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Avtex Fibers, Inc. Newsclippings. SC # 4017

Special Collections, Carrier Library
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Compiled by Chris Bolgiano, October, 1999

Scope Content
This collection consists of one file of clippings from local, regional and national newspapers documenting the attempt to clean up a Superfund toxic waste site in Front Royal, VA, 1989-1999.

The Avtex plant, on 440 acres along the Shenandoah River, manufactured rayon for tires during World War II and rocket nozzle parts for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the 1970s-80s. The company's permit to discharge into the Shenandoah River was revoked on Nov. 10, 1989 and the plant was thereafter abandoned, with significant quantities of extremely hazardous materials left on site.

Provenance
Donated in September, 1999.

Bibliography
Miller, Cindy M. The bruised image: public relations and Avtex Fibers. Harrisonburg, VA, 1991. B.S., James Madison University. LB1028.M32 M647.

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Toxic Substances, Environmental Oversight, Research and Development. Environmental issues and Avtex Fibers, Inc. : hearing before the Subcommittee. United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, second session, June 20, 1990. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1990. US Docs-Microform Y 4.P 96/10:S.hrg.101-837.