Halowax Explained

Halowax is a New York-based company that was later owned by Union Carbide.[1] It was subsequently taken over by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Koppers,[2] which was later renamed Beazer East.[3] It was the largest US producer of polychlorinated naphthalenes and polychlorinated biphenyls for floor finishing and similar applications.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johansen, Bruce Elliott. The Dirty Dozen: Toxic Chemicals and the Earth's Future. 2003. Greenwood Publishing Group. 0-275-97702-1. 23.
  2. Book: Vanderbilt, Byron Michael. Thomas Edison, Chemist. 1971. American Chemical Society. 256.
  3. Web site: Beazer East, Inc. (Formerly: Koppers Co. Inc.-Bridgeville). Environmental Protection Agency. 2008-07-04.

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