| U.S. Steel Fairless Works, 1 Fairless Works, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania |
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| EPA Region |
Location of facility | Type of facility | Amount of ore received (in tons) |
Did EPA visit the site? |
Were samples taken? |
Results of evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 Fairless Works, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania | Steel manufacturer | 53.5 | No | No | According to an EPA database compiled from W.R. Grace shipping invoices, 53.5 tons of vermiculite ore from the Libby mine were shipped to this site in January 1968. This U.S. Steel facility also appeared on a list of W.R. Grace licensees and industry partners. EPA contacted a representative of U.S. Steel and was informed that this facility went through the process of closing down between 1982 and 1991. At the time of EPA’s investigation, only a finishing facility was still operating on the site. The inactive buildings—including the blast furnace and the steel mill—had been demolished between 1993 and 1999, and portions of the property had been redeveloped. Company representatives said the vermiculite was received in bags. EPA considers vermiculite received in bags to be more contained, thus likely to result in less asbestos exposure than if it is received in bulk. On the basis of this information, EPA decided no further action was necessary. |
| GAO-09-6R |