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Diaz Intermediates Corp

 
Site Contact:
Charles Fisher
OSC

(fisher.charles@epa.gov)

Site Location:
301 Wyanoke Road
West Memphis, AR 72301
 response.epa.gov/DiazRemoval

Diaz Intermediates Corporation (Diaz) is located in a rural industrial area at 301 Wyanoke Road in West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas. Diaz was a supplier of high purity, halogenated, fine organics to the chemical industry, using bromine as the primary raw material in the formulation of their products. In late July 2007, Diaz shut down the facility and went through bankruptcy proceedings in a United States District Court.


Leaking drum in warehouse at site Leaking drum in warehouse at site Busted drum bungs Pooled water in drum pad secondary containment area Pooled water in AST secondary containment area Pooled water in warehouse Removing leaking drums to transfer contents Pumping storm water out of warehouse Leaking dibromobenzene drum restaged for transfer Dibromobenzene drums re-staged for transfer into tote tanks ERRS tranferring drum contents into a tote tank Collecting a storm water sample from AST secondary containment area ERRS transferring drum contents into tote tanks START collecting storm water sample from drainage pathway ERRS transferring drum contents into tote tanks Thirteen dibromobenzene drums in over packs Secondary containment constructed around dibromobenzene drums Dibromobenzene drums secured in warehouse Labeled tote tanks containing dibromobenzene transferred from drums Treating pooled water with acid in Old Tank Farm containment area to adjust ph ERRS securing drum bungs. EPA briefing an ADEQ representative on stabilization activities. ERRS gauging railroad tank car.
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