From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org):
Emissions from a developing, massive Shell petrochemical plant in Beaver County would contain a toxic mix of pollutants – particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and volatile organic compounds, such as acrolein, benzene, toluene and naphthalene – that exacerbate symptoms of asthma and cause cancer.
Pennsylvania taxpayers will contribute $1.65 billion in taxpayer dollars toward the construction of the plant which will bring in 600 permanent full-time jobs. This equates to a subsidy of $2,670,000 per job.
The plant will emit three times the pollution level of Clairton Coke Works.
The state Department of Environmental Protection approved water permits for this plant based on outdated regulations rather than requiring the industry to comply with 2010 limits on the discharge of total dissolved solids.
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prof premraj pushpakaran
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