WINSCONSIN PAPER MILLS USING CHLORINE GAS

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paper mills using chlorine gas
August,
2007, A new report from the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group
accuses two Wisconsin paper mills of putting public safety at risk.The
report identifies paper mills in Wisconsin Rapids and Nekoosa that
still use chlorine to bleach paper. WISPIRG advocate Bruce Speight says
those two facilities would put the health and safety of at least 26,000
people at risk, in the event of an accident or terrorist attack.

Speight
says that those companies should voluntarily stop using chlorine. If
they don’t, WISPIRG is calling on Congress to require a switch to safer
alternatives.Until that happens though, Wisconsin Paper Council
President Jeff Landin says those paper mills are doing nothing wrong.
Landin says the use of chlorine is still totally legal. However, he
notes that many companies have already voluntarily made the switch to
alternative bleaching methods. Those that continue the practice are
doing so under tight safety and security procedures. Landin says more
companies are switching their bleaching methods, as it becomes cost
effective. 

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August 21, 2007 at 10:56 AM