Bunker Hill Smelter Fire Leads to Worst Corporate Lead Poisoning in U.S. History
On September 3, 1973, a fire destroys the baghouse pollution control system at the Bunker Hill lead smelter in Kellogg, Idaho—then the largest smelting facility in the world. In a secret board meeting, Gulf Resources & Chemical Corp., the facility’s owner, makes a calculated decision to …
Gulf Resources & Chemical Corp.
Bunker Hill Mining & Metallurgical Complex
Idaho Department of Health
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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