Montrose Chemical Corporation of California
| Industry | Chemical industry |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1947 |
| Defunct | 1982, 34–35 years active |
| Headquarters | , United States (Postal address) |
Key people | Samuel Rotrosen Pincus Rothberg |
| Products | Chemicals, notably DDT |
| Superfund site | |
| Geography | |
| City | Los Angeles |
| County | Los Angeles |
| State | California |
| Coordinates | 33°50′55″N 118°18′3″W / 33.84861°N 118.30083°W |
| Information | |
| Contaminants | DDT |
| List of Superfund sites | |
The Montrose Chemical Corporation of California was a chemical corporation that was the largest producer of the insecticide DDT in the United States from 1947 until it stopped production in 1982. The president of Montrose was Pincus Rothberg before 1968, and Samuel Rotrosen thereafter.
Montrose Chemical Corporation improperly disposed chemical waste from DDT production, resulting in serious environmental damage to the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles.
Montrose's former main plant in Harbor Gateway South area of Los Angeles near Torrance, California has been designated as a Superfund site by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.