However, according to public records at the sewer district, Morton International has violated the Clean Water Act an additional 96 times from 1993 to 1999. Seven of these violations occurred in 1999. Some of the violations include releases of high or low pH levels, mercury, methyl chloride, oil and grease, chloroform, lead, and toluene. We want Morton International to take these violations seriously and stop violating the Clean Water Act. Morton International has had at least four documented accidental releases of methyl chloride.
Moderate exposure can cause blurred vision, difficulty in concentration, and dizziness.
High levels of exposure can cause headaches, drowsiness, giddiness, convulsions, liver or kidney damage, coma and complete respiratory failure. It is a colorless, odorless toxic gas that is difficult to detect at high concentrations. Citizens want the accidental releases to stop. There is a long history of unregulated hazardous waste dumping at the Morton International site in Reading. Some of the employee witnesses prepared and buried the waste.