Residents of Ponca City, Oklahoma, are reporting a mysterious black dust coating their homes and cars. Many believe the substance is carbon black originating from the Continental Carbon Company, raising concerns about respiratory health and long term pollution.
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The fact that there was a class action settlement in 2009 and the same issue is resurfacing in 2024 suggests a failure in regulatory oversight. If the permits didn't change, the enforcement clearly did.
Exactly. I wonder if the facility upgraded their equipment or if they are just running older scrubbers past their expiration date. Does the DEQ have real time monitoring here or are they just waiting for residents to complain?
Carbon black is a nightmare to clean off building envelopes. Once that stuff gets into the porous surfaces of a home, you are looking at expensive professional remediation, not just a power wash.
