Patrick Blanks v. Fluor Corporation, 450 S.W.3d 308 (2014)

Citation: Patrick Blanks v. Fluor Corporation, 450 S.W.3d 308 (2014)
Parent Document: Patrick Blanks v. Fluor Corporation, 450 S.W.3d 308 (2014)
Jurisdiction: Missouri (state)
Effective Date: 2014-09-16
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2733178/patrick-blanks-v-fluor-corporation/ ↗

Full Text

969 chars

16
   Slag is the by-product material from the smelting process. Although waste material, slag still contains
lead that was not recovered during the smelting process. The slag at the Herculaneum smelter was gathered
into piles. Dust can blow off those piles. Additionally, in years past, before 1981, the slag was ground up
into a gravel or sand-like material and used as road base, and spread on icy roads for traction. Over time,
the material on and in the roads would break down further and eventually settle as dust in people’s yards.
17
   Point-source (stack) emissions and fugitive emissions disperse and settle in different ways. Stacks tend
to be directed in an upward direction, so the emissions have a velocity behind them in order to go straight
out of the stack. Furthermore, stacks are high and thus disperse the toxic chemicals into the atmosphere at
a high elevation. Emissions from stacks, therefore, disperse and settle a distance away from the plant.

Other Sections in This Document (3455)

Full Text