Foundry Violates Emissions Limits
The South Coast Air Quality Management District says a Torrance foundry has violated a court order limiting its emissions of airborne lead particles.
AQMD prosecutor Joseph Panasiti said two samples taken last week outside the Martin Brass Foundry at 2341 Jefferson St. show lead concentrations exceeding 4 micrograms per liter of air. The foundry is under a court injunction to keep its lead emissions below 3 micrograms per liter.
Panasiti said Wednesday that he will request a hearing on the issue in Los Angeles Superior Court. Charles Ivie, an attorney representing the foundry, said he considers the court-ordered limit on lead emissions too stringent and will ask that it be increased.
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