State Officials Lift Moratorium on Glass Company Over Metals
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon state officials have lifted a cease-and-desist order on a Portland company after the company agreed to restrictions on its use of toxic metals, including lead.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Bullseye Glass agreed to a state mandate on Monday to stop using certain heavy metals.
The company in February voluntarily ceased using arsenic, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in furnaces lacking pollution controls. The agreement adds lead to the list.
Gov. Kate Brown issued the order to Bullseye in May after monitoring at a daycare near the business showed lead levels four times higher than the 24-hour benchmark.
The agreement also allows Bullseye to resume using other metals if they submit a written request that is approved by state regulators, who will check the use of the metals with air test results.
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