California Air Resources Board

Walgreen Co. Case Settles for $80,000

Walgreen Co. (Walgreens) of Deerfield, Illinois, sold, supplied, and offered for sale a multi-purpose lubricant which contained concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOC) that exceeded the standard specified in title 17, California Code of Regulations, section 94509. This violation resulted in the excess emission of 0.159 tons of VOC into the atmosphere. Walgreens has stopped sales of the noncompliant multi-purpose lubricant. 

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