Halowax

Halowax is a New York-based company that was later owned by Union Carbide.[1] It was subsequently taken over by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Koppers,[2] which was later renamed Beazer East.[3] It is the largest US producer of polychlorinated naphthalenes and polychlorinated biphenyls for floor finishing and similar applications.

See Polychlorinated naphthalene and Polychlorinated biphenyl.

References

  1. Johansen, Bruce Elliott (2003). The Dirty Dozen: Toxic Chemicals and the Earth's Future. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 23. ISBN 0-275-97702-1.
  2. Vanderbilt, Byron Michael (1971). Thomas Edison, Chemist. American Chemical Society. p. 256.
  3. "Beazer East, Inc. (Formerly: Koppers Co. Inc.-Bridgeville)" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
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