Dirk said:
Yes, chip fabs are notorious sources of very nasty chemicals. I believe
that
is one reason that many of them are overseas (relative to the US). They
also
need an incredible amount of water, so they are typically located near
lakes
or rivers I believe...
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IBM owns some of the largest chip fab plants in the world... located in
Essex Junction, Vermont and East Fishkill, New York. Lake Champlain and
the Hudson River are close by these plants but not near enough for them
to dip their intake pipes into. IBM also used to run a fab plant in
Manassas, Virginia and may still but I haven't worked there since 1975
and don't know what's happening there today in Dirk's backyard.
Yes, they use a fair amount of water and do have some nasty chemicals
(pregnant females were not allowed to work in certain areas... at least
in those days). However, the water supply was none other than Manassas
city water and IBM always prided itself on the fact that the effluent
was cleaner than the intake and perfectly suitable for drinking.
Chuck Norcutt
IBM Endicott, New York; Manassas, Virginia; Kingston, New York and Boca
Raton, Florida
1965-1992
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