	144
Covington	6956	195
Franklin	6355	108
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Marion	5428	130
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Pike	5124	109
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Butler	3445	101
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Monroe	3380	66
Randolph	3373	67
Pickens	3346	89
Fayette	3313	85
Henry	3208	66
Cherokee	3195	63
Hale	3185	89
Crenshaw	2615	77
Washington	2568	52
Cleburne	2554	60
Lamar	2533	55
Clay	2516	69
Macon	2454	65
Conecuh	1932	62
Coosa	1856	47
Lowndes	1782	68
Wilcox	1781	38
Bullock	1525	45
Perry	1418	40
Sumter	1397	41
Greene	1302	45
Choctaw	933	28
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0